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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN 

SOUTHERN DIVISION 

United States Securities & 

Exchange Commission, 

Civil No. 2:09-CV-12950-DML-VMM 

 Plaintiff, 

Honorable David M. Lawson 

v. Magistrate Judge Virginia Morgan 

 

D-4 BBC Equities, LLC, and 

D-5 Bravata Financial Group, LLC 

 Defendants. 

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Motion to Withdraw by 

Corporate Defendants’ Attorneys

 Under MRPC 1.16(b)(5) and (6), Butzel Long, a professional 

corporation, respectfully requests that the Court order the firm and its 

attorneys who have appeared in this case, George B. Donnini, Esq. and 

Joseph E. Richotte, Esq., withdrawn as counsel for Defendants BBC 

Equities, LLC and Bravata Financial Group, LLC. 

Under Local Rule 7.1(a), counsel has sought concurrence in this motion, 

but did not receive a response from all attorneys of record before filing this 

motion. None of the responding parties have voiced an objection to this 

motion. 

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Respectfully submitted, 

BUTZEL LONG 

Dated: December 10, 2009 By: /s/George B. Donnini

George B. Donnini (P66793) 

Joseph E. Richotte (P70902) 

150 W. Jefferson Ave., Ste. 100 

Detroit, Michigan 48226 

313.225.7000 

313.225.7080 (fax) 

donnini@butzel.com

richotte@butzel.com

Attorneys for the Corporate Defendants 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN 

SOUTHERN DIVISION 

United States Securities & 

Exchange Commission, 

Civil No. 2:09-CV-12950-DML-VMM 

 Plaintiff, 

Honorable David M. Lawson 

v. Magistrate Judge Virginia Morgan 

 

D-4 BBC Equities, LLC, and 

D-5 Bravata Financial Group, LLC 

 Defendants. 

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Brief Supporting Withdrawal of 

Corporate Defendants’ Attorneys

Defendants BBC Equities, LLC and Bravata Financial Group, LLC 

engaged Butzel Long, a professional corporation, to represent them during 

a Commission investigation and to defend them in this case. On 

September 2, 2009, this Court appointed a Receiver for these two 

corporate defendants. To date, neither corporate defendant has paid 

Butzel Long for its legal services. Nor has the Receiver. Therefore, under 

MRPC 1.16(b)(5) and (6), Butzel Long respectfully requests that the Court 

enter an order withdrawing the firm and its attorneys who have appeared 

in this case, George B. Donnini, Esq. and Joseph E. Richotte, Esq., as 

counsel for Defendants BBC Equities, LLC and Bravata Financial Group, 

LLC. 

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Respectfully submitted, 

BUTZEL LONG 

Dated: December 10, 2009 By: /s/George B. Donnini

George B. Donnini (P66793) 

Joseph E. Richotte (P70902) 

150 W. Jefferson Ave., Ste. 100 

Detroit, Michigan 48226 

313.225.7000 

313.225.7080 (fax) 

donnini@butzel.com

richotte@butzel.com

 Attorneys for the Corporate Defendants 

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Certificate of Service

I certify that, on December 10, 2009, I electronically filed the Motion to 

Withdraw by Corporate Defendants’ Attorneys and a brief supporting the 

motion with the Clerk of the Court using the ECF system, which will send 

notification of such filing to the following: 

Jonathan S. Polish polishj@sec.gov

James G. Lundy lundyj@sec.gov

Benjamin J. Hanauer hanauerb@sec.gov

Michael J. Riordan michael.riordan@usdoj.gov

Gregory Barkto gbartko@securitieslawcounsel.com

Gary M. Saretsky gsaretsky@saretsky.com

Miles D. Hart mhart@saretsky.com

Jonathan M. Sterling jsterling@saretsky.com

BUTZEL LONG 

By: /s/George B. Donnini

George B. Donnini (P66793) 

Joseph E. Richotte (P70902) 

150 W. Jefferson Ave., Ste. 100 

Detroit, Michigan 48226 

313.225.7000 

donnini@butzel.com

richotte@butzel.com

Attorneys for the Corporate Defendants

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