Filed: Nov. 07, 2014
Latest Update: Nov. 07, 2014
Summary: DEFENDANTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN RETIREMENT PLAN AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN BENEFIT PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE'S MOTION FOR ORDER AND ORDER PERMITTING WITHDRAWAL AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL (Civ. L.R. 7-11 and 11-5) CLAUDIA WILKEN, District Judge. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11 and 11-5, Defendants NORTHROP GRUMMAN RETIREMENT PLAN AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN BENEFIT PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE (the "Northrop Defendants") hereby move the Court for an order permitting the withdrawal of their counsel of record,
Summary: DEFENDANTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN RETIREMENT PLAN AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN BENEFIT PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE'S MOTION FOR ORDER AND ORDER PERMITTING WITHDRAWAL AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL (Civ. L.R. 7-11 and 11-5) CLAUDIA WILKEN, District Judge. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11 and 11-5, Defendants NORTHROP GRUMMAN RETIREMENT PLAN AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN BENEFIT PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE (the "Northrop Defendants") hereby move the Court for an order permitting the withdrawal of their counsel of record, ..
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DEFENDANTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN RETIREMENT PLAN AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN BENEFIT PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE'S MOTION FOR ORDER AND ORDER PERMITTING WITHDRAWAL AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
(Civ. L.R. 7-11 and 11-5)
CLAUDIA WILKEN, District Judge.
Pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11 and 11-5, Defendants NORTHROP GRUMMAN RETIREMENT PLAN AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN BENEFIT PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE (the "Northrop Defendants") hereby move the Court for an order permitting the withdrawal of their counsel of record, Christopher Charles Scheithauer and Prashant Kolluri of McDermott Will Emery LLP, and the appearance of substitute counsel, Dominique-Chantale Alepin of Mayer Brown LLP, on their behalf in this action. The Northrop Defendants respectfully submits that said substitution of counsel is in the interests of justice.
The Northrop Defendants, McDermott Will Emery LLP and Mayer Brown LLP consent to such withdrawal and substitution of counsel.
Accordingly, the Northrop Defendants respectfully request that the Court enter an order reflecting this change, and that all necessary changes be made to the Court's records and ECF, and that all future communications regarding this case be directed to the following:
MAYER BROWN LLP
DOMINIQUE-CHANTALE ALEPIN (SBN 241648)
Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 300
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, California 94306-2112
Telephone: (650) 331-2000
Facsimile: (650) 331-2060
Email: dalepin@mayerbrown.com
Counsel for Plaintiff Marie E. Horn, Laurence Fred Padway, was informed of the proposed substitution and indicated that Plaintiff Marie E. Horn does not oppose this motion on October 30, 2014.
This motion is not made for purposes of delay or any other improper purpose.
WHEREFORE, the Northrop Defendants respectfully requests this Court enter their Order permitting withdrawal and substitution of counsel for the Northrop Defendants, and update the Court's ECF system for this case by removing Christopher Charles Scheithauer and Prashant Kolluri of McDermott Will Emery LLP as counsel of record and substituting in their place Dominique-Chantale Alepin of Mayer Brown LLP, as counsel of record for the Northrop Defendants.
November 3, 2014 McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
By: /s/ Christopher Charles Scheithauer
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Christopher Charles Scheithauer
Prashant Kolluri
ORDER
Having reviewed and considered Defendants Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan and Northrop Grumman Benefit Plan Administrative Committee's Motion for Order Permitting Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby orders that counsel of record, Christopher Charles Scheithauer and Prashant Kolluri of McDermott Will Emery LLP be permitted to withdraw as counsel of record, and Dominique-Chantale Alepin of Mayer Brown LLP may appear as substitute counsel of record for Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan and Northrop Grumman Benefit Plan Administrative Committee. The Court's ECF system shall be updated to reflect these changes.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
