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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION OF MARY C. DIRKES & ORDER Case No. 3:15-CV-03930-HSG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY K. TUCKER AND REBECCA

TUCKER

Plaintiffs,

vs.

WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.,

AND DOES 1 THROUGH 10, INCLUSIVE

Defendants.

Case No: 3:15-CV-03930-HSG

APPLICATION FOR

ADMISSION OF MARY C. DIRKES

PRO HAC VICE

(CIVIL LOCAL RULE 11-3)

I, Mary C. Dirkes, an active member in good standing of the bar of the United States

District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, hereby respectfully apply for admission to

practice pro hac vice in the Northern District of California, representing Wright Medical

Technology, Inc. in the above-entitled action. My local co-counsel in this case is Daniel J.

Herling, an attorney who is a member of the bar of this Court in good standing and who

maintains an office within the State of California.

MY ADDRESS OF RECORD:

Howard & Howard

450 West Fourth Street

Royal Oak, Michigan 48067

LOCAL CO-COUNSEL’S ADDRESS OF RECORD:

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC

44 Montgomery Street, 36th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

MY TELEPHONE # OF RECORD:

(248) 645-1483

LOCAL CO-COUNSEL’S TELEPHONE # OF RECORD:

(415) 432-6000

MY EMAIL ADDRESS OF RECORD:

mdirkes@howardandhoward.com

LOCAL CO-COUNSEL’S EMAIL ADDRESS OF RECORD:

djherling@mintz.com

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PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION OF MARY C. DIRKES & ORDER Case No. 3:15-CV-03930-HSG

I am an active member in good standing of a United States Court or of the highest court

of another State or the District of Columbia, as indicated above; my bar number is P42723.

A true and correct copy of a certificate of good standing or equivalent official document

from said bar is attached to this application.

I agree to familiarize myself with, and abide by, the Local Rules of this Court, especially

the Standards of Professional Conduct for attorneys and the Alternative Dispute Resolution

Local Rules.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Dated: March 10, 2016 /s/ Mary C. Dirkes

Mary C. Dirkes, Esq.

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

FOR ADMISSION OF ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the application of Mary C. Dirkes is granted,

subject to the terms and conditions of Civil L.R. 11-3. All papers filed by the attorney must

indicate appearance pro hac vice. Service of papers upon, and communication with, local cocounsel designated in the application will constitute notice to the party.

Dated:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT/MAGISTRATE JUDGE

3/17/2016

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Daniel J. Herling (SBN 103711)

djherling@mintz.com

Michelle Gillette (SBN178734)

mgillette@mintz.com

MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO

44 Montgomery Street, 36th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: 415.432.6000

Facsimile: 415.432.6001

Attorneys for Defendant

WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

GREGORY K. TUCKER and REBECCA

TUCKER,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., and

DOES 1 through 10, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 4:15-CV-03930-HSG

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

Complaint Filed: June 23, 2015

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I am employed in the County of San Francisco, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and

not a party to the within action. My business address is Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo,

P.C., 44 Montgomery Street, 36th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104.

I am readily familiar with the business practice at my place of business for collection and

processing of correspondence for personal delivery, for mailing with United States Postal Service, for

facsimile, and for overnight delivery by Federal Express, Express Mail, or other overnight service.

On March 10, 2016, I caused a copy of the following documents:

• APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF MARY C. DIRKES PRO HAC VICE; and

• CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING

to be served on the interested parties in this action by placing a true and correct copy thereof, enclosed

in a sealed envelope, and addressed as follows:

Joseph Fagundes, Esq.

Amber Lance, Esq.

Malm Fagundes LLP

6 South El Dorado Street, Suite 315

Stockton, CA 95202

(attorneys for Plaintiffs)

Via U.S. Mail: By placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope with postage

thereon fully prepaid, in the United States mail at San Francisco, California, addressed as set forth

herein. I am familiar with the firm's practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing.

Under that practice, it would be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage

thereon fully prepaid in the ordinary course of business.

I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States that the above is true and

correct. Executed on March 10, 2016 at San Francisco, California.

46523165v.1

By:

Sarah Strickland

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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