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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION 

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BURNHAM BROWN

Robert M. Bodzin, State Bar No. 201327 

P.O. Box 119 

Oakland, CA 94604 

Telephone: (510) 835-6833 

Facsimile: (510) 835-6666 

rbodzin@BurnhamBrown.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

[Additional Counsel Appear Below]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND DIVISION 

CLAUDE BRYANT, JOSEPH BIERNACKI, 

GORDON FARMER, RHEALYN HOLLAND, 

JAMES STICKLE, ELEANOR RIGGIO, FRANK 

ACUNA, RICHARD LAMASTERS, KENNETH 

ALLEN, CRAIG FULCHER, SANFORD 

LEVINE and THOMAS THOMPSON, on behalf 

of themselves and all other employees and former 

employees similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL, 

SCI FUNERAL AND CEMETERY 

PURCHASING COOPERATIVE, INC., SCI 

WESTERN MARKET SUPPORT CENTER, L.P. 

a/k/a SCI WESTERN MARKET SUPPORT 

CENTER, INC., JANE D. JONES, GWEN 

PETTEWAY, THOMAS RYAN, and CURTIS 

BRIGGS, 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION 

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Additional Attorneys for Plaintiffs, who are admitted

pro hac vice: 

J. Nelson Thomas, NY Attorney No. 2579159 

Patrick J. Solomon, NY Attorney No. 2716660 

Annette Gifford, NY Attorney No. 4105870 

THOMAS & SOLOMON LLP 

693 East Avenue 

Rochester, NY 14607 

Telephone: (585) 272-0540 

Facsimile: (585) 272-0574 

nthomas@theemploymentattorneys.com 

Charles H. Saul, PA State Bar No. 19938 

Liberty J. Weyandt, PA State Bar No. 87654 

Kyle T. McGee, PA State Bar No. 205661 

MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN 

525 William Penn Place 

Suite 3300 

Pittsburgh, PA 15219 

Telephone: (412) 281-4256 

Facsimile: (412) 642-2380 

csaul@margolisedelstein.com 

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Upon consideration of Brian M. Levine’s Motion for Substitution and good cause 

appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED. 

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that Brian M. Levine is substituted, in his 

capacity as distributee of decedent Sanford M. Levine, as plaintiff in this action. 

Dated: 

 Honorable Susan Illston 

 United States District Court 

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