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STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP JULIA B. STRICKLAND (State Bar No. 083013) STEPHEN J. NEWMAN (State Bar No. 181570) 2029 Century Park East, Suite 1800 Los Angeles, California 90067-3086 Telephone: 310-556-5800 Facsimile: 310-556-5959 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES, INC., AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK and AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DAVID J. LEE and DANIEL R. LLOYD, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, vs. AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES, INC., a New York corporation, AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK, a Utah corporation, AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB, a Utah corporation, and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. CV-07-4765 (CRB)
CERTIFICATION OF INTERESTED ENTITIES OR PERSONS Local Rule 3-16
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TO THE COURT AND TO ALL PARTIES: Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-16, the undersigned, counsel of record for American Express Travel Related Services, Inc., American Express Centurion Bank, and American Express Bank, FSB, certify that the following listed entities (i) have a financial interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding, or (ii) have a non-financial interest in that subject matter or in a party that could be substantially affected by the outcome of this proceeding: 1. 2. American Express Company. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. The direct parent company of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. is American Express Company. 3. American Express Centurion Bank. The direct parent company of American Express Centurion Bank is American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. and the ultimate parent company is American Express Company. 4. 5. American Express Bank, FSB. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is more than 10% owner of American Express Company. These representations are made to enable the Court to evaluate possible disqualification or recusal.
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Dated: October 25, 2007
Respectfully submitted, STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP JULIA B. STRICKLAND STEPHEN J. NEWMAN By: s/Stephen J. Newman Stephen J. Newman Attorneys for Defendants AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES, INC., AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK, and AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB
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