Opinion
Case No. 2:05-bk-28073-RTB.
December 2, 2005
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
On November 28, 2005, a voluntary petition was filed by debtor, a corporation, without counsel.
Unincorporated associations, partnerships and corporations must appear through an attorney. Rowland v. California Men's Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 201, 113 S. Ct. 716, 721, 121 L.Ed. 2d 656 (1993);C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United States, 818 F.2d 696, 697-698 (9th Cir. 1987); Church of the New Testament v. United States, 783 F.2d 771, 773-774 (9th Cir. 1986); In re Highley, 459 F.2d 554, 555-556 (9th Cir. 1972). See also In re Victor Publishers, Inc., 545 F.2d 285 (1st Cir. 1976); Eagle Associates v. Bank of Montreal, 926 F.2d 1305 (2nd Cir. 1991); In re America West Airlines, Inc., 164 B.R. 315 (9th Cir. BAP 1994); Move Organization v. United States Department of Justice, 555 F. Supp. 684, 693 (E.D. Pa. 1983).
IT IS ORDERED the debtor shall show cause, if any it has, why this case should not be dismissed or converted to a Chapter 7 case for lack of counsel at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 230 N. First Ave., 7th Floor, Courtroom No. 703, Phoenix, AZ on December 15, 2005, at 1:30 p.m.
SO ORDERED.