Hernandez v. Internet Gaming Entertainment, Ltd et al

Filing 39

Hernandez v. Internet Gaming Entertainment, Ltd et al

Doc. 39

Case 1:07-cv-21403-JIC

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Entered on FLSD Docket 12/21/2007

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. 07-21403-Civ-COHN/SNOW ANTONIO HERNANDEZ, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. INTERNET GAMING ENTERTAINMENT, LTD., a foreign corporation, and IGE U.S. LLC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants. / PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO DROP INTERNET GAMING ENTERTAINMENT, LTD. AS A PARTY Plaintiff, ANTONIO HERNANDEZ, by and through undersigned counsel and pursuant to Rule 21, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, hereby files this Motion to drop Defendant, INTERNET GAMING ENTERTAINMENT, LTD., as a party to this action. In support, Plaintiff states as follows: 1. Pursuant to Rule 21, Fed. R. Civ. Pro., "[p]arties may be dropped or added by

order of the court on motion of any party or of its own initiative at any stage of the action and on such terms as are just." 2. At this stage in these proceedings, Plaintiff has now elected to drop Internet

Gaming Entertainment, Ltd. as a party and to proceed against IGE U.S. LLC. alone.

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In accordance with Local Rule 7.1(A)(3) undersigned counsel conferred with

counsel for IGE U.S. LLC. who was unable to either consent or object to the relief sought herein. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, ANTONIO HERNANDEZ, respectfully requests the Court enter an order dropping Defendant, INTERNET GAMING ENTERTAINMENT, LTD., as a party and granting all such other relief deemed just and proper. Respectfully submitted this 21st day of December, 2007. s/ C. Richard Newsome C. RICHARD NEWSOME, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 827258 Email: [e-mail] Newsome Law Firm 20 N. Orange Ave., Suite 800 Orlando, Florida 32801 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] DONALD E. HAVILAND, JR., ESQUIRE Pennsylvania Bar No.: 66615 Email: [e-mail] The Haviland Law Firm, LLC 740 S. Third Street, Third Floor Philadelphia, PA 19147 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff, Antonio Hernandez and the Class

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was filed on this 21st day of December, 2007, with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notice of electronic filing to: Scott D. Richburg C. Ryan Maloney Foley & Lardner LLP One Independent Drive, Suite 1300 Jacksonville, FL 32201-0240 Richard S. Davis Foley & Lardner LLP 111 North Orange Avenue, Suite 1800 Orlando, FL 32801-2386

s/ C. Richard Newsome Florida Bar No.: 827258 Newsome Law Firm

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