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Michael D. Kimerer, #002492

Rhonda Elaine Neff, #029773

KIMERER & DERRICK, P.C.

1313 E. Osborn Road, Suite 100

Phoenix, AZ 85014

Telephone: 602-279-5900

Facsimile: 602-264-5566

mdk@kimerer.com

rneff@kimerer.com

Attorneys for Defendant Jed Brunst 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff,

vs.

JOHN “JED” BRUNST,

 Defendant.

Case No. 2:18-cr-00422-004-PHX-SPL

DEFENDANT BRUNST’S NOTICE OF 

JOINDER IN DEFENDANTS’ 

OPPOSITIONS TO GOVERNMENT’S 

MOTION TO DISQUALIFY COUNSEL

“Defendant Not in Custody”

(Honorable Bridget Bade)

Defendant John “Jed” Brunst, by and through undersigned counsel, and to the 

extent it involves representation of Mr. Brunst or Backpage.com (or related entity) or 

Mr. Brunst’s interest in the same, Mr. Brunst joins in Defendant Lacey’s Opposition 

to Government’s Motion to Disqualify Henze Cook Murphy, PLLC filed on June 6, 

2018 (Doc. 174) and Henze Cook Murphy’s Response to the United States’ Motion 

to Disqualify Counsel filed June 6, 2018 (Doc. 176). 

Most relevant to Defendant Brunst, he joins in the opposition to the 

disqualification of Davis Wright Tremaine that was filed on June 6, 2018 (Doc. 180). 

Defendant Brunst hereby joins in Defendant Padilla’s Opposition to Government’s 

Motion to Disqualify Counsel filed June 6, 2018 (Doc. 177). Defendant Brunst is 

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similarly situated to Defendant Padilla and adopts his positions set forth in said 

Response as if fully set forth therein.

Defendant Brunst is in agreement with the arguments made in the respective

responses and those responses sufficiently state Defendant Brunst’s position on the 

issue of disqualification of both Henze Cook Murphy and, separately, the law firm of 

Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP. 

Therefore, Defendant Brunst respectfully requests this Court deny the 

Government’s Motion to Disqualify. 

Respectfully submitted this 6

th day of June, 2018.

KIMERER & DERRICK, P.C.

/s/ Michael D. Kimerer

Michael D. Kimerer

Rhonda Elaine Neff

1313 E. Osborn Road, Suite 100

Phoenix, AZ 85014

Attorneys for Defendant John “Jed” Brunst

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 6

th day of June, 2018, I electronically transmitted 

the foregoing Defendant Brunst’s Notice of Joinder in Defendants’ Oppositions to 

Government’s Motion to Disqualify Counsel to the Clerk of the Court by filing 

with the CM/ECF system and understand a copy of the filing will be emailed to the 

following CM/ECF registrants:

Honorable Bridget Bade: bade_chambers@azd.uscourts.gov

John J. Kucera: John.Kucera@usdoj.gov

Kevin M. Rapp: Kevin.Rapp@usdoj.gov

Margaret Perlmeter: Margaret.Perlmeter@usdoj.gov

Reginald E. Jones: Reginald.Jones4@usdoj.gov

Andrew C. Stone: Andrew.Stone@usdoj.gov

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Peter S. Kozinets: Peter.Kozinets@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Government

Anne M. Chapman: anne@mscclaw.com

Lee D. Stein: lee@mscclaw.com

As to all Defendants

Paul John Cambria, Jr.: pcambria@lglaw.com

Erin E. McCampbell: emccampbell@lglaw.com

James C. Grant: jimgrant@dwt.com

Robert Corn-Revere: bobcornrevere@dwt.com

Ronald Gary London: ronnielondon@dwt.com

Janey Henze Cook: janey@henzecookmurphy.com

Attorneys for Defendant Michael Lacey

James C. Grant: jimgrant@dwt.com

John Lewis Littrell: jlittrell@bmkattorneys.com

Kenneth M. Miller: kmiller@bmkattorneys.com

Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.: tbienert@bmkattorneys.com

Attorney for Defendant James Larkin

Bruce S. Feder: bf@federlawpa.com

Attorney for Defendant Scott Spear

David Seiyei Wakukawa: dwakukawa@bgrfirm.com

K C Maxwell: kmaxwell@bgrfirm.com

Attorney for Defendant Dan Hyer

Michael L. Piccarreta: mlp@pd-law.com

Attorney for Defendant Andrew Padilla

Stephen M. Weiss: sweiss@karpweiss.com

Adam C. Page: apage@karpweiss.com

Attorney for Defendant Joye Vaught

By: /s/ Rhonda Elaine Neff

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