NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

JEFFREY S. WHITE, District Judge.

TO ALL PARTIES AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD AND TO THE CLERK OF COURT:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1 and 11-5 and with the consent of their client Viral Tolat, Steven G. Eckhaus from the law firm of Cadawalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, One World Financial Center, New York NY 10281 and Jarin R. Jackson and Stuart Matthew Richter, from the law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenmann LLP, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3012 are withdrawing as counsel for Defendant Viral Tolat in this matter.

Steven Eckhaus, Jarin Jackson and Stuart Richter from Katten Muchin will be replaced as counsel of record for Mr. Tolat by John L. Cooper, Stephanie Skaff, and Anthony Schoenberg of the law firm Farella Braun + Martel LLP.

Viral Tolat hereby consents to this withdrawal of its counsel and to the substitution of Farella Braun + Martel as his counsel in this matter as set forth above.

It is hereby requested that effective immediately, all further pleadings, notices, and correspondence be directed to Mr. Cooper's attention at the address below.

Substitution Based on Consent

Defendant Viral Tolat respectfully submits that the proposed substitution of counsel is in the interests of justice and is not made for purposes of delay or any other improper purpose. The undersigned consent to the above substitution of counsel.

IT IS SO ORDERED.