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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1114 Trademark Infringement

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COOLEY LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LA W

SAN FRANCISCO

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1. NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO 

APPEAR AT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

3:15-CV-04219-HSG

COOLEY LLP

MICHAEL G. RHODES (116127) 

(rhodesmg@cooley.com)

101 California Street, 5th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-5800

Telephone: 415 693 2000

Facsimile: 415 693 2222

BRENDAN J. HUGHES (pro hac vice)

(bhughes@cooley.com)

REBECCA GIVNER-FORBES (pro hac vice)

(rgivnerforbes@cooley.com)

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Ste. 700

Washington, DC 20004

Telephone: 202 842 7826

Facsimile: 202 842 7899

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Google Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GOOGLE INC., a Delaware corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

LOCAL LIGHTHOUSE CORP., a California 

corporation,

Defendant.

Case No. 3:15-cv-04219-HSG

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PERMISSION 

TO APPEAR AT CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE IN LIEU OF LEAD TRIAL 

COUNSEL AND ORDER

JUDGE: HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

DATE: DECEMBER 22, 2015

TIME: 2:00 PM

COURTROOM: 15 

TRIAL DATE: NOT YET SET

In accordance with Civil L.R. 16-10, due to a scheduling conflict, counsel for Plaintiff 

Google Inc. (“Google”) respectfully requests permission for Mr. Brendan Hughes of Cooley LLP 

to participate in the initial Case Management Conference on December 22, 2015 instead of 

Google’s lead trial counsel, Mr. Michael Rhodes of Cooley LLP. (Dkt. No. 17.)

Mr. Hughes is a partner at Cooley LLP and has been admitted pro hac vice to represent 

Google before this Court in this litigation. (Dkt. No. 18.) Mr. Hughes has full authority to make 

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decisions on behalf of Google about the issues that may arise at the Case Management 

Conference. Accordingly, counsel requests that Mr. Rhodes be excused from attendance and that 

Mr. Hughes be permitted to appear in his stead.

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED. Mr. Michael Rhodes is excused from appearing at the initial 

Case Management Conference on December 22, 2015. Mr. Brendan Hughes may appear in his 

stead on behalf of Plaintiff Google Inc.

Dated: December 16, 2015

Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

125435718 v1

Dated: December 15, 2015 COOLEY LLP

MICHAEL G. RHODES (116127)

BRENDAN J. HUGHES (pro hac vice)

REBECCA GIVNER-FORBES (pro hac vice)

/s/ Brendan J. Hughes

Brendan J. Hughes

Attorneys for Plaintiff Google Inc.

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