Field v. Exponential Wealth Inc.
- John Koeltl
- 1:21-cv-01990
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Field v. Exponential Wealth Inc., Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave extended defendants’ response deadline and warned the company it must appear through counsel.
Defendants that had not already responded to the complaint, especially Exponential Wealth Inc.
What happened
In Field v. Exponential Wealth Inc., the court addressed the deadline for defendants to respond to the complaint. The order applies to any defendant that had not already responded.
The court extended that deadline to July 30, 2021. It also advised Exponential Wealth Inc. that a corporation cannot represent itself without a lawyer and that failing to appear through counsel could lead to a default judgment.
Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave issued the order on July 7, 2021. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Field v. Exponential Wealth Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-01990
- John Koeltl
- July 7, 2021
What the order did
The court extended until July 30, 2021, the deadline for any defendant that had not already responded to the complaint.
Warning to Exponential Wealth Inc.
The order advised Exponential Wealth Inc. that corporations cannot represent themselves without counsel. It further warned that failing to appear through a lawyer could result in entry of a default judgment, meaning judgment could be entered because a party failed to respond or participate as required.
Disposition
United States Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave entered this scheduling and appearance order. The opinion does not decide the claims in the complaint or state that default judgment was entered.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.