Motion to Withdraw

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia · No. 4:22-cr-00084-LGW-BWC · Doc. 17 · 2022-06-30 · Docket on CourtListener

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A motion to withdraw filed June 30, 2022 by the United States, through United States Attorney David H. Estes, in United States v. Bernard Okojie, CR: 422-084, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, docketed as Doc. 17 in No. 4:22-cr-00084-LGW-BWC. The motion asks the Court to terminate the appearance of Assistant United States Attorney Patrick J. Schwedler, stating that he will soon leave the office for private practice. It states that AUSA Jonathan Porter will remain as lead counsel for the United States. The filing includes a certificate of service and an unsigned proposed order granting the motion.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
SAVANNAH DIVISION 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
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CR: 422-084 
 
BERNARD OKOJIE  
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MOTION TO WITHDRAW  
 
Now comes the United States of America, by and through David H. Estes, United 
States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, and respectfully requests to 
terminate the appearance of AUSA Patrick Schwedler. AUSA Schwedler will soon be 
leaving the United States Attorney’s Office for private practice and will no longer be 
able to represent the United States going forward. AUSA Jonathan Porter will remain 
as lead counsel for the United States. AUSA Schwedler therefore respectfully requests 
to be removed as counsel for the United States. A proposed order is attached for the 
Court’s convenience. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Respectfully submitted this 30th day of June 2022.  
 
DAVID H. ESTES  
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
 
/s/ Patrick J. Schwedler 
PATRICK J. SCHWEDLER 
Assistant United States Attorney 
Georgia Bar No. 812312 
Post Office Box 8970  
Savannah, Georgia  31412 
Telephone:  (912) 652-4422 
Email: Patrick.Schwedler@usdoj.gov 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
This is to certify that I have on this day served all the parties in this case in 
accordance with the notice of electronic filing (“NEF”) which was generated as a result 
of electronic filing in this Court. 
This 30th day of June, 2022. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
            
/s/ Patrick J. Schwedler 
Assistant United States Attorney 
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
SAVANNAH DIVISION 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
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v. 
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CR: 422-084 
 
BERNARD OKOJIE  
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ORDER 
 
Based upon the motion of the United States, and for good cause shown therein, it 
is hereby, ORDERED that AUSA Schwedler’s Motion to Withdraw is Granted and 
AUSA Patrick Schwedler is hereby terminated as counsel for the United States.  
 
 
Dated: _______ 
 
 
 
____________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
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