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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MARKS ONE CAR RENTAL, INC., MARKS

ONE LLC, d/b/a/ MARKS ONE COLLISION,

and MAHER WAAD,

Plaintiffs, vs. Case No. 13-14610 FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE HON. AVERN COHN CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY OF

AMERICA,

Defendants.

___________________________________________/ ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW (Docs. 246, 250)

AND DISMISSING CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS AND DENYING AS MOOT DISCOVERY MOTIONS (Docs. 191, 199) Plaintiffs Marks One Car Rental, Inc., Marks One, LLC, Marks One Collision, and Maher Waad (Waad) sued several insurance companies alleging wrongdoing in the manner in which defendants treated Waad and his businesses. Currently, only Citizens Insurance Company of American (Citizens) and Farmers Insurance Exchange (Farmers) remain as defendants.

Before the Court are motions to withdraw by plaintiff’s counsel. (Docs. 246, 250). See also Docs. 255, 257. The matter was heard on March 9, 2017. This order memorializes the Court’s rulings at the hearing.

1. The motions to withdraw are GRANTED. Plaintiffs have no counsel of

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2. Plaintiffs shall have sixty (60) days in which to obtain new counsel. While

Maher Waad may chose to represent himself, Marks One Car Rental Inc. and Marks One LLC must be represented by counsel. If the corporate plaintiffs do not obtain counsel within 60 days, they will be dismissed.

3. Citizens is DISMISSED.

4. The Court will hold a status conference in 65 days.

5. Proceedings are STAYED until the status conference.

6. In light of these rulings, the pending discovery motions (Docs. 191, 199)

are DENIED AS MOOT.

SO ORDERED.

S/Avern Cohn AVERN COHN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: March 9, 2017

Detroit, Michigan