Opinion
Civil Action No. 13-14447
01-26-2016
BRIAN LANG, Plaintiff, v. WANG SUO QIU YING, JOHN BRETT SMITH, MR. PINK COLLECTIONS, LLC, and KINGS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC, Defendants, and JOHN BRETT SMITH, Cross-Plaintiff/Third-Party Plaintiff, v. WANG SUO QIU YING, MR. PINK COLLECTIONS, LLC, and KINGS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC, Cross-Defendants/Third-Party Defendants.
Honorable Linda V. Parker
ORDER GRANTING ATTORNEY JEFFREY Z. DWORIN'S MOTION TO WITHDRAW
Before the Court is a Motion to Withdraw filed by Jeffrey Z. Dworin, attorney for Defendants/Cross-Defendants Mr. Pink Collections, LLC and Kings International Investment Group, LLC, on December 18, 2015. (Doc. #61). No response has been filed to this motion. On January 13, 2016, Mr. Dworin's motion was referred to this Court for hearing and determination pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1)(A). (Doc. #59).
Having fully considered the facts set forth in Mr. Dworin's motion and accompanying brief, as well as the fact that Mr. Dworin's motion is unopposed, the Court dispenses with oral argument pursuant to E.D. Mich. L.R. 7.1(f). The Court being otherwise fully informed in the premises:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Mr. Dworin's Motion to Withdraw (Doc. #61) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Pink Collections, LLC and Kings International Investment Group, LLC shall obtain new counsel who shall enter his or her appearance within thirty (30) days of this Order. To be clear, these corporate entities may only appear in this action through properly admitted counsel, and may not appear in this action pro se. See United States v. Shahab, No. 09-13693, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 158185, at *2-3 (E.D. Mich. Nov. 10, 2014); see also Van Lokeren v. City of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., No. 13-14291, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32376, at *23 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 13, 2014).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is STAYED for thirty (30) days from today's date to permit Mr. Pink Collections, LLC and Kings International Investment Group, LLC to obtain new counsel.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: January 26, 2016
Ann Arbor, Michigan
s/David R. Grand
DAVID R. GRAND
United States Magistrate Judge
NOTICE
The parties' attention is drawn to Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a), which provides a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order within which to file objections for consideration by the district judge under 28 U.S. C. §636(b)(1).
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record and any unrepresented parties via the Court's ECF System to their respective email or First Class U.S. mail addresses disclosed on the Notice of Electronic Filing on January 26, 2016.
s/Eddrey O. Butts
EDDREY O. BUTTS
Case Manager