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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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PLS.’ NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL & 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

CASE NO. 4:18-cv-06336-HSG 

PSYCH-APPEAL, INC.

Meiram Bendat (Cal. Bar No. 198884) 

8560 West Sunset Boulevard, Suite 500 

West Hollywood, CA 90069 

Tel: (310) 598-3690, x.101 

Fax: (888) 975-1957 

mbendat@psych-appeal.com 

ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP 

D. Brian Hufford (admitted pro hac vice) 

Jason S. Cowart (admitted pro hac vice) 

Shawn Naunton (admitted pro hac vice) 

Anant Kumar (admitted pro hac vice) 

Nell Z. Peyser (admitted pro hac vice) 

485 Madison Ave., 10th Floor 

New York, NY 10022 

Tel: (212) 704-9600 

Fax: (212) 704-4256 

dbhufford@zuckerman.com 

jcowart@zuckerman.com 

snaunton@zuckerman.com 

akumar@zuckerman.com 

npeyser@zuckerman.com 

ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP 

Rachel F. Cotton (admitted pro hac vice) 

1800 M Street, N.W., Suite 1000 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Tel: (202) 778-1800 

Fax: (202) 822-8106 

rcotton@zuckerman.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Putative Class

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

JANE SMITH and JANE ROE, on behalf 

of themselves and all others similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

UNITED HEALTHCARE INSURANCE 

CO. and UNITED BEHAVIORAL 

HEALTH, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 4:18-cv-06336-HSG

PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL 

OF COUNSEL RACHEL F. COTTON AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER PERMITTING 

WITHDRAWAL 

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PLS.’ NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL &

[PROPOSED] ORDER

CASE NO. 4:18-cv-06336-HSG

TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD: 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Civ. L.R. 11-5(a), Rachel F. Cotton hereby 

withdraws as counsel of record for Plaintiffs, Jane Smith and Jane Roe, on behalf of themselves 

and all others similarly situated (“Plaintiffs”), and requests to be removed from the service list in 

the above-captioned action. Plaintiffs will continue to be represented by D. Brian Hufford, Jason 

S. Cowart, Shawn Naunton, Anant Kumar, and Nell Z. Peyser of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, and 

Meiram Bendat of Psych-Appeal, Inc. The withdrawal of Rachel F. Cotton as counsel will not 

delay this action or prejudice any party. 

Dated: June 11, 2020 ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP 

/s/ Rachel F. Cotton 

Rachel F. Cotton (admitted pro hac vice) 

D. Brian Hufford (admitted pro hac vice) 

Jason S. Cowart (admitted pro hac vice) 

Shawn Naunton (admitted pro hac vice) 

Anant Kumar (admitted pro hac vice) 

Nell Z. Peyser (admitted pro hac vice) 

PSYCH-APPEAL, INC. 

Meiram Bendat (Cal. Bar No. 198884) 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Putative Class 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _____________________________________ 

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 

United States District Judge 

6/12/2020

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