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NOTICE OF CHANGE IN COUNSEL
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M. Van Smith (CA Bar No. 32007)
Damian R. Fernandez (CA Bar No. 206662)
LAW OFFICE OF DAMIAN R. FERNANDEZ
14510 Big Basin Way, Suite A, PMB 285
Saratoga, California 95070-6091
Telephone: (408) 355-3021
Facsimile: (408) 904-7391
Email: mvsmith@sbcglobal.net
damianfernandez@gmail.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Vincent Scotti,
Dennis V. Macasaddu, Mark G. Morikawa,
Timothy P. Smith, and Michael G. Lee
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SAN JOSE DIVISION
In Re Apple & AT&TM Anti-Trust Litigation
NO. C 07-05152 JW
MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN
OPPOSITION TO THE MOTIONS FOR
APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM LEAD
COUNSEL FILED BY COUNSEL FOR
KLIEGERMAN AND HOLMAN
Date: April 7, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM
Judge: Honorable James Ware
Plaintiffs Vincent Scotti, Dennis V. Macasaddu, Mark G. Morikawa, Timothy P. Smith,
and Michael G. Lee (“Smith Plaintiffs”) submit this memorandum of law in opposition to the
Motions For Appointment Of Interim Lead Counsel filed by Folkenflik & McGerity
(“Folkenflik”) and Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP (“Wolf Haldenstein).
ARGUMENT.
On November 30, 2007, nearly two months before the transfer of the Kliegerman action,
this Court appointed Folkenflik and the counsel for the Smith Plaintiffs (“Fernandez”) as co-lead
counsel. If the Court finds that Folkenflik does not have a conflict of interest and properly meets
this Court’s pro hac vice admission standards, the Court’s original order appointing Folkenflik and
Holman et al v. Apple, Inc. et al
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Fernandez as co-lead counsel should stand for the following reasons:
1.
Folkenflik and Fernandez have expended considerable time, energy, and re