Substitution of Attorney

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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California · No. 1:24-cr-00198-JLT-SKO · Doc. 13 · 2024-12-20 · Docket on CourtListener

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A Substitution of Attorney with order in United States v. Gurjeet Bath, No. 1:24-cr-00198-JLT-SKO, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, filed December 20, 2024 as Doc. 13. Defendant Gurjeet Bath asks to substitute Roger S. Bonakdar of Bonakdar Law Firm as attorney of record in place of prior counsel Michael McKneely. The substitution is accepted and signed by both attorneys and by the defendant. In the order, dated December 20, 2024, Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone substitutes Bonakdar in as retained counsel and states that he is not substituted in as CJA counsel. The document is two pages.

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SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY 
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Attorney for Defendant,  GURJEET SINGH BATH 
 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 
 
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
GURJEET BATH, 
                     Defendant. 
Case No.:    24-CR-00198- JLT-SKO-1 
SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY 
 
 
 
COMES NOW defendant, GURJEET BATH, and hereby requests to allow 
Roger S. Bonakdar, of the firm BONAKDAR LAW FIRM, 2344 Tulare Street, Suite 
200, Fresno, California; Telephone No. 559-495-1545, to substitute in as his attorney 
of record, in place of prior counsel, Michael McKneely, 2300 Tulare Street, Suite 250, 
Fresno, California.  
 
I accept the above substitution 
 
 
 
 
 
DATED: 11/22/2024   
 
 
______/s/ Michael McKneely____________ 
  
 
 
 
 
 
MICHAEL McKNEELY 
 
I accept the above substitution 
 
 
 
 
 
DATED: 11/13/2024   
 
 
_/s/ Roger S. Bonakdar________________ 
  
 
 
 
 
 
ROGER S. BONAKDAR 
 
 
Roger S. Bonakdar, #253920 
2344 TULARE ST., SUITE 200 
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721 
PHONE (559) 495-1545 
FAX (559) 495-1527 
Case 1:24-cr-00198-JLT-SKO     Document 13     Filed 12/20/24     Page 1 of 2

 
 
 
 
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SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY 
 
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I accept the above substitution 
 
 
 
 
DATED: 11/13/2024   
 
 
___/s/ Gurjeet Bath______________ 
  
 
 
 
 
 
GURJEET BATH 
 
 
ORDER 
 
IT IS SO ORDERED.  ROGER S. BONAKDAR, as retained counsel, is hereby 
substituted in as attorney of record in place and stead of MICHAEL McKNEELY.  
Counsel is not substituted in as CJA counsel, just substituted as retained counsel. 
 
IT IS SO ORDERED. 
 
Dated:     December 20, 2024     
 
 
STANLEY A. BOONE 
 
United States Magistrate Judge 
   
 
 
 
 
 
Case 1:24-cr-00198-JLT-SKO     Document 13     Filed 12/20/24     Page 2 of 2

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