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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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APPLICATION OF JAMES H. HELLER, ESQ. FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION AND PROPOSED ORDER

JOHN P. COLEMAN 

State Bar No. 60844 

BOLLING, WALTER & GAWTHROP 

A Professional Corporation 

8880 Cal Center Drive, Suite 400 

Sacramento, California 95826 

Telephone: (916) 369-0777 

Facsimile: (916) 369-2698 

Attorneys for Defendants 

BRK BRANDS, INC. and FIRST ALERT 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BYRON FERM, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BRK BRANDS, INC., FIRST ALERT, 

ANSUL FIRE PROTECTION, 

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC., 

DOES 1 - 40, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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No. 2:06-cv-00054-GEB-PAN 

APPLICATION OF JAMES H. HELLER, 

ESQ. FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION 

AND PROPOSED ORDER 

I, James H. Heller, declare as follows: 

1. I am submitting this pro hac vice application pursuant to Local Rule 83-180(b)(2) of 

the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, for permission to 

appear and participate in the above-captioned case on behalf of defendants BRK 

BRANDS, INC. and FIRST ALERT. 

2. I reside at 27 Lakewood Drive, Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 19063. I am 

an attorney with the law offices of Cozen O'Connor, 1900 Market Street, 

Philadelphia, PA 19103-3508, telephone (215) 665-2000, facsimile (215) 665-2013. 

3. I am admitted to practice in the following Courts: 

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of PA 

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& GAWTHROP 

A Professional 

Corporation

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APPLICATION OF JAMES H. HELLER, ESQ. FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION AND PROPOSED ORDER

Date of Admission: 12/2/85; 

Court: United States District Court of New Jersey 

Date of Admission: 6/5/86; 

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 

Date of Admission: 7/18/86; 

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuuit 

Date of Admission: 3/28/00; 

Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania 

Date of Admission: 2001; 

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 

Date of Admission: 9/18/02; and 

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 

Date of Admission: 9/27/94. 

State Courts: 

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 

Date of Admission: 11/25/85; and 

Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey 

Date of Admission: 6/5/86. 

4. I am presently in good standing and eligible to practice in the above-listed Courts. 

I have never been suspended or disbarred from the practice of law. 

5. I have not concurrently or within the year preceding the current application made any 

other pro hac vice applications to this Court. 

6. The following member of the Bar of this Court with whom the Court and opposing 

counsel may readily communicate regarding the conduct of this case and upon whom papersshallbe 

served is : John P. Coleman, Esq., Bolling, Walter & Gawthrop, 8880 Cal Center Drive, Suite 400, 

Sacramento, CA 95826; Tel: (916) 369-0777; Fax: (916) 369-2698. 

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A Professional 

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APPLICATION OF JAMES H. HELLER, ESQ. FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION AND PROPOSED ORDER

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing 

is true and correct. 

Executed this ____ day of _________, 2006 at Philadelphia, PA, 19103-3508. 

By: /s/ JAMES H. HELLER________________ 

JAMES H. HELLER 

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I hereby consent to my designation as counsel with whom the Court and opposing counsel 

may readily communicate regarding the conduct of the case and upon whom papers shall be 

served. 

DATED: March 13, 2006 BOLLING, WALTER & GAWTHROP 

By: _/s/ John P. Coleman___________________ 

John P. Coleman 

Attorneys for Defendants 

BRK BRANDS, INC. and FIRST ALERT 

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APPLICATION OF JAMES H. HELLER, ESQ. FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION AND PROPOSED ORDER

ORDER

The application of James H. Heller, Esq. for pro hac vice admission having been 

considered, said application is hereby ( X ) GRANTED ( ) DENIED. 

DATED: March 13, 2006 

 /s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr. 

 GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. 

 United States District Judge 

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