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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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1 DURIE TANGRI LLP 

JOSHUA H. LERNER (SBN 220755) 

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LAURA E. MILLER (SBN 271713) 

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217 Leidesdorff Street 

4 San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415-362-6666 

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VERIZON WIRELESS and VERIZON SOURCING LLC 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

11 TELECOM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 

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15 WIRELESS; VERIZON SOURCING LLC; 

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.; and 

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Defendants. 

Case No.3: 14-CV -05021-WHA 

DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR ORDER AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER PERMITTING 

WITHDRAWAL AND SUBSTITUTION OF 

COUNSEL 

(CIV. L.R. 7-11 AND 11-5) 

Ctrm: 8, 19th Floor 

Judge: Honorable William Alsup 

DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR ORDER AND [PROPOSED] ORDER PERMITTING WITHDRAWAL 

AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL I CASE NO.3: 14-CV -05021-WHA 

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1 MOTION 

2 Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11 and 11-5, Defendants Verizon Wireless and Verizon Sourcing LLC 

3 ("Verizon") hereby moves the Court for an order permitting the withdrawal of its counsel of record, 

4 Bobbie Rae Bailey, Glen Silverstein, and Frederick W. Gatt of Leader & Berkon LLP, and the 

5 appearance of substitute counsel, Joshua H. Lerner and Laura E. Miller of Durie Tangri LLP, on its 

6 behalf in this action. Verizon respectfully submits that said substitution of counsel is in the interests of 

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8 Verizon, Leader & Berkon LLP, and Durie Tangri LLP consent to such withdrawal and 

9 substitution of counsel. 

10 Accordingly, V erizon respectfully requests that the Court enter an order reflecting this change, 

11 and that all necessary changes be made to the Court's records and ECF, and that all future 

12 communications regarding this case be directed to the following: 

13 DURIE TANGRI LLP 

JOSHUA H. LERNER (SBN 220755) 

14 jlemer@durietangri.com 

LAURA E. MILLER (SBN 271713) 

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217 Leidesdorff Street 

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Telephone: 415-362-6666 

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18 Counsel for Plaintiff, Frank Kollman, Michelle Carter and James Allen Carter of Carter Carter 

19 Fries & Grunschlag, were informed of the proposed substitution motion on February 11,2015 and 

20 indicated that Plaintiff does not oppose the substitution. 

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

22 WHEREFORE, V erizon respectfully requests this Court enter its Order permitting withdrawal 

23 and substitution of counsel for Verizon, and update the Court's ECF system for this case by removing 

24 Bobbie Rae Bailey, Glen Silverstein, and Frederick W. Gatt of Leader & Berkon LLP as counsel of 

25 record and substituting in their place Joshua H. Lerner and Laura E. Miller of Durie Tangri LLP as 

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DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR ORDER AND [PROPOSED] ORDER PERMITTING WITIIDRA W AL 

AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL I CASE NO.3: 14-CV -05021-WHA 

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Dated: February 12,2015 

Dated: February 12,2015 

Dated: February 12,2015 

DURIE TANGRI LLP 

Bv: Is/ Joshua H. Lerner ----------~JO~SHU~A~H~.~LE~RN~E~R~---------I 

LAURA E. MILLER 

Attorneys for Defendants 

VERIZON WIRELESS and VERIZON SOURCING 

LLC 

LEADER & BERKON LLP 

Bv: ------------~~~~~~~-----------1 Is/ Glen Silverstein 

By: 

BOBBIE RAE BAILEY 

GLEN SILVERSTEIN 

FREDERICK W. GATT 

Attorneys for Defendants 

VERIZON WIRELESS and VERIZON SOURCING 

LLC 

VERIZON WIRELESS and VERIZON SOURCING 

LLC 

Is/Robert P. Slevin 

ROBERT P. SLEVIN 

18 FILER'S ATTESTATION 

19 Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), regarding signatures, I, Joshua H. Lerner, attest that concurrence 

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JOSHUA H. LERNER 

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DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR ORDER AND [PROPOSED] ORDER PERMITTING WITHDRAWAL 

AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL I CASE NO.3: 14-CV -05021-WHA 

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1 PROPOSED ORDER 

2 Having reviewed and considered Defendants Verizon Wireless and Verizon Sourcing LLC's 

3 ("Verizon") Motion for Order Permitting Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel, and good cause 

4 appearing, the Court hereby orders that Bobbie Rae Bailey, Glen Silverstein, and Frederick W. Gatt of 

5 Leader & Berkon LLP be permitted to withdraw as counsel of record, and Joshua H. Lerner and Laura E. 

6 Miller of Durie Tangri LLP may appear as substitute counsel of record for Verizon. The Court's ECF 

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DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR ORDER AND [PROPOSED] ORDER PERMITTING WITIIDRA W AL 

AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL I CASE NO.3: 14-CV -05021-WHA 

February 17, 2015. 

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