Viral DRM, LLC v. Rhino Towing Services Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. SACV 24-0871 FMO (ASx) Date June 10, 2024 Title Viral DRM, LLC v. Rhino Towing Services, Inc.
Present: The Honorable Fernando M. Olguin, United States District Judge Vanessa Figueroa None None Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorney Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Re: Counsel for Corporation
The court has reviewed defendant Rhino Towing Services, Inc’s (“Rhino” or “defendant”) Answer. (Dkt. 10). Rhino is a corporation, (see id.); (Dkt. 1, Complaint at {| 7), but the Answer was filed and signed by Martin Torres Diaz (“Diaz”), acting pro se. (See id.). It is well-settled that corporations and other business entities cannot appear pro se in federal court; they must be represented by licensed counsel. See Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 201-02, 113 S.Ct. 716, 721 (1993) (“It has been the law…