Free Motion to Withdraw as Attorney - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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HEBERT SCHENK P.C. 4742 N. 24th Street Suite 100 Phoenix, Arizona 85016-4859 Telephone: (602) 248-8203 Facsimile: (602) 248-8840 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] John J. Hebert ­ 010633 Mark W. Roth ­ 010708 Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., A Delaware corporation, and FIDELITY EXPRESS NETWORK, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiffs, v. COLIN H. FRIEDMAN, individually and as trustee of the Friedman Family Trust UDT, dated July 23, 1987; HEDY KRAMER FRIEDMAN, individually and as trustee of the Friedman Family Trust UDT, dated July 23, 1987; FARID MESHKATAI, an individual; and ANITA KRAMER MESHKATAI, individually and as trustee of the Anita Kramer Living Trust, dated July 23, 1987, Defendants.

Case No. 2:03-01222-PHX-RCB [U.S. District Court, Central District of California, No. CV00-06902 WJR (AIJx)] APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF HEBERT SCHENK P.C. AS COUNSEL OF RECORD FOR ALL DEFENDANTS

Hebert Schenk P.C. ("the Firm"), counsel of record for all named Defendants, applies for the Court's formal written order permitting the Firm's withdrawal as counsel for the Defendants because John Hebert, who has been the primary lawyer representing the Defendants in this lawsuit, has been significantly cutting back on his litigation work in the last four years due to family issues and has determined to do no further litigation work in the future. Mark Roth has

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Filed 11/08/2006

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 Filed 11/08/2006 Page 2 of 3 By /s/ John J. Hebert, 010633 John J. Hebert Mark W. Roth 4742 N. 24th Street Suite 100 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 Attorneys for Defendants also determined that he will limit his practice to a different area of law and will quickly phase out of litigation work. Counsel avows that the Defendants have been notified in writing of the status of the case. Counsel also believes that the Defendants have retained other counsel to represent them in this matter. The names, last known residential addresses, and last known telephone numbers of the Defendants are as follows: Home 480-315-1503 Colin and Hedy Friedman 7387 E. Vaquero Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Home 480-483-0707 Farid and Anita Meshkatai 9332 N. 71st Street Paradise Valley, AZ 85253

The Firm has this day lodged a proposed written order. DATED this 8th day of November, 2006. HEBERT SCHENK P.C.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 Filed 11/08/2006 Page 3 of 3 /s/ Mary Shultz

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on November 8, 2006, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmitted the Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: [email protected] Orlando F. Cabanday HENNELLY & GROSSFIELD LLP 4640 Admiralty Way, Suite 850 Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 Counsel for Plaintiffs/Judgment Creditors and further certify that on November 8, 2006, I served the attached document to the Defendants at the addresses listed above.

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