Almer v. Peanut Corporation of America

Filing 1673

Almer v. Peanut Corporation of America

Doc. 1673

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE

DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Chambers of DONOVAN W. FRANK DISTRICT JUDGE Warren E. Burger Federal Building 316 North Robert Street, Room 738 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 [phone]

A p r i l 30, 2007 B Y U.S. MAIL U i n t a h Johnson P . O . Box 3602 A p p l e Valley, CA 92307 Re: I n re: GUIDANT CORP. IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATORS P R O D U CT S LIABILITY LITIGATION M D L No. 05-1708 (DWF/AJB) T h i s Letter Relates to: U i n t a h Johnson and as the Successor In Interest to and the Executor of the W ill of Elda Green, deceased v. Guidant Corporation; Guidant Sales C o r p o r a ti o n , Inc.; Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.; Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.; a n d Boston Scientific Corporation C i vi l No. 07-103 (DWF/AJB) D e a r Ms. Johnson: O n April 27, 2007, your attorneys filed a motion to withdraw as your counsel of record in the above-entitled matter. Before I rule on that motion, I am giving you a chance to respond in writing to let me know if you oppose or support the motion. If you wish to r e s p o n d , please do so within one week of receipt of this letter. You may send your response to me by mail (316 North Robert Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101); by fax [phone]); o r by e-mail ([e-mail]). For you convenience, I am including a cop y of the motion for your review. I am electronically filing a copy of this letter so that Plaintiffs' Lead Counsel and Guida nt's attorneys will receive a copy of this letter. By this letter, I am also giving those att or ne ys one week to support or oppose the motion by electronically filing their statement a n d mailing a copy of their statement to you. By this letter, I am also requesting that your att or ne ys verify that you have a received a copy of this letter and that they telephone my cha mb ers to let me know that you have received this letter.

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A f t e r I receive the responses to the motion to withdraw, if any, I will either rule on t h e motion based on the papers submitted or schedule a telephone conference to discuss the mo tion . Very truly yours, s / D o n o v a n W. Frank D O N O V A N W. FRANK J u d g e of United States District Court DW F:rlb Enclosu re c: K yle E. Lakin, Esq. (By ECF only) L o p e z Hodes Restaino Milman & Skikos 4 5 0 Newport Center Drive, 2nd Floor N e w p o r t Beach, CA 92660 Th om as A. Schultz, Esq. (By ECF only) L o p e z Hodes Restaino Milman & Skikos 4 5 0 Newport Center Drive, 2nd Floor N e w p o r t Beach, CA 92660 C ha rle s S. Zimmerman, Esq. (By ECF only) Z i m m e r m a n Reed 6 5 1 Nicollet Mall, Suite 501 M i n n e a p o l i s , MN 55402-4123 Ti m ot hy A. Pratt, Esq. (By ECF only) S h o o k Hardy & Bacon LLP 2 5 5 5 Grand Blvd. K a n s a s City, MO 64108-2613