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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Rickey Henry, No. 2:16-cv-00280-KJM-JDP Plaintiffs, ORDER Vv. Central Freight Lines, Inc., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Counsel for defendant Central Freight Lines, Inc. has withdrawn, and the company has not 18 obtained substitute counsel. See Mot. Withdraw, ECF No. 130; Min. Order, ECF No. 132. “It is 19 a longstanding rule that ‘[c]orporations and other unincorporated associations must appear in 20 court through an attorney.’” D—Beam Ltd. Partnership v. Roller Derby Skates, Inc., 366 F.3d 972, 973-74 (9th Cir. 2004) (quoting Licht v. Am. W. Airlines In re Am. W. Airlines), 40 F.3d 1058, 1059 (9th Cir. 1994)). This District’s Local Rules enforce that bar. See E.D. Cal. L.R. 183(a). When a corporation does not appear by counsel, its answer may be stricken. See Emp. 24 Painters’ Tr. v. Ethan Enters., Inc., 480 F.3d 993 (9th Cir. 2007). The unopposed motion to 25 strike Central…