Lattanzio v. Comta

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that a pro se plaintiff cannot represent a sole member or solely-owned limited liability company
• holding that an LLC may only appear in federal court through a licensed attorney
• holding that corporate entities such as LLCs “must appear through licensed counsel’
• explaining that partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies “may appear in federal court only through a licensed attorney”
• explaining that “separate legal entit[ies]” such as corporations and limited liability companies “may appear in federal court only through a licensed attorney”
• explaining that “a limited liability company [] may appear in federal court only through a licensed attorney.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• City of New York v. Mickalis Pawn Shop, LLC
  Second Circuit· 2011-05-04· cited 1,026×
• Berrios v. New York City Housing Authority
  Second Circuit· 2009-04-23· cited 261×
• Guest v. Hansen
  Second Circuit· 2010-04-20· cited 123×
• Steinhausen v. HomeServices of Neb.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2015-01-23· cited 44×
• Williams v. Savory
  S.D. New York· 2015-01-07· cited 32×
• Vick v. Wong
  E.D. Virginia· 2009-08-05· cited 29×
• David R. Nicholson, Builder, LLC v. Jablonski
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-05-19· cited 27×
• Smith v. Rustic Home Builders, LLC
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2013-01-17· cited 15×
• Allan B. Mendelsohn of the Estate v. Kovalchuk (In re Apco Merch. Servs., Inc.)
  E.D. New York· 2018-03-26· cited 10×
• In re 231 Fourth Avenue Lyceum, LLC
  E.D. New York· 2014-07-17· cited 7×
• Zapata v. McHugh
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2017-03-31· cited 6×
• Hinckley Square Associates v. Leah D. Cervene
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 2015-11-09· cited 2×
• Schmunk v. Aquatic Solutions
  Nebraska Court of Appeals· 2021-06-08· cited 2×
• United States Securities & Exchange Commission v. East Delta Resources Corp.
  Second Circuit· 2014-01-14· cited 2×
• In re Ideal Mortgage Bankers, Ltd.
  E.D. New York· 2015-10-14· cited 2×
• RLI Insurance Co. v. JDJ Marine, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2013-05-10· cited 1×
• Messer ex rel. FKF Trust v. GMR, LLC (In re FKF 3, LLC)
  S.D. New York· 2013-03-13· cited 1×
• United States v. Flaherty
  Second Circuit· 2008-08-19
• Garcia v. Fernandez
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2020-06-04
• Employment Law Group, P.C. v. San Diego Employment Law Group
  District of Columbia· 2021-09-02

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Rowland v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory Council
  Supreme Court· 1993-01-12· cited 2,320×
• Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, Div. of Cadence Industries Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1990-02-20· cited 665×
• Eagle Associates v. Bank of Montreal
  Second Circuit· 1991-02-11· cited 394×
• Lattanzio v. Comta
  Second Circuit· 2007-03-26· cited 302×
• Covington v. City of New York
  Second Circuit· 1999-03-18· cited 185×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,038 Randolph Phillips v. John E. Tobin, Ralph K. Gottshall, and Alleghany Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1976-12-16· cited 133×
• National Independent Theatre Exhibitors, Inc., James T. Patterson, Sr., Screen Advertising Film Fund, Inc. v. Buena Vista Distribution Company
  Eleventh Circuit· 1985-02-05· cited 113×
• United States of America and Mary Jane Sciascia, Revenue Agent v. Dr. Martin Fox
  Second Circuit· 1983-10-19· cited 59×
• Mercu-Ray Industries, Inc. v. Bristol-Myers Company
  S.D. New York· 1974-06-25· cited 46×
• Gilley v. Shoffner
  M.D. North Carolina· 2004-11-18· cited 35×
• Bischoff v. Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2006-06-29· cited 18×
• Kipp v. Royal & Sun Alliance Personal Insurance Company
  E.D. Wisconsin· 2002-07-17· cited 15×
• Harold Wapnick v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  Second Circuit· 2004-04-16· cited 13×