ORDER

C. W. HOFFMAN, Jr., Magistrate Judge.

Presently before the court is Defendant Shamariae Marshon Jones' letter (ECF No. 53) to the court regarding evidence in this case as well as the effectiveness of Defendant's counsel, filed on July 12, 2017. This letter was filed by the Defendant, although he is represented by attorney Lance J. Hendron. (Order Appointing Counsel (ECF No. 3).)

As the court previously advised Defendant in its Order (ECF No. 26) dated March 2, 2017, under Local Rule IA 11-6(a), "[a] party who has appeared by attorney cannot while so represented appear or act in this case. This means that once an attorney makes an appearance on behalf of a party, that party may not personally file a document with the court; all filings must thereafter be made by the attorney." Given that Defendant is represented by Mr. Hendron, the court will strike Defendant's letter from the docket. Defendant is advised that all filings in his case must be made by his attorney.

To the extent Defendant claims he has received ineffective assistance of counsel, Defendant is advised that it is premature to make a determination about this issue because trial has not occurred. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 686 (1984) ("The benchmark for judging any claim of ineffectiveness must be whether counsel's conduct so undermined the proper functioning of the adversarial process that the trial cannot be relied on as having produced a just result.").

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Clerk of Court must STRIKE Defendant Shamarie Marshon Jones' letter (ECF No. 53) from the docket.