J. B. v. G6 Hospitality, LLC

[3] 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA [6] 7 J.B., Case No. 19-cv-07848-HSG 8 Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW 9 v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 190, 194 10 G6 HOSPITALITY, LLC, et al., 11 Defendants. [12] 13 Counsel for Defendant Gangaben A. Patel Trust, formerly doing business as Holiday 14 Motel, has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel. Dkt. No. 190. Counsel for Defendant Kalpesh 15 K.Balsara, doing business as Sage Motel, has also filed a motion to withdraw as counsel. Dkt. 16 No. 194. “[T]he privilege to represent oneself pro se provided by [28 U.S.C.] § 1654 is personal 17 to the litigant and does not extend to other parties or entities.” Simon v. Hartford Life, Ins., 546 18 F.3d 661, 664 (9th Cir. 2008) (citation omitted). In other words, an individual “has no authority to 19 appear as an attorney for others than himself.” C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. U.S., 818 F.2d 696 , 697 20 (9th Cir. 1987) (citation omitted). “Corporations and other unincorporated associations must 21 appear in court through an attorney.” In re America West Airlines, 40 F.3d 1058, 1059 (9th Cir. 22 1994) (citations omitted). 23 If Defendants Gangaben A. Patel Trust and Kalpesh K. Balsara do not oppose the motions 24 to withdraw and intend to substitute new counsel, they should make every effort to file a properly 25 executed substitution of counsel form before January 18, 2022, the date the Court will hold a Case 26 Management Conference regarding Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant Hotels and Kairos. See 27 Dkt. No. 195. Alternatively, if either Defendant opposes its counsel’s motion to withdraw, it must 1 management conference. The Court will assess the status of these representation issues at the case 2 |} management conference. 3 IT IS SO ORDERED. 4 || Dated: 12/20/2021 ° HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 6 United States District Judge [11] a 12 [15] a 16 («17 Z 18