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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SIMON POULIOT, AS ASSIGNEE OF Case No.: 21-cv-221-JO-DDL TWINS SPECIAL CO. LTD. AN Related Case No.: 23-cv-223-JO-DDL

INDIVIDUAL,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ Plaintiff,

COUNSEL’S MOTION TO

14 v. WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL

NICHOLAS MECHLING, AN

[Dkt. No. 100] INDIVIDUAL, AND CHRISTOPHER

MECHLING, AN INDIVIDUAL,

17 Defendants.

I. BACKGROUND On September 22, 2023, counsel for Defendants at the law firm Witham Mahoney & Abbott, LLP (“WMA”) filed a Motion to Withdraw as Attorney of Record (“Motion to Withdraw”). Dkt. No. 100. On October 12, 2023, the Court held a hearing to address Defendants’ counsel’s Motion to Withdraw. The Court continued the hearing to October 31, 2023, to allow Defendants to search for new counsel. During the October 31 hearing, Defendants reported that despite diligent efforts, they had not retained new counsel. Having…