In re HP Derivative Litigation

Full title: IN RE HP DERIVATIVE LITIGATION

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

Date published: Oct 6, 2011

CASE NO. 5:10-CV-03608-EJD (N.D. Cal. Oct. 6, 2011)

Opinion

CASE NO. 5:10-CV-03608-EJD

10-06-2011

IN RE HP DERIVATIVE LITIGATION

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

EDWARD J DAVILA

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 In re HP Derivative Litigation, Case No. 5:10-CV-03608-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