Opinion
2:21-cv-162-SPC-MRM
09-21-2021
ERIK MISHIYEV and SHORT-E LLC, Plaintiffs, v. ELISEO CIERRA and IHEARTMEDIA INC., Defendants.
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SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court is Plaintiffs Erik Mishiyev and Short-E LLC's Motion for Injunction Relief or Restraining Order (Doc. 48). Mishiyev purported to file the motion pro se on behalf of himself and the LLC. But artificial entities- like LLCs-cannot appear in court pro se and must be represented by an attorney. J.J. Rissell, Allentown, PA Trust v. Marchelos, 976 F.3d 1233, 1235 (11th Cir. 2020); see also M.D. Fla. R. 2.02(b)(2). That remains true even if the person seeking to represent the entity is its sole owner. See Palazzo v. Gulf Oil Corp., 764 F.2d 1381, 1385-86 (11th Cir. 1985). Mishiyev may not file a motion on behalf of Short-E, LLC.
United States Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy ordered Short-E LLC to retain counsel no later than October 13, 2021. (Doc. 44).
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
Plaintiffs Erik Mishiyev and Short-E, LLC's Motion for Injunction Relief or Restraining Order (Doc. 48) is STRICKEN.
DONE and ORDERED.