Regions Bank v. Immediate Transport Systems Inc.
- Naomi Buchwald
- 1:23-cv-01597
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Ascentium Capital v. Immediate Transport Systems, Judge Buchwald ordered the corporation to retain counsel within 30 days or face default judgment.
Immediate Transport Systems Inc. was required to retain new counsel within 30 days and faced entry of a default judgment if it failed to do so. The defendants’ prior counsel was directed to serve the order.
What happened
In Ascentium Capital LLC v. Immediate Transport Systems Inc. and Ivelisse Caraballo, the defendants’ law firm asked to withdraw, and no party objected. The court had granted that request on July 6, 2023.
The court explained that a corporation cannot represent itself and must have a lawyer. It gave Immediate Transport Systems Inc. 30 days to retain new counsel.
Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ordered that failing to retain counsel would result in a default judgment against the corporate defendant. She also directed the former lawyers to serve the defendants with the order.
The detailed version
- Regions Bank v. Immediate Transport Systems Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-01597
- Naomi Buchwald
- July 20, 2023
Background
Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for the defendants. No party objected, and the court granted the application on July 6, 2023.
Court’s Action
The court stated that corporate parties may not proceed without a lawyer and must be represented by counsel. It ordered corporate defendant Immediate Transport Systems Inc. to retain new counsel within 30 days. The order states that failure to do so will result in entry of a default judgment against “Immediate Transport Inc.”
The court also directed the defendants’ prior counsel to serve them with the order. The order states that a copy was mailed to the defendants.
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