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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER RE: JONATHAN SHUB'S MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF RICHARD GANS—Master File

No. C-05-03774 RMW 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-FILED on 1/30/08

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

In re PALM TREO 600 and 650 LITIGATION

This Document Relates To:

GANS, C-05-03776

Master File No. C-05-03774 RMW

ORDER RE: JONATHAN SHUB'S MOTION

TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL FOR

PLAINTIFF RICHARD GANS

[Re Docket Nos. 54]

On December 19, 2007 Jonathan Shub filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for plaintiff

Richard Gans. On January 25, 2008, the court held a hearing on the motion to withdraw. Gans did

not appear at the hearing or otherwise oppose the motion.

At the hearing, the court indicated that it would grant Shub's motion to withdraw. Its

tentative ruling was based in part on Shub's representations (1) that he could provide proof that Gans

had been served with the motion to withdraw and (2) that Gans was represented by other counsel,

namely the Lakin Law Firm and the law firm of Freed, Weiss & Flaum. Reviewing the docket after

the hearing, the court notes that both firms have made an appearance in this case, however, it finds

curious that fact that neither appeared on Gans' behalf at the motion to withdraw as counsel. 

Accordingly, the court will defer its decision on Shub's motion to withdraw as counsel

pending receipt of two items: (1) proof of timely service on Gans (and his counsel) of Shub's motion

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to withdraw as counsel for Gans and (2) proof that Gans is represented by counsel, preferably in the

form of a declaration by Gans' present counsel. Optimally, since Gans' purported present counsel

has made an appearance in this matter, Shub should obtain a stipulation from Gans to substitute

counsel.

DATED: 1/29/08

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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ORDER RE: JONATHAN SHUB'S MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF RICHARD GANS—Master File

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Roger E. Collanton 

rcollanton@mofo.com,jhaskins@mofo.com,ahellums@mofo.com,cvetesi@mofo.com

Michael M. Goldberg 

info@glancylaw.com

Robert S. Green 

CAND.USCOURTS@CLASSCOUNSEL.COM

Scott K. Johnson 

skjohnson@sheller.com,sjohnson@scottjohnsonlaw.com

Seth R. Lesser 

slesser@lockslawny.com

Stanley Scott Mallison 

stanm@mallisonlaw.com,jans@mallisonlaw.com,MPalau@mallisonlaw.com

Hector R. Martinez 

hectorm@mallisonlaw.com

Penelope Athene Preovolos 

ppreovolos@mofo.com,kfranklin@mofo.com

Ira P. Rothken 

ndca@techfirm.com

Lori A. Schechter 

lschechter@mofo.com,kfranklin@mofo.com

Jonathan Shub 

jshub@seegerweiss.com

Mark John Tamblyn 

mjt@wtwlaw.us,eaw@wtwlaw.us

Edward A. Wallace 

eaw@wtwlaw.us,ecf@wtwlaw.us,mrm@wtwlaw.us

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not

registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 1/30/08 /s/ MAG

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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