In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation
Filing
4436
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Melvin Arnold Brosterman on behalf of Hartree Partners, LP. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:00-cv-01898-SAS-DCF, 1:14-cv-06228-SAS(Brosterman, Melvin)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
IN RE METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER
(“MTBE”) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
Master File No: 1:00-1898
MDL 1358 (VSB)
M21-88
This document relates to:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania., et al. v.
Exxon Mobil Corp., et al.,
Case No. 14-cv-06228
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Melvin A. Brosterman, a member of Stroock & Stroock
& Lavan, LLP (“Stroock”), certifies that he is admitted to practice in this Court and respectfully
enters his appearance as counsel of record for Defendant Hartree Partners, LP, formerly known
as Hess Energy Trading Company, LLC (“Hartree”) in the above-captioned action.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, in satisfaction of its obligations under Rule
1.12(d) of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, Stroock hereby provides written notice
of the following:
1.
On May 2, 2016, former United States District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of
the Southern District of New York joined Stroock’s Litigation Practice Group as Of Counsel.
2.
Judge Sheindlin has had and will have no involvement in Stroock’s representation
of Hartree in the above-captioned matter or in any other matter transferred to this MTBE multidistrict litigation.
3.
Upon Judge Scheindlin’s arrival to the firm, Stroock promptly:
(a)
notified, as appropriate, all lawyers and non-lawyer personnel within the
firm that Judge Scheindlin is prohibited from participating in the
representation of Hartree in this matter;
(b)
implemented screening procedures to prevent the flow of information
about this matter between Judge Scheindlin and others within the firm;
and
(c)
ensured that Judge Scheindlin is apportioned no part of the fee derived
from the firm’s representation of Hartree in this matter.
Dated: May 11, 2016
New York, New York
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
By:
/s Melvin A. Brosterman
Melvin A. Brosterman
180 Maiden Lane
New York, New York 10038
Tel: (212) 806-5400
mbrosterman@stroock.com
Attorneys for Defendant Hartree Partners, LP
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