Berner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Atlas Lifting & Rigging, LLC, No. 2:23-cv-00808-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER Vv. Trevor Berner et al., 1S Defendants. 16 In this diversity action, plaintiff Atlas Lifting & Rigging, LLC (“Atlas”) brings several 18 state law claims against defendants Trevor Berner and Synergy Marketing & Sales, Inc. (“Synergy”). See Compl., ECF No. 1. Berner has appeared in this action and is proceeding pro se. See Answer, ECF No. 6. Synergy has not appeared. A corporation or other entity may not appear without an attorney. D-Beam Ltd. P’ship v. Roller Derby Skates, Inc., 366 F.3d 972, 973-74 (9th Cir. 2004); see E.D. Cal. L.R. 183(a). However, a sole proprietorship may be represented in pro per by its owner. Sharemaster v. U.S. 24 Sec. & Exch. Comm’n, 847 F.3d 1059, 1066 & n.4 (9th Cir. 2017). In this action, Synergy is identified as a corporation, “Synergy Marketing & Sales, Inc.,” Compl.…