Trs. of Iron Workers Local Union 17 Pension Fund v. 21ST Century Concrete Constr. Inc.

Full title: TRUSTEES OF THE IRON WORKERS LOCAL UNION 17 PENSION FUND, et al.…

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

Date published: Apr 19, 2019

CASE NO. 1:18-cv-2737 (N.D. Ohio Apr. 19, 2019)

Opinion

CASE NO. 1:18-cv-2737

04-19-2019

TRUSTEES OF THE IRON WORKERS LOCAL UNION 17 PENSION FUND, et al., Plaintiffs, v. 21ST CENTURY CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION INC., Defendant.

JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

OPINION & ORDER
[Resolving Doc. 17] :

In this employee benefits case, Defendant 21st Century Concrete Construction, Inc.'s attorney seeks to withdraw.¹ He claims, inter alia, that Defendant has failed substantially to fulfill certain obligations and has made its representation unreasonably difficult.²

1 Doc. 17.

2 Id.

However, a corporation is not permitted to proceed pro se in federal court.³ Put differently, Defendant needs an attorney. Accordingly, the Court DENIES defense counsel's motion to withdraw until Defendant has substitute counsel.

3 E.g., Bass v. Leatherwood, 788 F.3d 228, 230-31 (6th Cir. 2015) ("[U]nder longstanding tradition, a corporation can only appear by attorney." (internal quotation marks and emphasis omitted)). See also 28 U.S.C. § 1654. --------

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: April 19, 2019

s/ James S . Gwin

JAMES S. GWIN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE