Hoang Le v. Mulroses USA, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES—
GENERAL
Case No. 5:25-cv-00599-SSS-DTBx Date April 18, 2025 Title Hoang Le v. Mulroses USA, Inc.
Present: The Honorable SUNSHINE S. SYKES, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Irene Vazquez Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
REGARDING REPRESENTATION OF CORPORATE
DEFENDANT
On March 26, 2025, Defendant Mulroses USA, Inc. (“Mulroses”) filed an Answer seemingly on behalf of itself. [See Dkt. 13]. However, corporations and other business entities cannot appear pro se in federal court. See Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 201-02 (1993) (“It has been the law for the better part of two centuries . . . that a corporation may appear in the federal courts only through licensed counsel.”); Dr. JKL Ltd. v. HPC IT Educ. Ctr., 749 F. Supp. 2d 1038, 1046 (N.D. Cal. 2010) (“A corporation or other artificial entity must be represented by licensed counsel.”); see also C.D.…