Mecham
(PS) Cutty v. Mecham
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEPHEN J. CUTTY, No. 2:23-cv-1907-TLN-KJN (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. DAVID A. MECHAM and TITAN
REVENUE SOLUTIONS,
15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff filed this case in September of 2023, and on November 2, defendant answered. (ECF Nos. 1, 5.) A review of the docket indicates defendant is attempting to appear without the aid of an attorney. However, it appears the complaint is brought against him and his company, Titan Revenue Solutions. It is unclear from the pleadings what kind of entity is Titan Revenue Solutions, but case law is clear that entities cannot appear pro se. See Rowland v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory Council, 506 U.S. 194, 202 (1993) (“It has been the law for the better part of two centuries, for example, that a corporation may appear in the federal courts only through licensed counsel . . . the rationale for that rule applies equally to all artificial entities.”); D-Beam Ltd. P'ship v. Roller…