Jessica Jessa Hinton v. Vivid Entertainment Group
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 2:21-cv-09402-MWF-PLA Document Filed 01/10/ Page 1 of Page ID #:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. CV 21-9402-MWF (PLAx) Date: January 10, 2022 Title Jessica Jessa Hinton, et al. v. Vivid Ent. Grp., et al.
Present: The Honorable: MICHAEL W. FITZGERALD, United States District Judge Rita Sanchez Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: Not Present Not Present
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
On January 6, 2022, Defendant TMBJ Investments, Inc., d/b/a Vivid Gentlemen’s Club, d/b/a Vivid Live Houston (“TMBJ”), submitted its Answer through the Electronic Document Submission System (“EDSS”). (See Docket No. 12). EDSS is only for use by pro se litigants – however, TMBJ is a corporate entity.
Individual litigants may represent themselves pro se, but corporations and associations must be represented by counsel. See Church of the New Testament v. United States, 783 F.2d 771, 773 (9th Cir. 1986) (unincorporated association); In…