West Village Michigan, LLC v. Tayler et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
WEST VILLAGE MICHIGAN,
LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
CANDICE TAYLER, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 24-cv-13307
Honorable David M. Lawson
Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford
ORDER STRIKING FILING (ECF NO. 35)
AND RESOLVING PENDING MOTIONS
(ECF NOS. 31, 34, 33)
Plaintiff West Village Michigan, LLC, sues Defendants Candice Tayler
and Powerful Sky Real Estate Management, LLC, for alleged violations of
the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO),
conversion, fraud, and misappropriation. ECF No. 1. The Honorable David
M. Lawson referred the case to the undersigned for all pretrial matters
under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). ECF No. 11. The parties filed several
motions, and the Court held a status conference on December 8, 2025.
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Tayler’s attorney, Richard Delonis, moved to withdraw as counsel
because of a breakdown of the attorney-client relationship. ECF No. 33.
The Court GRANTS Delonis’s motion.
Tayler moved for appointment of counsel, claiming that she cannot
afford one. ECF No. 34. As explained during the conference, in civil
cases, “there are no funds appropriated to pay a lawyer or to even
reimburse a lawyer’s expense.” 	Clarke v. Blais, 473 F. Supp. 2d 124, 125
(D. Me. 2007). Her motion is thus DENIED. While Tayler may proceed pro
se on her own behalf, she may not represent Powerful Sky. 	See Bischoff v.
Waldorf, 660 F. Supp. 2d 815, 820 (E.D. Mich. 2009) (“A corporation must
appear by counsel or not at all.”). If Tayler fails to retain an attorney for
Powerful Sky within 30 days, West Village may seek the appropriate relief
against Power Sky.
Tayler also filed a proposed consent judgment setting out a
settlement offer. ECF No. 35. That document is an improper filing and is
STRICKEN.1
1 Because the parties agreed during the status conference that they wished
to engage in settlement discussions, the Court contacted the pro se clinic
to address whether it would assist Tayler with those discussions. The pro
se clinic agreed to help Tayler if she qualifies for its assistance. Tayler
should contact the pro se clinic by email at proseclinic@udmercy.edu to
apply for its assistance.
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Last, West Village moved to compel defendants’ production of
documents, including text messages and emails, bank account statements,
and tax returns. ECF No. 31, PageID.112. West Village’s motion is
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. As stated during the
conference, Tayler must produce by December 31, 2025:
• 	Text messages with Stella;
• 	Text messages and emails with Younnes, Mroueh, Abbas, Dwaik,
and Moaaz; and
• 	Full bank records from 2024 and 2025 for accounts ending in 0050
and 6282.
Tayler’s supplemental production must include an updated discovery
response signed as required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(g).
Tayler already produced her tax return for 2024, ECF No. 31, PageID.112,
and the Court denies West Village’s request for her to produce tax return
records for other years.
The Court also extends the scheduling order by 30 days. Discovery
must be completed by January 28, 2026, and dispositive motions must be
filed by March 2, 2026.
s/Elizabeth A. Stafford
ELIZABETH A. STAFFORD
United States Magistrate Judge
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Dated: December 10, 2025
NOTICE TO PARTIES ABOUT OBJECTIONS
Within 14 days of being served with this order, any party may file
objections with the assigned district judge. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a). The
district judge may sustain an objection only if the order is clearly erroneous
or contrary to law. 28 U.S.C. § 636. 	“When an objection is filed to a
magistrate judge’s ruling on a non-dispositive motion, the ruling
remains in full force and effect unless and until it is stayed by the
magistrate judge or a district judge.” 	E.D. Mich. LR 72.2.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that this document was served on counsel
of record and any unrepresented parties via the Court’s ECF System to
their email or First Class U.S. mail addresses disclosed on the Notice of
Electronic Filing on December 10, 2025.
s/Davon Allen
DAVON ALLEN
Case Manager
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