Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche LTD et al

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Steven A. Zalesin by Ortho Biotech Products, L.P.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate under Local Rule 83.5.3)(Jackson, Michelle)

Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche LTD et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS __________________________________________ ) AMGEN INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 05-CV-12237-WGY ) F. HOFFMANN-LAROCHE LTD., a Swiss ) Hon. William G. Young Company, ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GmbH, ) a German Company and HOFFMANN ) LAROCHE INC., a New Jersey Corporation, ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE Intervenor-Plaintiff Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., by and through Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP, hereby moves that Steven A. Zalesin of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP be admitted pro hac vice in the above case. In support of this motion, undersigned counsel respectfully states as follows: 1. Steven A. Zalesin is an attorney in the firm of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler

LLP, which maintains an office for the practice of law at 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. 2. I have attached a certificate of Steven A. Zalesin, as required by Local Rule

83.5.3(b). This certificate indicates that Steven A. Zalesin is in full compliance with the requirements of the local rule for admission pro hac vice. 3. The undersigned counsel requests that this Court allow the motion so that Steven

A. Zalesin can file pleadings and appear and be heard at all proceedings in this case on behalf of the intervenor-plaintiff.

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4. Intervene.

I have appeared in this action on behalf of the defendant by filing a Motion to

WHEREFORE, undersigned counsel respectfully requests that the Court enter an order permitting Steven A. Zalesin to appear pro hac vice in this case.

ORTHO BIOTECH PRODUCTS, L.P. By its attorneys, /s/ Michelle Chassereau Jackson David L. Ferrera (BBO # 631183) Michelle Chassereau Jackson (BBO # 654825) NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP World Trade Center West 155 Seaport Boulevard Boston, Massachusetts 02210 Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone] and Gregory L. Diskant Steven A. Zalesin Eugene M. Gelernter PATTERSON, BELKNAP, WEBB & TYLER LLP 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone] Of counsel: Harman Avery Grossman, Esq. Johnson & Johnson Dated: May 8, 2006

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CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7.1 I hereby certify that counsel for Ortho Biotech Products, L.P. conferred with counsel for Plaintiff Amgen Inc. ("Amgen") and counsel for Defendants Hoffman LaRoche Inc., Roche Diagnostics GMHB, and F. Hoffman-LaRoche LTD (collectively "Roche"), in a good faith effort to resolve or narrow the issues presented by this motion. Roche assents to this motion. Amgen, however, has not yet informed Ortho as to whether it assents to this motion.

Dated: May 8, 2006

/s/ Michelle Chassereau Jackson Michelle Chassereau Jackson

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