Dunstan et al v. comScore, Inc.

Filing 90

MOTION by counsel for Defendant comScore, Inc. to withdraw as attorney - David Z. Smith (Reed Smith LLP) (Hudson, Leonard)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MIKE HARRIS and JEFF DUNSTAN, Individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs, v. COMSCORE, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 1:11-5807 ) ) Hon. James F. Holderman ) ) ) ) ) MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS LOCAL COUNSEL Attorney David Z. Smith (“Movant”) respectfully moves this court for leave to withdraw as local counsel for the Defendant in the above-captioned matter. In support of this motion, Movant states as follows: 1. When Movant was retained by the Defendant to act as local counsel in this matter, Defendant’s lead counsel were located in California. Accordingly, Movant filed an appearance as local counsel only. 2. Defendant has recently retained Chicago-based attorneys to act as lead counsel in this matter and those attorneys have filed appearances. 3. Defendant’s original lead counsel have moved to withdraw in this matter. 4. Defendant has been informed of, and consents to, Movant’s request to withdraw. 5. Accordingly, Movant respectfully requests that he be granted leave to withdraw as local counsel in this matter. WHEREFORE, Movant requests that this Court enter an order granting him leave to withdraw as local counsel for Defendant and granting such other and further relief that the Court deems just and appropriate. Dated: March 9, 2012 Respectfully submitted, By: s/ David Z. Smith______ David Z. Smith Leonard E. Hudson REED SMITH LLP 10 South Wacker Drive, 40th Floor Chicago, IL 60606-7507 Telephone: 312.207.1000 Local Counsel for Defendant comScore, Inc. -2- CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Leonard E. Hudson, state that on March 9, 2012, I caused the foregoing Notice of Motion for Motion for Leave to Withdraw as Local Counsel to be filed with the Clerk of the Court using the ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Jay Edelson William Charles Gray Steven W. Teppler Ari Jonathan Scharg EDELSON McGUIRE, LLC 350 North LaSalle, Suite 1300 Chicago, Illinois 60654 jedelson@edelson.com wgray@edelson.com ascharg@edelson.com steppler@edelson.com Andrew H. Schapiro Amanda S. Williamson Stephen A. Swedlow Mark William Wallin Paul F. Stack Michael G. Rhodes Ray A. Sardo Whitty Somvichian STACK & O'CONNOR CHARTERED 140 South Dearborn Street, Ste. 411 Chicago, IL 60603 mwallin@stacklaw.com pstack@stacklaw.com QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 500 W Madison St., Suite 2450 Chicago, IL 60606 andrewschapiro@quinnemanuel.com amandawilliamson@quinnemanuel.com stephenswedlow@quinnemanuel.com COOLEY LLP 101 California Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 rhodesmg@cooley.com rsardo@cooley.com s/ Leonard E. Hudson David Z. Smith (ARDC #6256687) Leonard E. Hudson (ARDC # 6293044) REED SMITH LLP 10 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606-7507 Telephone: (312) 207-1000 Local Counsel for Defendant comScore, Inc.

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