Northstar Financial Advisors Inc. v. Schwab Investments et al

Filing 161

ORDER Approving Substitution of Defendants' Counsel. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 12/13/2010. (lhklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/13/2010)

Northstar Financial Advisors Inc. v. Schwab Investments et al

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QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP Richard A. Schirtzer (Bar No. 150165) 865 Figueroa St., 10th Floor Los Angeles, California 90017 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP Karin Kramer (Bar No. 87346) Patrick Doolittle (Bar No. 203659) Arthur M. Roberts (pro hac vice application pending) 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, California 94111-4788 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail:[e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants Schwab Investments, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., Marianne Byerwalter, Donald F. Dorward, William A. Hasler, Robert G. Holmes, Gerald B. Smith, Donald R. Stephens, Michael W. Wilsey, Charles R. Schwab, Randall W. Merk, Joseph H. Wender, and John F. Cogan UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

NORTHSTAR FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. SCHWAB INVESTMENTS, and MARIANNE BYERWALTER, DONALD F. DORWARD, WILLIAM A. HASLER, ROBERT G. HOLMES, GERALD B. SMITH, DONALD R. STEPHENS, MICHAEL W. WILSEY, CHARLES R. SCHWAB, RANDALL W. MERK, JOSEPH H. WENDER, and JOHN F. COGAN as TRUSTEES OF SCHWAB INVESTMENTS; and CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. Defendants.

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CLASS ACTION [PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL

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Defendants Schwab Investments, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., Marianne Byerwalter, Donald F. Dorward, William A. Hasler, Robert G. Holmes, Gerald B. Smith, Donald R. Stephens, Michael W. Wilsey, Charles R. Schwab, Randall W. Merk, Joseph H. Wender, and John F. Cogan, hereby substitute Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, as counsel of record, replacing Morrison & Foerster LLP. Counsel's new address of record is: RICHARD A. SCHIRTZER [e-mail] QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017-2543 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] JOHN M. POTTER [e-mail] PATRICK DOOLITTLE [e-mail] KARIN KRAMER [e-mail] QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-4788 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] The substitution of counsel will take effect upon the Court's entry of the proposed order. Dated: December 10, 2010 DARRYL P. RAINS EUGENE ILLOVSKY CRAIG D. MARTIN DOROTHY L. FERNANDEZ MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP By: /s/ Darryl P. Rains Darryl P. Rains

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Dated: December 10, 2010

RICHARD A. SCHIRTZER JOHN M. POTTER PATRICK DOOLITTLE QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP By: /s/ Patrick Doolittle Patrick Doolittle

Defendants hereby agree and consent to this substitution of counsel. Dated: December 10, 2010 SCHWAB INVESTMENTS AND CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. By: /s/ Linda Drucker Linda Drucker Associate General Counsel Charles Schwab & Co.

Dated: December 10, 2010

MARIANNE BYERWALTER By: /s/ Marianne Byerwalter Marianne Byerwalter

Dated: December 10, 2010

DONALD F. DORWARD By: /s/ Donald F. Dorward Donald F. Dorward

Dated: December 10, 2010

WILLIAM A. HASLER By: /s/ William A. Hasler William A. Hasler

Dated: December 10, 2010

ROBERT G. HOLMES By: /s/ Robert G. Holmes Robert G. Holmes

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Dated: December 10, 2010

GERALD B. SMITH By: /s/ Gerald B. Smith Gerald B. Smith

Dated: December 10, 2010

DONALD R. STEPHENS By: /s/ Donald R. Stephens Donald R. Stephens

Dated: December 10, 2010

MICHAEL W. WILSEY By: /s/ Michael W. Wilsey Michael W. Wilsey

Dated: December 10, 2010

CHARLES R. SCHWAB By: /s/ Charles R. Schwab Charles R. Schwab

Dated: December 10, 2010

RANDALL W. MERK By: /s/ Randall W. Merk Randall W. Merk

Dated: December 10, 2010

JOSEPH H. WENDER By: /s/ Joseph H. Wender Joseph H. Wender

Dated: December 10, 2010

JOHN F. COGAN By: /s/ John F. Cogan John F. Cogan

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GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP shall, and hereby is, substituted for Morrison & Foerster LLP as counsel of record for Defendants Schwab Investments, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., Marianne Byerwalter, Donald F. Dorward, William A. Hasler, Robert G. Holmes, Gerald B. Smith, Donald R. Stephens, Michael W. Wilsey, Charles R. Schwab, Randall W. Merk, Joseph H. Wender, and John F. Cogan.

Date: December 13, 2010 ________________

_______________________________ HONORABLE LUCY H. KOH U.S. District Court Judge

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