Steeves

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEAN ALLEN STEEVES, Acting Case No.: 20cv978-LAB Trustee of Brother’s Keeper 12 Ministries ORDER REQUIRING SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL Plaintiff,

14 v.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

16 Defendant.

Plaintiff Dean Allen Steeves appears pro se in his role as trustee of Brother’s Keeper Ministries. On behalf of the Ministries, he seek to quash an I.R.S. subpoena. This is the second case in this District in which Steeves has attempted to represent the Ministry pro se. In the earlier case, 20cv204-LAB (BGS), the Court ordered Steeves to retain counsel (see Docket no. 7 in that case), and he did so. Later, the I.R.S. withdrew the subpoena and the case was dismissed as moot. Now, it appears the I.R.S. has issued a new subpoena requiring Wells Fargo Bank to provide records pertaining to the Ministry, and Steeves seeks to quash that subpoena as well. As Steeves is aware, he may not represent an organization regardless of how it is…