<sod>On 19 November, Feygin and the two other lawyers for Pussy Riot withdrew from the case prior to Tolokonnikova's appeal, stating that they felt the court would be more likely to grant it if they were no longer a part of the defense.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20121119/265424973.html |title=Pussy Riot attorneys terminate agreement with band members |date=19 November 2012 |publisher=RAPSI |accessdate=18 November 2012 |archivedate=18 November 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6CIDHQPUc |deadurl=no}}</ref> Samutsevich criticized the original legal team for allegedly using the trial for personal publicity rather than securing the release of the defendants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/11/what-pussy-riots-new-path-freedom-looks/59243/# |title=What Pussy Riot's New Path to Freedom Looks Like |author=David Wagner |date=21 November 2012 |work=The Atlantic |accessdate=21 November 2012 |archivedate=21 November 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6CMcycnTn |deadurl=no}}</ref> On 21 November, Samutsevich's lawyer told the press that Samutsevich was considering requesting that Feygin and the other original lawyers be disbarred for failing to return her passport and other belongings.<ref name=MT2111 /> Feygin responded via [[Twitter]] that Samutsevich was part of a "defamation campaign organized by the authorities", while another member of the legal team, [[Violeta Volkova]], responded that the claims were "part of an agreement that allowed her to break free of the case".<ref name=MT2111 /> On 21 January 2013, Feygin, Volkova, and Nicholas Polozov filed suit against Khrunova and ''[[Kommersant]]'' for defamation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lenta.ru/news/2013/01/21/isk/ |title=Бывшие адвокаты Pussy Riot подали иск к "Коммерсанту" и Хруновой|language=Russian  |date=21 January 2013 |publisher=Lenta |accessdate=21 January 2013 |archivedate=21 January 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DqgFuiMm |deadurl=no}}</ref> This suit was rejected by the Tverskoi District Court on 20 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20130820/268604552.html |title=Former Pussy Riot lawyers' defamation suit rejected |date=20 August 2013 |publisher=RAPSI |accessdate=13 September 2013}}</ref><eod>
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