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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 12:22 Securities Fraud

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ACTEL’S MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL

WILLIAM S. FREEMAN (Bar No. 82002) 

JOHN C. DWYER (Bar No. 136533) 

COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH, LLP 

Five Palo Alto Square 

3000 El Camino Real 

Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155 

Telephone: (650) 843-5000 

Facsimile: (650) 857-0663 

NINA F. LOCKER (Bar No. 123838) 

CAZ HASHEMI (Bar No. 210239) 

BAHRAM SEYEDIN-NOOR (Bar No. 203244) 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

Facsimile: (650) 493-6811 

Attorneys for Nominal Defendant ACTEL CORPORATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IN RE ACTEL CORPORATION DERIVATIVE 

LITIGATION 

This Document Relates To: 

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Master File No.: C-06-05352-JW 

ACTEL CORPORATION’S 

MOTION FOR ORDER AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PERMITTING WITHDRAWAL 

AND SUBSTITUTION OF 

COUNSEL 

(Civ. L.R. 7-11 and 11-5) 

MOTION

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11 and 11-5, Defendant Actel Corporation (“Actel”) hereby 

moves the Court for an order permitting the withdrawal of its counsel of record, Nina F. Locker, 

Caz Hashemi and Bahram Seyedin-Noor of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (“WSGR”), and 

the appearance of substitute counsel, William S. Freeman and John C. Dwyer of Cooley 

Godward Kronish, LLP (“Cooley”), on its behalf in this action. Actel respectfully submits that 

said substitution of counsel is in the interests of justice. 

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Actel, WSGR and Cooley consent to such withdrawal and substitution of counsel. 

Accordingly, Actel respectfully requests that the Court enter an order reflecting this 

change, and that all necessary changes be made to the Court’s records and ECF, and that all 

future communications regarding this case be directed to the following: 

WILLIAM S. FREEMAN (Bar No. 82002) 

JOHN C. DWYER (Bar No. 136533) 

COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH, LLP 

Five Palo Alto Square 

3000 El Camino Real 

Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155 

Telephone: (650) 843-5000 

Facsimile: (650) 857-0663 

Email: freemanws@cooley.com 

Email: dwyerjc@cooley.com 

Counsel for Plaintiffs, Lee D. Rudy of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP. was 

informed of the proposed substitution on November 29, 2007, and indicated that Plaintiffs do not 

oppose this motion. 

This motion is not made for purposes of delay or any other improper purpose. 

WHEREFORE, Actel respectfully requests this Court enter its Order permitting 

withdrawal and substitution of counsel for Actel, and update the Court’s ECF system for this 

case by removing Nina F. Locker, Caz Hashemi and Bahram Seyedin-Noor of WSGR as counsel 

of record and substituting in their place William S. Freeman and John C. Dwyer of Cooley as 

counsel of record for Actel. 

DATED: December 4, 2007 COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH, LLP 

 WILLIAM S. FREEMAN (Bar No. 82002) 

JOHN C. DWYER (Bar No. 136533) 

Five Palo Alto Square 

3000 El Camino Real 

Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155 

Telephone: (650) 843-5000 

Facsimile: (650) 857-0663 

By: /s/ 

William S. Freeman 

Attorney for Nominal Defendant 

ACTEL CORPORATION 

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DATED: December 4, 2007 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C. 

 NINA F. LOCKER (Bar No. 123838) 

CAZ HASHEMI (Bar No. 210239) 

BAHRAM SEYEDIN-NOOR (Bar No. 203244) 

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 

650 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050 

 Telephone: (650) 493-9300 

 Facsimile: (650) 493-6811 

By: /s/ 

Bahram Seyedin-Noor 

Attorney for Individual Defendants 

JOHN C. EAST, ESMAT Z. HAMDY, PAUL V. 

INDACO, FARES N. MUBARAK, DENNIS G. 

KISH, HENRY L. PERRET, DOUGLAS D. 

GOODYEAR, JEFFREY SCHLAGETER, DAVID 

M. SUGISHITA, DENNIS F. NYE, CARL N. 

BURROW, ROBERT J. SMITH, ROBERT G. 

SPENCER, JON A. ANDERSON, DAVID L. VAN 

DE HEY, BARBARA MCARTHUR, SUZANNE 

KINNER, MICHELLE BEGUN, ANTHONY 

FARINARO, AND JACOB JACOBSON 

 

DATED: December 4, 2007 ACTEL CORPORATION 

By: /s/ 

Dan McCranie For Actel Corporation’s 

 Board of Directors 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

 Having reviewed and considered Nominal Defendant Actel Corporation’s Motion for 

Order Permitting Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel, and good cause appearing, the Court 

hereby orders that Nina F. Locker, Caz Hashemi and Bahram Seyedin-Noor of Wilson Sonsini 

Goodrich & Rosati (“WSGR”) be permitted to withdraw as counsel of record for Actel 

Corporation and William S. Freeman and John C. Dwyer of Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP 

(“Cooley”) may appear as substitute counsel of record for Actel Corporation. The Court’s ECF 

system shall be updated to reflect these changes. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: , 2007 

 JAMES WARE 

 United States District Judge 

ATTESTATION

I hereby attest that I have an authorization for all "conformed" signature (/s/) within this e-filed 

document. 

DATED: December 4, 2007 COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH LLP 

By: /s/ 

William S. Freeman 

Attorney for Nominal Defendant 

ACTEL CORPORATION 

December 6,

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