Filed: Jan. 22, 2014
Latest Update: Jan. 22, 2014
Summary: AMENDED REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE FOR CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EDWARD M. CHEN, District Judge. Please take notice that Adam J. Levitt and Matthew D. Schelkopf of Plaintiffs' counsel respectfully request to appear telephonically for the Case Management Conference currently scheduled for January 23, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. before the Honorable Edward M. Chen of the above entitled court. The remaining lead co-counsel will appear personally in front of Your Honor.
Summary: AMENDED REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE FOR CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EDWARD M. CHEN, District Judge. Please take notice that Adam J. Levitt and Matthew D. Schelkopf of Plaintiffs' counsel respectfully request to appear telephonically for the Case Management Conference currently scheduled for January 23, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. before the Honorable Edward M. Chen of the above entitled court. The remaining lead co-counsel will appear personally in front of Your Honor. ..
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AMENDED REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE FOR CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
EDWARD M. CHEN, District Judge.
Please take notice that Adam J. Levitt and Matthew D. Schelkopf of Plaintiffs' counsel respectfully request to appear telephonically for the Case Management Conference currently scheduled for January 23, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. before the Honorable Edward M. Chen of the above entitled court. The remaining lead co-counsel will appear personally in front of Your Honor.
Plaintiff's co-lead counsel, Adam J. Levitt, is unable to appear in person at the Case Management Conference because he will be returning from a multi-day, business conference in Miami for a legal organization of which he is one of the leaders and at which he spoke. That conference was planned well prior to the Court's setting of the January 23, 2014 status hearing date and Mr. Levitt knows that two of his three other co-lead counsel will be present at the hearing in person. Notwithstanding those facts, due to Mr. Levitt's fiduciary obligations to his clients and the other members of the proposed class(es), he believes it is his obligation to participate in the January 23 hearing if possible and to the extent possible.
Plaintiff's co-lead counsel, Matthew D. Schelkopf, consistent with this Court's Order Adopting Guidelines to Limit Costs and Expenses, Including Attorney's Fees (Docket No. 42), is requesting to attend the Case Management Conference, scheduled for January 23, 2014, telephonically so as to limit the costs and expenses in prosecuting this case. His in-person attendance would require airline travel to and from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the likelihood of overnight accommodations. He has discussed the proposed telephonic attendance with all Co-lead Counsel and believes it is effective in limiting costs and expenses since two co-lead counsel will be attending the conference in-person.
ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED that Adam J. Levitt and Matthew D. Schelkopf of plaintiffs' Interim Co-lead Counsel is allowed to appear by telephone on January 23, 2014 at 10:30 a.m.
