TMCO LTD. v. Green Light Energy Solutions R&D Corp.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TMCO LTD., Case No. 4:17-cv-00997-KAW
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR
APPROVAL OF SUBSTITUTION OR
v. WITHDRAWAL AS COUNSEL
GREEN LIGHT ENERGY SOLUTIONS Re: Dkt. No.
R&D CORP.,
11 Defendant. 12 On January 13, 2020, defense counsel Svetlana V. Kamyshanskaya filed a request for approval of substitution or withdrawal as counsel for Defendant Green Light Energy Solutions R&D Corp. (Mot., Dkt. No. 44.) Defendant has not obtained new counsel, but representative Alex Feerer consented to the withdrawal and stated that he would personally appear on behalf of the corporation. Corporations, however, are unable appear in federal court except by counsel, and Mr. Feerer is not licensed to practice law in California. See Rowland v. Cal. Men's Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 201-02 (1993). Currently, there is a pending motion for leave to amend the judgment to add alter ego defendants, including Mr. Feerer. (Dkt. No. 38.) …