Upsolve, Inc. et al v. James

Filing 83

PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Rev. John Udo-Okon, Upsolve, Inc...(Silbert, Gregory)

Case 1:22-cv-00627-PAC Document 83 Filed 11/29/22 Page 1 of 5

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
UPSOLVE, INC. and REV. JOHN UDOOKON,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 22-CV-00627 (PAC)
(SLC)

-vLETITIA JAMES, in her official capacity as
Attorney General of the State of New York,
Defendant.

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR THE SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned
counsel, that the law firm of the Institute of Justice, including attorney Robert J. McNamara,
shall be substituted in place and instead of the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP,
including attorneys Gregory Silbert, Zachary Tripp, Robert Niles-Weed, Elena De Santis, and
Liz Grefrath, as counsel of record for Plaintiffs Upsolve Inc. and Rev. John Udo-Okon in the
above captioned matter.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that all pleadings, notices of hearing, and other filings in this
matter be served upon the undersigned incoming counsel at the address set forth below.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, as required by Local Civil Rule 1.4, Weil,
Gotshal & Manges LLP states that it will not be asserting a retaining or charging lien.

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Case 1:22-cv-00627-PAC Document 83 Filed 11/29/22 Page 3 of 5

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
UPSOLVE, INC. and REV. JOHN UDOOKON,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 22-CV-00627 (PAC)
(SLC)

-vLETITIA JAMES, in her official capacity as
Attorney General of the State of New York,
Defendant.

DECLARATION OF GREGORY SILBERT PURSUANT TO LOCAL CIVIL RULE 1.4
I, Gregory Silbert, hereby declare under penalty of perjury pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746,
that the following is true and correct:
1.

I am a member of the Bar of this Court and associated with the law firm of Weil,

Gotshal & Manges LLP. I make this declaration pursuant to Local Civil Rule 1.4 of this Court in
support of the Stipulation for the Substitution of Counsel (the “Stipulation”) submitted herewith.
2.

Pursuant to the Stipulation, the law firm of the Institute of Justice, including

attorneys Robert J. McNamara and Brian Morris, shall be substituted in place and instead of the
law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, including attorneys Gregory Silbert, Zachary Tripp,
Robert Niles-Weed, Elena De Santis, and Liz Grefrath, as counsel of record for Plaintiffs
Upsolve Inc. and Rev. John Udo-Okon in the above captioned matter.
3.

Substitution is being sought upon mutual agreement of withdrawing counsel and

incoming substitute counsel, and has been consented to by Plaintiffs Upsolve, Inc. and Rev. John
Udo-Okon.
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4.

The substitution of the Institute of Justice for Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP will

not prejudice Plaintiffs Upsolve and Rev. John Udo-Okon, affect any deadlines, or cause any
delay in this matter.
5.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is not asserting a retaining or charging lien.

In view of the foregoing, it is respectfully submitted that the Stipulation herewith be “so
ordered” by the Court.

Dated: New York, New York
November 29, 2022
/s/ Gregory Silbert________
Gregory Silbert

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Case 1:22-cv-00627-PAC Document 83 Filed 11/29/22 Page 5 of 5

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 29th day of November, 2022, I caused this Stipulation and
Order for the Substitution of Counsel to be filed electronically with the Clerk of the Court using
the CM/ECF System, which will send notice of such filing to all parties whose counsel are
registered CM/ECF users.
/s/ Gregory Silbert
Gregory Silbert

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