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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL—No. MDL-1423 C-04-03001 RMW

JAH

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-FILED on 5/22/06

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

IN RE CYGNUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS

TECHNOLOGY, LLC, PATENT

LITIGATION

______________________________________

THIS ORDER RELATES TO: 

CYGNUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS

TECHNOLOGY, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS

CORPORATION, INC.; HERITAGE

SYNERGIES CORP.; HERITAGE

TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CIRILIUM;

CIRILIUM HOLDINGS; SK

TECHNOLOGIES; and AET, INC.;

Defendants.

No. MDL-1423

C-04-03001 RMW

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL

[Re Docket Nos. 52, 53]

The motion of Jon M. Gibbs of Akerman, Senterfitt and David T. Alexander of MBV Law

LLP to withdraw as counsel for Heritage Communications Corporation, Inc. was submitted on

May 11, 2006. The court has read the moving papers. No opposition was filed, and Heritage is

reportedly being liquidated and has given Gibbs and Alexander permission to withdraw. The court

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is satisfied that proper notice of the motion was given pursuant to Civil L.R. 11-5. Plaintiff’s

counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted. 

Defendant Heritage Communications Corporation, Inc. is hereby informed that failure to take

appropriate action may result in serious legal consequences and that it should consider seeking legal

assistance. Defendant Heritage Communications Corporation, Inc. is further informed that (1) it

may participate in the action only through an attorney; (2) it retains all the obligations of a litigant;

and (3) failure to appoint an attorney may lead to an order striking its pleadings or entry of its

default.

As of the date of this order the address of defendant Heritage Communications Corporation,

Inc. is:

Heritage Communications Corporation, Inc.

c/o Michael Moecker, Liquidating Trustee

Michael Moecker & Associates, Inc.

6861 S.W. 196th Avenue, Suite 201

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33332.

(The current service address for Moecker's counsel is listed on the next page.)

DATED: 5/22/06

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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Notice of this document has been sent to:

Counsel for Plaintiff:

John P. Sutton

2421 Pierce Street

San Francisco, CA 94115-1131

Robert Charles Kain, Jr. 

Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman & Bongini 

750 S.E. 3rd Avenue 

Suite 100 

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 

Counsel for Defendants:

Jon M. Gibbs

Akerman, Senterfitt

255 S. Orange Avenue

Suite 1700

Post Office Box 0231

Orlando, FL 32802-0231

David T. Alexander

MBV Law LLP

855 Front Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

Elizabeth E. Green; R. Scott Shuker 

Gronek & Latham, LLP 

390 N. Orange Avenue 

Suite 600 

P.O. Box 3353 (32802-3353) 

Orlando, FL 32801 

Courtesy Copy:

Clerk of the Panel

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

One Columbus Circle, N.E.

Room G-255, North Lobby

Washington, D.C. 20002-8004

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not

registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 5/22/06 /s/ JH

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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