MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

AUDREY G. FLEISSIG, District Judge.

The United States of America ("the Government") brings this action against Defendants Gerald Peters and Darlene Peters, to recover delinquent income tax and penalties and to enforce its tax liens against real property owned by the Defendants.1 Now before the Court is the motion of Mr. Harry Charles, counsel for Defendant Gerald Peters, to withdraw from his representation of Mr. Peters herein. Following a hearing attended2 by Mr. Peters, his counsel, and counsel for the Government, a portion of which was conducted as an ex parte proceeding between Mr. Peters, his counsel, and the Court.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion of Mr. Harry Charles, counsel for Defendant Gerald Peters, to withdraw from this action is GRANTED, for the reasons set forth in the motion. (Doc. No. 76.)

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Peters is granted ten days, through Thursday, May 22, 2014, to obtain substitute counsel.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Peters, proceeding pro se, is granted seven (7) days, through Monday, May 19, 2014, to file a brief concerning certain allegedly new information he wished to present to the Court. Specifically, Mr. Peters shall explain why the information should be considered new information, why he was unable to present it to the Court before this time, and why the Court should grant him relief with respect to the presentation of this information, including but not limited to permission to reopen discovery and/or the briefing period for the Government's pending motion for summary judgment.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Government is granted seven (7) days, through Tuesday, May 27, 2014, to respond to Mr. Peters' filing.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deadlines for the filing of pretrial materials in this matter, presently scheduled for May 20 and May 27, 2014, shall be stayed pending further order of the Court.