SCO Grp v. Novell Inc

Filing 475

MEMORANDUM in Support re 474 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney filed by Defendant Novell, Inc.. (Mullen, John)

SCO Grp v. Novell Inc

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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP Michael A. Jacobs, pro hac vice Eric M. Acker, pro hac vice Kenneth W. Brakebill, pro hac vice Marc J. Pernick, pro hac vice David E. Melaugh, pro hac vice 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105-2482 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] ANDERSON & KARRENBERG Thomas R. Karrenberg, #3726 John P. Mullen, #4097 Heather M. Sneddon, #9520 700 Chase Tower 50 West Broadway Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Novell, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION THE SCO GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff and CounterclaimDefendant, v s. NOVELL, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant and CounterclaimPlaintiff.

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO WITHDRAW JOHN P. MULLEN AS COUNSEL FOR NOVELL, INC. Case No. 2:04CV00139 Judge Dale A. Kimball

Defendant and Counterclaimant Novell, Inc. ("Novell"), through its undersigned counsel and pursuant to DUCivR 83-1.4, hereby submits the following Memorandum in Support of Motion to Withdraw John P. Mullen as Counsel for Novell, Inc.

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Mr. Mullen is currently of counsel, will no longer be involved in this case and is not currently performing any work in connection with this matter. Novell still retains other counsel of record from Anderson & Karrenberg, PC, as well as Morrison & Foerster, LLP, to represent Novell in this case. Accordingl y, Novell asks the Court to remove Mr. Mullen as counsel of record for Novell. DATED: December 11, 2007. ANDERSON & KARRENBERG

/s/ John P. Mullen Thomas R. Karrenberg John P. Mullen Heather M. Sneddon Attorneys for Novell, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 11th day of December, 2007, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO WITHDRAW JOHN P. MULLEN AS COUNSEL FOR NOVELL, INC. to be served to the following: Via CM/ECF: Brent O. Hatch Mark F. James HATCH JAMES & DODGE, P.C. 10 West Broadway, Suite 400 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Stuart H. Singer William T. Dzurilla Sashi Bach Boruchow BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 401 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1200 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 David Boies Edward J. Normand BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 333 Main Street Armonk, New York 10504 Devan V. Padmanabhan John J. Brogan DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Via U.S. Mail, postage prepaid: Stephen Neal Zack BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2800 Miami, Florida 33131

/s/ John P. Mullen

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