National Health Insurance Company v. Pfizer Inc.

Filing 8

ORDER OF WITHDRAWAL AS COUNSEL re (2935 in M:05-cv-01699-CRB) Notice (Other) filed by National Health Insurance Company, (7 in 3:05-cv-04073-CRB) Notice (Other) filed by National Health Insurance Company, Attorney Lee M. Gordon; Thomas M. Sobol; Steve W. Berman and Elaine T. Byszewski terminated.. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 3/30/09. (be, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/1/2009)

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Elizabeth J. Cabraser [e-mail] Scott P. Nealey [e-mail] LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN, & BERNSTEIN, LLP 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel Steve W. Berman [e-mail] Lisa Hasselman [e-mail] HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP 1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2900 Seattle, Washington 98101 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Plaintiffs' Purchaser Counsel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION IN RE: BEXTRA AND CELEBREX MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES, AND PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION THIS RELATES TO: National Health Ins. Co. v. Pfizer Inc., et al., Case No.: 05-cv-04073 (N.D. Cal.) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. M:05-CV-01699-CRB MDL No. 1699 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL AS COUNSEL OF RECORD AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING WITHDRAWAL

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WHEREAS, co-counsel for National Health Insurance Company, James Dugan of

The Murray Law Firm, PLC, notified Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP of its intent to represent National Health Insurance Company without the services of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP; 2. WHEREAS, National Health Insurance Company was provided with notice of

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP's intention to withdraw through its counsel Christopher A.
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Neal of The Neal Law Firm, PC in advance of this filing and all interested parties have been provided with notice of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP's intention to withdraw from representing National Health Insurance Company in accordance with Local Rule 11-5; and 3. WHEREAS, National Health Insurance Company will continue to be represented by

The Murray Law Firm and The Neal Law Firm, PC. NOW, THEREFORE Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP respectfully submits this Notice of Withdrawal and Proposed Order allowing them to withdraw as counsel of record for National Health Insurance Company. DATED: March 27, 2009 Respectfully submitted, HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP By /s/ Steve W. Berman Steve W. Berman [e-mail] Lisa Hasselman [e-mail] 1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2900 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

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PROPOSED ORDER Pursuant to Local Rule 11-5, the Court grants Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP's request to be relieved as one of the counsel of record for National Health Insurance Company in National Health Ins. Co. v. Pfizer Inc., et al., Case No.: 05-cv-04073 (N.D. Cal.). IT IS SO ORDERED.

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