Network Protection Sciences, LLC v. Juniper Networks, Inc. et al

Filing 264

ORDER GRANTING IN PART REQUEST TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL by Hon. William Alsup granting in part and denying in part 263 Ex Parte Application.(whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/11/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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NETWORK PROTECTION SCIENCES,
LLC,
Plaintiff,

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No. C 12-01106 WHA

ORDER GRANTING IN PART
REQUEST TO WITHDRAW AS
COUNSEL

v.
FORTINET, INC.,
Defendant.

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Certain counsel of record for plaintiff Network Protection Sciences, LLC have filed a

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request to withdraw as counsel of record and to be removed from CM/ECF distribution. Subject

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to the condition below, the following counsel are terminated as counsel of record for plaintiff:

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The remaining counsel of record for Plaintiff are:
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Bruno W. Tarabichi
David Richard Owens
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Firm: Owens Tarabichi LLP, 111 N. Market Street, Suite 730, San Jose,
CA 95113

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Michael Cukor
Andrew Peter MacArthur
Jillian Alexandria Centanni
Vincent E. McGeary
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Firm: Gibbons PC, One Pennsylvania Plaza, New York City, NY 10019

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Carrie A Longstaff

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S. Calvin Capshaw
Elizabeth L. DeRieux
D. Jeffrey Rambin
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Firm: Capshaw DeRieux, LLP, 114 E. Commerce Ave., Gladewater, TX
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Firm: Baker & Hostetler LLP, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
10111

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Jill Fawn Kopeikin
Valerie Margo Wagner
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Firm: GCA LAW PARTNERS LLP, 2570 W. El Camino Real, Suite 510
Mountain View, CA 94040

The condition is that a prior order herein found that plaintiff has engaged in litigation

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misconduct in this action (Dkt. No. 246 at 11). The extent to which the three Texas counsel

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being relieved by this order are responsible for this conduct is yet to be determined. The request

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to withdraw as counsel of record is GRANTED. Nevertheless, the three Texas counsel shall

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remain subject to the jurisdiction of the Court for purpose of determining whether they shall be

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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subject to sanctions such as an attorney’s fees or other relief.
For now, the request for removal from CM/ECF distribution is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 10, 2013.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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