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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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SUBSTITUTION OF LOCAL COUNSEL

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Attorneys At Law

JOHN WOOD (Admitted Pro Hac Vice, 09/01/05)

BRANHAM & DAY, P.C.

5300 Maryland Way, Suite 300

Brentwood, TN 37027

Tel: (615) 742-4880

Fax: (615) 742-4881

jwood@branhamday.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

THERESA MONSEUR-KELLY

THEO J. EMISON III (SBN 209183)

EMISON ? HULLVERSON ? BONAGOFSKY LLP

425 Pacific Ave.

San Francisco, CA 94133

Tel: (415) 434-2111

Fax: (415) 434-2112

temison@ehblaw.com

Proposed Local Counsel for Plaintiff 

THERESA MONSEUR-KELLY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THERESA MONSEUR-KELLY,

Plaintiff,

vs.

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

OF AMERICA, UNUMPROVIDENT

CORPORATION, MDL INFORMATION 

SYSTEMS, INC., and MDL DENTAL, LTD, 

STD, LIFE, AD&D PLAN,

Defendants.

Case No.: CV 05-02915 CW

ASSIGNED TO THE HON. CLAUDIA WILKEN,

COURTROOM 2, 4

TH FLOOR

ORDER GRANTING SUBSTITUTION 

OF LOCAL COUNSEL

Complaint Filed: July 18, 2005

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BACKGROUND

Acting as local counsel for Plaintiff Theresa Monseur-Kelly, David Lilienstein of 

Bourhis & Wolfson filed the complaint herein on July 18, 2005.

John Wood of Branham & Day is Plaintiff’s primary counsel, and was admitted pro hac 

vice on September 1, 2005.

Of the four named defendants, only three (Unum Life Insurance Company of America, 

UnumProvident Corporation, and MDL Dental, LTD, STD, Life, AD&D Plan) have been 

served with summons and complaint. None of those defendants has yet appeared in this action.

AGREEMENT FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL

1. David Lilienstein of Bourhis & Wolfson agrees to withdraw as local counsel for 

Plaintiff.

2. Theo J. Emison of Emison, Hullverson & Bonagofsky LLP in San Francisco, 

California, agrees to substitute in as local counsel for Plaintiff.

3. Plaintiff Theresa Monseur-Kelly agrees to Mr. Lilienstein’s withdrawal and Mr. 

Emison’s substitution.

4. Plaintiff’s primary counsel, John Wood of Branham & Day in Brentwood, 

Tennessee, agrees to Mr. Lilienstein’s withdrawal and Mr. Emison’s substitution.

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FILER’S ATTESTATION REGARDING NON-FILER SIGNATORIES

I, Theo J. Emison III, Esq., am a signatory to this Substitution and the attorney 

responsible for its filing. In accordance with General Order No. 45, Section X(B), I attest that I 

have obtained concurrence in the filing of this document from each of the other signatories 

listed below. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and the 

United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this attestation was 

executed on October 5, 2005, in San Francisco, California.

/s/ Theo J. Emison III, Esq.________________

Theo J. Emison III

Dated: October 4, 2005 BRANHAM & DAY

By: /s/ John Wood, Esq.______________________

John Wood

Attorneys for Plaintiff

THERESA MONSEUR-KELLY

Dated: October 4, 2005 BOURHIS & WOLFSON

By: /s/ David Lilienstein, Esq._________________

David Lilienstein

Current Local Counsel for Plaintiff

THERESA MONSEUR-KELLY

Dated: October 4, 2005 By: /s/ Theresa Monseur-Kelly_________________

Theresa Monseur-Kelly

PLAINTIFF

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Dated: October 4, 2005 EMISON ? HULLVERSON ? BONAGOFSKY LLP

By: /s/ Theo J. Emison III, Esq.________________

Theo J. Emison III

Proposed Local Counsel for Plaintiff

THERESA MONSEUR-KELLY

ORDER

Theo J. Emison III of Emison, Hullverson & Bonagofsky LLP is hereby substituted for 

David Lilienstein of Bourhis & Wolfson as local counsel for Plaintiff Theresa Monseur-Kelly in 

this matter.

Dated: October 11, 2005 /s/ CLAUDIA WILKEN

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The Hon. Claudia Wilken

U.S.D.C., Northern District of California

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