In re Herald, Primeo and Thema Funds Securities Litigation

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RELATED CASE Affirmation of Timothy J. Burke, Esq. re: that this action be filed as related to 09-cv-2032 (RMB). Document filed by Repex Ventures S.A.(Burke, Timothy)

Repex Ventures S.A v. Madoff et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

_____________________________________ REPEX VENTURES S.A, on Behalf of Itself ) and All Others Similarly Situated, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) BERNARD L. MADOFF; BANK MEDICI ) S.A.; SONJA KOHN; PETER ) SCHEITHAUER; HERALD USA FUND; ) HERALD LUXEMBURG FUND; BANK ) AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT; UNICREDIT ) S.A.; PRIMEO SELECT FUND; PRIMEO ) EXECUTIVE FUND; PIONEER ) ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS; THEMA ) INTERNATIONAL FUND PLC, ERNST & ) YOUNG S.A., and HSBC SECURITIES ) SERVICES, S.A., ) ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________ )

Civil Action No. 09-cv-289-RMB (ECF Case) RELATED CASE AFFIRMATION

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Timothy J. Burke hereby affirms: 1. I am an attorney with the law firm of Stull, Stull & Brody, counsel for plaintiff in

the above-entitled action which alleges dissemination of false and misleading financial information to the investing public. 2. Upon information and belief, this action is related to the action captioned Horst

Leonhardt, etc. v. Bernard L. Madoff, et al., United States District Court, Southern District of New York, Case No. 09 CIV 2032, filed March 5, 2009, which also asserts similar claims. 3. Accordingly, it is respectfully submitted that this action should be assigned as a

related case to the Honorable Richard M. Berman. Dated: March 6, 2009 STULL, STULL & BRODY

By:

s/Timothy J. Burke Timothy J. Burke, Admitted Pro Hac Vice 10940 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 2300 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] STULL, STULL & BRODY Jules Brody (JB-9151) Patrick K. Slyne (PS-1765) 6 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Plaintiff's Counsel

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify, this 6th day of March, 2009, that I caused a true and correct copy of the RELATED CASE AFFIRMATION to be served via First Class Mail and First Class International Mail on all parties listed on the attached service list. Dated: March 6, 2009 By: s/Timothy J. Burke

SERVICE LIST William P. Hammer, Esq. ERNST & YOUNG LLP 5 Times Square 36th Floor New York, NY 10036-6530 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Lawrence J. Zweifach, Esq. GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166-0193 Tel: [phone] Direct Fax: [phone] William J. O'Brien, Esq. SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP Four Times Square New York, NY 10036-6522 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Primeo Executive Fund Attention: Mrs. R. Scott 13 Rue Goethe, B P 413 L-2014 Luxembourg Primeo Select Fund Attention: Mrs. R. Scott 13 Rue Goethe, B P 413 L-2014 Luxembourg Peter Scheithauer Operngasse 6/4 Vienna, 1010 Austria Herald Luxemburg Fund Operngasse 6/4 Vienna, 1010 Austria Herald USA Fund Operngasse 6/4 Vienna, 1010 Austria Bank Medici S.A. Operngasse 6/4 Vienna, 1010 Austria Unicredit S.A. Piazza Cordusio 20123 Milan Italy HSBC Securities Services S.A. c/o Chris Wilcockson 40 Avenue Monterey B.P. 413, L-2014 Luxembourg Ernst & Young S.A. 7 Parc d'Activite Syrdall Munsbach L5365 Luxembourg