Opinion
Case No. 5:11-cv-01058-EJD
10-06-2011
A.J. COPELAND, Individually and Derivatively on Behalf of HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. RAYMOND J. LANE, GARY REINER, LEO APOTHEKER, MEG WHITMAN, SHUMEET BANERJI, PATRICIA RUSSO, DOMINIQUE SENEQUIER, G. KENNEDY THOMPSON, MARK v. HURD, MARC L. ANDREESSEN, SARI M. BALDAUF, RAJIV L. GUPTA, LAWRENCE T. BABBIO, JR., JOHN H. HAMMERGREN, JOEL Z. HYATT, JOHN JOYCE, LUCILLE S. SALHANY and ROBERT RYAN, Defendants, and HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, Nominal Defendant.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP By: GARRETT J. WALTZER Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendants MARC L. ANDREESSEN, LAWRENCE T. BABBIO, SARI M. BALDAUF, RAJIV L. GUPTA, JOHN H. HAMMERGREN, JOEL Z. HYATT, JOHN R. JOYCE, ROBERT L. RYAN, LUCILLE S. SALHANY and G. KENNEDY THOMPSON
ALLEN J. RUBY (STATE BAR NO. 47109)
GARRETT J. WALTZER (STATE BAR NO. 130764)
THOMAS V. CHRISTOPHER (STATE BAR NO. 185928)
RICHARD S. HORVATH, JR. (STATE BAR NO. 254681)
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendants
MARC L. ANDREESSEN, LAWRENCE T. BABBIO, SARI M. BALDAUF, RAJIV L. GUPTA,
JOHN H. HAMMERGREN, JOEL Z. HYATT,
JOHN R. JOYCE, ROBERT L. RYAN, LUCILLE S.
SALHANY, and G. KENNEDY THOMPSON
[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL
TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD:
Specially appearing defendants Marc L. Andreessen, Lawrence T. Babbio, Sari M. Baldauf, Rajiv L. Gupta, John H. Hammergren, Joel Z. Hyatt, John R. Joyce, Robert L. Ryan, Lucille S. Salhany and G. Kennedy Thompson (the "Director Defendants") seek an order permitting substitution of Allen J. Ruby (SBN 47109) of the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, located at 525 University Avenue, Suite 1100, Palo Alto, CA 94301, in place of James E. Lyons (SBN 112582) of the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, located at 525 University Avenue, Suite 1100, Palo Alto, CA 94301 in Copeland v. Lane et. al, Case No. 5:11-cv-01058-EJD.
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 11-5 and in accordance with General Order 45, the Court approves the substitution of counsel sought by the Director Defendants.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
THE HONORABLE EDWARD J DAVILA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Respectfully Submitted by:
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
By: GARRETT J. WALTZER
Attorneys for Specially Appearing Defendants
MARC L. ANDREESSEN, LAWRENCE T. BABBIO,
SARI M. BALDAUF, RAJIV L. GUPTA,
JOHN H. HAMMERGREN, JOEL Z. HYATT,
JOHN R. JOYCE, ROBERT L. RYAN, LUCILLE S.
SALHANY and G. KENNEDY THOMPSON