Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle International Corporation

Filing 1559

ORDER Granting 1558 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney David J. Niegowski, Attorney James J. Pastore, Attorney Megan Bannigan, and Attorney Jeffrey P. Cunard withdrawn from the case for Defendants and Counterclaimants Rimini Street, Inc. a nd Seth Ravin. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts on 10/2/2023. Attorney David J. Niegowski, Attorney James J. Pastore, Attorney Megan Bannigan, and Attorney Jeffrey P. Cunard terminated. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - RGDG)

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GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
1 JEFFREY T. THOMAS (pro hac vice)
BLAINE H. EVANSON (pro hac vice)
2 CASEY J. MCCRACKEN (pro hac vice)
JOSEPH A. GORMAN (pro hac vice)
3 3161 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA 92612-4412
4 Telephone:
949.451.3800
[e-mail]
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[e-mail]
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HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS
W. WEST ALLEN (Nevada Bar No. 5566)
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1000
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Telephone:
702.667.4843
[e-mail]
RIMINI STREET, INC.
JOHN P. REILLY (pro hac vice)
7251 West Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89128
Telephone:
336.908.6961
[e-mail]

7 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
SAMUEL G. LIVERSIDGE (pro hac vice)
8 ERIC D. VANDEVELDE (pro hac vice)
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
ILISSA S. SAMPLIN (pro hac vice)
MARK A. PERRY (pro hac vice)
9 333 South Grand Avenue
2001 M Street, N.W., Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
Washington, DC 20036
10 Telephone:
213.229.7000
Telephone:
202.682.7511
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
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[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Defendants and
13 Counterclaimants Rimini Street, Inc., and Seth
Ravin
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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Case No. 2:14-cv-01699-MMD-DJA
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORP., and
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RIMINI STREET, INC. AND SETH
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RAVIN’S NOTICE AND MOTION TO
Plaintiffs/Counterdefendants,
WITHDRAW COUNSEL
v.
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RIMINI STREET, INC., and SETH RAVIN,
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Defendants/Counterclaimants.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following counsels of record for Defendants and

25 Counterclaimaints, Rimini Street, Inc. and Seth Ravin (together “Rimini”) no longer represent
26 Rimini in this matter: Megan Bannigan, James J. Pastore, and Jeffrey P. Cunard of DEBEVOISE
27 & PLIMPTON (collectively “Debevoise”) and David J. Niegowski, formerly of SHOOK
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Consequently, Rimini hereby withdraws Debevoise as its counsel of record, and

2 respectfully requests that the Court and the parties remove Ms. Bannigan, Mr. Pastore, and Mr.
3 Cunard of Debevoise from all further notices. Counsel for Shook Hardy & Bacon previously were
4 withdrawn as counsel or record in this matter; and accordingly, Mr. Niegowski also should be
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Rimini continues to be represented in this matter by its in-house counsel John P. Reilly;

7 by counsel at GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, including Jeffrey T. Thomas, Blaine H.
8 Evanson, Joseph A. Gorman, Casey J. McCracken, Samuel G. Liversidge, Eric D. Vandevelde,
9 and Ilissa S. Samplin; by Mark A. Perry of WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP, and by Nevada
10 counsel W. West Allen of HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC.
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DATED: September 29, 2023.

DATED: September 29, 2023.

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HOWARD AND HOWARD ATTORNEYS

DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON

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/s/ W. West Allen
W. West Allen

/s/ Megan K. Bannigan
Megan K. Bannigan

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Attorneys for Defendants and
Counterclaimants Rimini Street, Inc., and
Seth Ravin
IT IS SO ORDERED:

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DANIEL J. ALBREGTS
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

10/2/2023
DATED: ____________________________

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RIMINI STREET, INC. AND SETH RAVIN’S NOTICE AND MOTION
TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL

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CERTIFICATE OF ELECTRONIC FILING
AND CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that on September 29, 2023, I electronically filed a

4 true and correct copy of the foregoing document with the Clerk of this Court using the CM/ECF
5 system, which will send a notice of electronic filing to counsel of record receiving electronic
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Executed on September 29, 2023

/s/ Victoria Agunos
Employee of Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

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