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I ASSENTED TO MOTION TO WITHDRAW APPEARANCES
Now comes Halox Technologies, Inc., Pulsafeeder, Inc., IDEX Corporation, and DXP
Enterprises, Inc., and move this Honorable Court to withdraw the appearances filed by R. I
Laurence Macon, Esq. and Donna K. Schneider, Esq., both of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld,
LLP, on behalf of said parties. As grounds therefore, said parties state the following: I
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I. In June of 2003, Halox Technologies, Inc. filed suit in this Court against Richard
Sampson, Allison Sampson and Dripping Wet Water, Inc. (hereinafter the "Connecticut
yigi"). In the Connecticut A-ction, Halox Technologies, Inc. is represented by Cantor Colburn, I
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2. In September of 2003, Richard Sampson, Allison Sampson and Dripping Wet
Water, Inc. filed suit in Texas state court against Halox Technologies, Inc., Pulsafeeder, Inc., and I
IDEX Corporation for defamation and business disparagement under Texas state law (hereinafter
mg ···y€XaS States Cguyt ACmm··)_ In October oi"2003, Richard Sampson, Allison Sampson and I
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Dripping Wet Water, Inc. filed a first amended complaint adding DXP Enterprises, Inc. as a
defendant in the Texas State Court Action.
3. The Texas State Court Action was then removed to the United States District i
Court, Western District of Texas and was assigned Civil Action No. SA 03 CA 1048 OG I R
(hereinafter the "Removed Action") 3
4. I In both the Texas State Court Action and the Removed Action, R. Laurence i
Macon, Esq. and Donna K. Schneider, Esq. filed appearances on behalf of Halox Technologies,
Inc., Pulsafeeder, Inc., IDEX Corporation and DXP Enterprises, Inc.. i
5. The Removed Action was then transferred to this Court and was assigned Civil i
Action No. 3:04 CV 00752 (SRU). Upon the transfer ofthe Removed Action to this Court,
counsel from Cantor Colbum LLP tiled appearances on behalf of Halox Technologies, Inc.,
Pulsafeeder, Inc., and IDEX Corporation. Counsel from Cantor Colburn LLP also tiled a limited
appearance for DXP Enterprises, Inc. for purposes of mediation.
6. On September 13, 2004, this Court entered an order consolidating the transferred
Removed Action with the Connecticut Action.
7. On October 5, 2004, counsel for Cantor Colburn LLP filed a general appearance
on behalf of DXP Enterprises, Inc. i
8. Counsel for Richard Sampson, Allison Sampson and Dripping Wet Water, Inc. i
has assented to this motion. - }
WHEREFORE, based on the above, Halox Technologies, Inc., Pulsafeeder, Inc., IDEX
Corporation and DXP Enterprises, Inc. respectfully request that this Court grant this motion and
allow R. Laurence Macon, Esq. and Donna K. Schneider, Esq. to withdraw their respective
appearances in this consolidated action. I
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Respectfully submitted,
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R. Laurence Macon, Esq. I
Donna K. Schneider, Esq. I
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (
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San Antonio, Texas 78205
` Telephone: (210) 281-7206 I
Facsimile: (210) 224-2035 I
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Charle F. 0'Brien (ct22074)
_ Michael J. Rye (ct 18354)
Cantor Colburn LLP
55 Griffin Road South
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Telephone: (860) 286-2929 I
Facsimile: (860) 286-0115 I
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CERTIFICATION
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I hereby certify that a copy ofthe foregoing ASSENTED TO MOTION TO I I
WITHDRAW APPEARANCES was mailed, via first-class, postage pre-paid, on I
Wednesday, October 06, 2004 to the following counsel of record.
R. Laurence Macon, Esq. I
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
1500 Nationsbank Plaza
300 Covent Street, Suite 1500 I
San Antonio, TX 78205 I
Edward R. Scofield, Esq. I
Zeldes, Needle & Cooper
1000 Lafayette Boulevard
PO Box 1740
Bridgeport, CT 06601-1740
Charles . O’Brien
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