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I AUTOMATION SYSTEMS No. 04-16588
MARKETING,
D.C. N0. CV-04-00519-PHX-JWS
Plaintiff- Appellant, District of Arizona,
Phoenix
v.
STANDARD AUTOMATION & ORDER
CONTROL, .
L Defendant - Appellee. `
Before: FERNANDEZ and GRABER, Circuit Judges - L
Upon further review of the record in this appeal, we sua sponte grant
reconsideration of our February 16, 2005 order denying Mr. Henry’s motion for
l leave to represent appellant Automation Systems Marketing, a sole proprietorship
owned by Mr. Henry. The February 16, 2005 order is vacated and Mr. Henry’s
motion to represent appellant is granted. The March 23, 2005 order dismissing the
appeal for failure to comply with the February 16 order is also vacated, the
mandate is recalled and the appeal is reinstated. p
Briefing shall proceed as follows: appellant’s opening brief is due December I
9, 2005; appellee’s answering brief is due January 9, 2006; and the optional reply _
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brief is due I4 days from service of the answering brief. The parties shall address
at their briefs the issue of whether a non—attomey sole proprietor may represent the
iaroprietofs own business in federal court. See Licht v. America West Airlines, 40
iF.3d 1058 (9th Cir. 1994) (partner may not represent partnership); United States v.
High Country Broad. C0., 3 F.3d 1244 (9th Cir. 1993) (sole shareholder may not
represent corporation); C.E. Pope Equity Trust v. United States, 818 F.2d 696 (9th
Cir. 1987) (trustees may not represent trusts); but see United Parcel Service af
America v. The Net, Inc., 185 F .Supp 274 (E.D. N.Y. 2002) (owner may represent
sole proprietorship). 8 `
This panel recuses itself from any further involvement in this appeal. p
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