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*1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC, et al., ) Case No. 2:17-cv-02029-RFB-NJK
) Plaintiff(s), ) ORDER ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
vs. (Docket No. 54) ANTELOPE HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, et al.,
Defendant(s).
On October 18, 2017, the Court ordered Defendant Leodegario D. Salvador d/b/a GDS Financial to retain an attorney by November 8, 2017. Docket No. 49. On October 27, 2017, Defendant filed a response to the Court’s order, arguing that it is not required to obtain an attorney as an individual doing business as a corporate entity. Docket No. 54. The Court construes this filing as a motion for reconsideration on the basis of legal error or manifest injustice. See Local Rule 59-1(a). As the Court’s prior order identified, Docket No. 49 at 1, several courts have similarly held that an individual doing business as a corporate entity must obtain counsel, see Lance v. Adams , 2011 WL 1813061, at *3 (E.D. Cal. May 6, 2011) (refusing to allow plaintiff to proceed pro se individual doing business as a corporate entity); see also Sobayo v. Caliber Home Loans, Inc. , 2016 WL 6277233, at *1, 4 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 27, 2016) (same); J&J Sports Prods., Inc. v. De La Cerda , 2013 WL 1091697, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 14, 2013) (ordering defendants sued in both their individual capacities and as individuals doing business as a corporate entity to obtain licensed counsel). Defendant’s motion to reconsider cites no legal authority making a contrary holding. The Court is not persuaded that it committed legal error in requiring Defendant to retain licensed counsel and is not persuaded that there is manifest injustice. *2 Accordingly, the motion to reconsider is hereby DENIED .
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: October 30, 2017
______________________________________ NANCY J. KOPPE United States Magistrate Judge 2
