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Motion to Withdraw Kendal Demetrius Silas as Attorney by Carl Delano Torjagbo — USA v. Torjagbo (Dkt. 233, N.D. Ga. No. 1:22-cr-00171)

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In this Motion to Withdraw as Counsel, Document 233 filed 08/07/25 in Criminal Case No. 1:22-CR-00171-MLB-RDC in the Northern District of Georgia, Kendal Silas asks to withdraw as counsel for defendant Carl Delano Torjagbo. He states that he was appointed as a staff attorney with the Federal Defender Program, Inc., and that on February 24, 2025, the Court appointed L. Burton Finlayson to represent Torjagbo. A proposed order is attached, and the motion is dated the 7th day of August 2025.

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Filed August 7, 2025 in USA v. Torjagbo; one of 297 filings from this case.

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Court	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Filed	2025-08-07

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“Motion to Withdraw Kendal Demetrius Silas as Attorney by Carl Delano Torjagbo — USA v. Torjagbo (Dkt. 233, N.D. Ga. No. 1:22-cr-00171).” U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, No. 1:22-cr-00171-MLB-RDC, Doc. 233, filed 2025-08-07. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-carl-delano-torjagbo-gand-303267/2025-08-07-gov-uscourts-gand-303267-233-0-doc-233/, SHA-256 a6be8060491ba561e1e5a8edeb2bf45d793bcff3c5c6cd93e2caf5896c22b24f.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
ATLANTA DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,       ) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     ) 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
     ) CRIMINAL CASE NO. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     ) 1:22-CR-00171-MLB-RDC  
CARL DELANO TORJAGBO       
     ) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL 
 
Comes Now the undersigned counsel, Kendal Silas, who hereby moves this 
Court to permit him to withdraw as counsel in the above-styled case.  Counsel, in 
his capacity as staff attorney with the Federal Defender Program, Inc., was appointed 
to represent Defendant Carl Delano Torjagbo.  On February 24, 2025, the Court 
appointed L. Burton Finlayson to represent Carl Delano Torjagbo.  (Doc. 170). 
WHEREFORE, the undersigned requests that the Court grant this Motion to 
Withdraw as Counsel.  A proposed Order is attached. 
Dated:  This 7th day of August 2025. 
 
 
 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
/s/ Kendal D. Silas               
 
 
 
 
 
Kendal D. Silas 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia State Bar No. 645959 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal Defender Program, Inc. 
Centennial Tower, Suite 1500 
101 Marietta Street, N.W. 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 
(404) 688-7530; Fax: (404) 688-0768 
Kendal_Silas@fd.org 
Case 1:22-cr-00171-MLB-RDC     Document 233     Filed 08/07/25     Page 1 of 1

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