Apple Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Company

Filing 9

Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge by Eastman Kodak Company. (Bettinger, Michael) (Filed on 4/29/2010)

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MICHAEL J. BETTINGER (STATE BAR NO. 122196) STEPHEN M. EVERETT (STATE BAR NO.121619) ______ ELAINE CHOW (STATE BAR NO. 194063) CURT HOLBREICH (STATE BAR NO. 168053)_ K&L GATES LLP Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant EASTMAN KOKAK COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION APPLE INC., a California Corporation, Plaintiff, v. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, a New Jersey Corporation, Defendant. Case No. CV-10-01609 JCS DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Case No. CV-10-01609 JCS

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REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Defendant, Eastman Kodak Company declines to consent to the assignment of this case to a United States Magistrate Judge for trial and disposition and hereby requests the reassignment of this case to a United States District Judge.

DATED: April 29, 2010

K&L GATES LLP

By /s/ Michael J. Bettinger Michael J. Bettinger Stephen M. Everett Elaine Chow Curt Holbreich Attorneys for Defendant EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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PROOF OF SERVICE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO I am employed in the county of San Francisco, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within action; my business address is K&L Gates LLP, Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200, San Francisco, California 94111. On April 29, 2010, I served the foregoing document(s): DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE together with an unsigned copy of this declaration, on all interested parties in this action by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope(s) addressed and sent as follows: Brian E. Ferguson Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP 1300 Eye Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 [e-mail] Matthew Douglas Powers Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP 201 Redwood Shores Pkwy Redwood Shores, CA 94065 [e-mail] Steven S. Cherensky Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP 201 Redwood Shores Pkwy Redwood Shores, CA 94065 [e-mail] BY MAIL (By Following Office Business Practice): I am readily familiar with this firm's practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing. It is deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same day in the ordinary course of business. I placed such envelope(s) for collection and mailing on that date following ordinary business practice. BY EMAIL: By transmitting via electronic mail the document listed above to the email address(s) set forth above.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the above is true and correct. Executed on April 29, 2010, at San Francisco, California. /s/ Apriljoy H. Sanchez Apriljoy H.Sanchez 1
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