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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Medical Malpractice

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CASE NO. C06-04792 MHP 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THOMAS M. FRIEDER AS 

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP, INC.

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HASSARD BONNINGTON LLP 

THOMAS M. FRIEDER, ESQ., State Bar No. 95411 

Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, California 94111-3993 

Telephone: (415) 288-9800 

Fax: (415) 288-9801 

Email: tmf@hassard.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

SALVATORE CASALE, 

Plaintiff,

 vs. 

HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP, INC. 

AND DOES 1-20, 

Defendants. 

Case No. C06-04792 MHP 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER FOR WITHDRAWAL OF 

THOMAS M. FRIEDER AS 

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT 

HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP, 

INC. 

Pursuant to Local Rules 7-1(a)(5), 7-12 and 11-5, the parties hereto, 

defendant Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. and plaintiff Salvatore Casale, hereby 

stipulate as follows: 

 1. Thomas M. Frieder, of the Law Offices of Hassard Bonnington LLP, 

is currently counsel of record for defendant Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. 

2. New counsel, Nancy Walter, Esq. of the Law Offices of Thomas 

O'Hagan, will be appearing as counsel for defendant Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. 

simultaneously with the withdrawal of Mr. Frieder as counsel of record. 

 3. Mr. Frieder acknowledges that he has provided reasonable advance 

notice in writing to his client and to all other parties that he will be withdrawing as 

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counsel, his client has consented to the withdrawal of Mr. Frieder and consented to the 

appearance of Ms. Walter as new counsel. 

 

DATED: September 8, 2006 HASSARD BONNINGTON LLP 

 By /s/ ThomasM. Frieder__________ Thomas M. Frieder 

 Attorney for Defendant 

 Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.

DATED. August ____, 2006 ______________________________ Stephen Solano 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

 Salvatore Casale

DATED: August ____, 2006 THE LAW OFFICES OF 

 THOMAS O’HAGAN

 By _____________________ Nancy Walter 

 

 ORDER

 

 Pursuant to stipulation, it is so ordered. 

DATED: ______________, 2006 ______________________________ 

 The Honorable Marilyn H. Patel 

 Judge of the United States District Court 

 

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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