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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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BEST BEST &

KRIEGER LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

WALNUT CREEK

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NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

OF COUNSEL; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

1:07-CV-00388 OWW DLB

GENE TANAKA, Bar No. 101423 

MELINDA LEONG, Bar No. 233972 

MELANIE DONNELLY, Bar No. 239929 

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP 

2001 N. Main Street, Suite 390 

Walnut Creek, California 94596 

gene.tanaka@bbklaw.com

melinda.leong@bbklaw.com

melanie.donnelly@bbklaw.com

Telephone: (925) 977-3300 

Telecopier: (925) 977-1870 

GREGORY L. MYERS, Bar No. 095743 

LORI R. MAYFIELD, Bar No. 172074 

MYERS & MAYFIELD 

1130 E. Shaw Ave., Suite 200 

Fresno, California 93710 

Telephone: (559) 222-1005 

Attorneys for Defendant 

City of Merced 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Edna Affholter, et. al., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Franklin County Water District, et. 

al., 

Defendant. 

Case No. 1:07-CV-00388 OWW DLB 

DEFENDANT CITY OF MERCED’S 

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF 

COUNSEL; ORDER 

 

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LAW OFFICES OF

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

2001 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 390

WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94596

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NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

OF COUNSEL; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL

TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the law firm of Myers & Mayfield, which is 

co-counsel for Defendant City of Merced, is withdrawing as counsel. 

Gene Tanaka, Melinda Leong, and Melanie Donnelly of Best Best & Krieger 

LLP will remain as counsel of record for Merced. All parties are requested to direct 

copies of all correspondence, pleadings, and discovery to Gene Tanaka, Melinda 

Leong, and Melanie Donnelly of Best Best & Krieger LLP at: 

GENE TANAKA 

MELINDA LEONG 

MELANIE DONNELLY 

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP 

2001 N. Main Street, Suite 390 

Walnut Creek, California 94596 

gene.tanaka@bbklaw.com

melinda.leong@bbklaw.com

melanie.donnelly@bbklaw.com

Telephone: (925) 977-3300 

Telecopier: (925) 977-1870 

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LAW OFFICES OF

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2001 NORTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 390

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Dated: February , 2008 MYERS & MAYFIELD 

By: 

GREGORY L. MYERS 

LORI R. MAYFIELD 

Attorneys for City of Merced 

Dated: February , 2008 BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP 

By: 

GENE TANAKA 

MELINDA LEONG 

MELANIE DONNELLY 

Attorneys for City of Merced 

The City of Merced hereby accepts the foregoing withdrawal of the law firm 

of Myers & Mayfield as counsel in this matter. 

Dated: February , 2008 CITY OF MERCED 

By: 

JEANNE SCHECHTER 

Chief Deputy City Attorney 

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ORDER

Based on the above Notice, IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Dated: March 14, 2008 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

 Oliver W. Wanger 

 United States District Judge 

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