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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

SOUTHERN DIVISION

EARLE STEINBERG, Case No. 09-11836

Plaintiff, HONORABLE SEAN F. COX

United States District Judge

v.

CHARLES YOUNG, et al.,

Defendants.

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL [Doc. No. 65]

Following a hearing regarding McDonald Hopkins PLC’s Motion to Withdraw as

Counsel for Defendants Charles Young, Jr. (“Mr. Young”), and SDE Business Partnering, LLC,

SDE-MRO Express, Inc., SDE-MRO Express, LLC, OU Home, Inc., OU Village, Inc.,

Operation Unification, Inc., 514 E. Stewart St., LLC, 302 W. Baltimore Blvd., LLC, 2012

Clifford St., LLC, 2106 Begole St., LLC,1076 Kurtz Ave., LLC, 5910 Edwards Ave., LLC, 615

Lippincott Blvd., LLC, 2309 Begole St, LLC, and 5423 Fairhaven St., LLC (“the Corporate

Defendants”) [Doc. No. 65], it is ordered as follows: 

1. McDonald Hopkins PLC’s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel [Doc. No. 65] is

granted. 

2. Mr. Young or an attorney on his behalf must appear in Court on December 21,

2009 at 2:30 p.m. for a status conference. Further, an attorney on behalf of the

Corporate Defendants must appear in Court on December 21, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

for a status conference. 

3. If Mr. Young or an attorney on his behalf does not appear at the status

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conference scheduled for December 21, 2009 at 2:30 p.m., the Court will

consider a Motion for Default Judgment, or a Motion to Strike Answer(s), against

Mr. Young as well as sanctions including costs and attorney fees.

4. If an attorney does not appear on behalf of the Corporate Defendants at the status

conference scheduled for December 21, 2009 at 2:30 p.m., the Court will

consider a Motion for Default Judgment, or a Motion to Strike Answer(s), against

the Corporate Defendants as well as sanctions including costs and attorney fees.

5. All discovery in this matter involving Mr. Young or the Corporate Defendants

shall be stayed until the status conference scheduled for December 21, 2009.

6. Until such time as an attorney files an appearance on behalf of Mr. Young, all

Court correspondence directed to Mr. Young will be mailed to 5211 Linden Road,

Flint, Michigan 48504, the address Mr. Young gave the Court during the

November 19, 2009 hearing. 

7. Until such time as an attorney files an appearance on behalf of the Corporate

Defendants, all Court correspondence directed to the Corporate Defendants will

be mailed to 5211 Linden Road, Flint, Michigan 48504, the address Mr. Young

gave the Court during the November 19, 2009 hearing. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

s/Sean F. Cox 

Sean F. Cox

United States District Judge

Dated: November 20, 2009

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

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SOUTHERN DIVISION

EARLE STEINBERG, Case No. 09-11836

Plaintiff, HONORABLE SEAN F. COX

United States District Judge

v.

CHARLES YOUNG, et al.,

Defendants.

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on November 20, 2009, a copy of the foregoing document was served upon

counsel of record via electronic means and upon Charles Young via ordinary mail at the address

below:

Charles Young

5211 Linden Road

Flint, MI 48504

s/Jennifer Hernandez 

Case Manager

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