Fortinet, Inc v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. et al

Filing 42

STIPULATION AND ORDER 40 for Withdrawal of Farella Braun & Martel LLP as Co-Counsel for Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant Fortinet, Inc., Attorney Roderick Manley Thompson; Brian Joseph Keating and Noel Andrew Leibnitz terminated. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 1/21/10. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/21/2010)

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Farella Braun & Martel LLP 235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 [phone]

Roderick M. Thompson (State Bar No. 96192) [e-mail] Andrew Leibnitz (State Bar No. 184723) [e-mail] Brian Keating (State Bar No. 167951) [e-mail] Megan W. Howard (State Bar No. 200759) [e-mail] Farella Braun & Martel LLP 235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendant FORTINET, INC.

*E-FILED - 1/21/10*

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION FORTINET, INC., Plaintiff, vs. PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. and PATRICK R. BROGAN, Defendants. AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS. Case No. CV 09-00036 RMW STIPULATED WITHDRAWAL OF FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP AS CO-COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFCOUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANT FORTINET, INC._AND ORDER_______________

WHEREAS Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant Fortinet, Inc. ("Fortinet") is currently represented in this matter by both the law firms of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. and Farella Braun + Martel, LLP; WHEREAS Fortinet has agreed to permit Farella Braun + Martel, LLP to withdraw as counsel while Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. remains as counsel for Fortinet;

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Farella Braun & Martel LLP 235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 [phone]

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED THAT Roderick Thompson, Andrew Leibnitz, Brian Keating, and Megan Howard, and the law firm of Farella Braun + Martel LLP withdraw as counsel for Fortinet in the above entitled action. Dated: January 20, 2010 FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP

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/s/ Megan W. Howard Megan W. Howard Attorneys for Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant FORTINET, INC. WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Professional Corporation

Dated: January 20, 2010

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/s/ Stefani E. Shanberg Stefani E. Shanberg Attorneys for Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant FORTINET, INC. Dated: January 20, 2010 DURIE TANGRI LLP

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/s/ Ragesh Tangri Ragesh Tangri Attorneys for Defendants PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. and PATRICK R. BROGAN

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Farella Braun & Martel LLP 235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 [phone]

ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 45 I, Megan W. Howard, attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatories. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 20th day of January 2010, at San Francisco, California. Dated: January 20, 2010 FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP

By: /s/ Megan W. Howard Megan W. Howard Attorneys for Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant FORTINET, INC. [] ORDER PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 1/21 DATED: ____________________, 2010

Hon. Ronald M. Whyte United States District Court Judge

STIP. WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL Case No. CV 09-0036 RMW

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