Continental Casualty Company v. John F. Curran, III, No. 17-1618 (4th Cir. 2017)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 17-1618 CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. GARGOYLES, INC.; JOHN F. CURRAN, III, Defendants - Appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Senior District Judge. (1:14-cv-01183-JFM) Submitted: October 25, 2017 Decided: November 2, 2017 Before KING, SHEDD, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges. Dismissed in part and affirmed in part by unpublished per curiam opinion. John F. Curran, III, Appellant Pro Se. Ashley Elisabeth Eiler, John E. Howell, William E. Smith, WILEY REIN, LLP, Washington, DC, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Proceeding pro se, John F. Curran, III, seeks to appeal on behalf of himself and Gargoyles, Inc., the district court’s order denying his post-judgment motion to vacate judgment and stay proceedings against Gargoyles, Inc. Curran has also moved on appeal to stay proceedings and represent Gargoyles, Inc. However, Gargoyles, Inc., may only proceed in federal court through licensed counsel. See Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Colony, Unit II Men’s Advisory Council, 506 U.S. 194, 201-03 (1993); In re Under Seal, 749 F.3d 276, 290 n.17 (4th Cir. 2014). We therefore dismiss the appeal as to Gargoyles, Inc. As to Curran, we have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny his pending motions and affirm the district court’s order. See Continental Cas. Co. v. Gargoyles, Inc., No. 1:14-cv-01183-JFM (D. Md. May 2, 2017). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED IN PART; AFFIRMED IN PART 2

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