Lang v. Qiu Ying et al

Filing 64

ORDER granting 61 Motion to withdraw by Attorney Jeffrey Z. Dworin. Signed by Magistrate Judge David R. Grand. (DPer)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
BRIAN LANG,
Plaintiff,

Civil Action No. 13-14447
Honorable Linda V. Parker
Magistrate Judge David R. Grand

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.
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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).

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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

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