William Loftus v. Five Star Enterprises, P.C.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 23-5271 FMO (AFMx) Date September 21, 2023 Title William Loftus v. Five Star Enterprises, P.C. d/b/a Five Star Tax Center

Present: The Honorable Fernando M. Olguin, United States District Judge Vanessa Figueroa None Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None Present None Present Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Re: Retention of Counsel for Entity Defendant The court has reviewed defendant Five Star Enterprises P.C. d/b/a Five Star Tax Centers’s ("Five Star’) Answer, (Dkt. 12, “Answer’). Five Star is an entity defendant, specifically a professional corporation, (see id. at 2), and the Answer was filed by Gordon Troan, Five Star’s “Shareholder, Director and President[.]” (Id. at p. 2). It is well-settled that corporations and other business entities cannot appear pro se in federal court, but instead must be represented by licensed…