Opinion
Case No. 2:12-cv-00333-MMD-CWH
02-06-2013
TRUSTEES OF THE OPERATING ENGINEERS PENSION TRUST, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PEEK CONSTRUCTION CO., et al., Defendants.
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on defense counsel John W. Muije's Amended Motion to Withdraw (#35), filed February 4, 2013. The undersigned has reviewed the motion and finds that it complies with the requirements of LR IA 10-6(b). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defense Counsel John W. Muije's Amended Motion to Withdraw (#35) is granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Motion to Withdraw (#36) is denied as moot.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall have until Monday, February 25, 2013, to advise the Court if they will retain new counsel. While Defendants Leslie Jay and Michael L. Peek may choose to retain new counsel or proceed in proper person, Defendant Peek Construction Company, Inc. must retain new counsel if it intends to continue to litigate this matter. A corporation may appear in federal court only through licensed counsel. U.S. v. High Country Broad. Co., Inc., 3 F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall:
1. Add the last known address of Defendant Michael L. Peek to the civil docket:
Michael L. Peek
6440 Sky Point Drive, Suite 140-285
Las Vegas, Nevada 89131
2. Add the last known address of Defendant Leslie Jay to the civil docket:
Leslie Jay
8201 Rennes Court
Las Vegas, Nevada 89131
3. Add the last known address of Defendant Peek Construction Company, Inc. to the civil docket:
Peek Construction Company, Inc.
6440 Sky Point Drive, Suite 140-385
Las Vegas, Nevada 89131
4. The clerk of Court shall send a copy of this Order to each of the Defendants referenced herein via certified mail.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that withdrawing counsel, John W. Muije & Associates, shall serve a copy of this order on each of its former clients.
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C.W. Hoffman , Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge