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B. Kristian W. Rasmussen, III, FL Bar No. 0229430 Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, PC 2131 Magnolia Avenue, STE 200 Birmingham, AL 35205 Telephone: (205) 328-2200 Facsimile: (205) 324-7896 Attorneys for Plaintiff IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION) In re: Bextra and Celebrex Marketing Sales Practices and Product Liability Litigation Master File No. M:05-CV-01699-CRB District Judge: Charles R. Breyer Magistrate:

WILLIAM POTEATE, individually, Plaintiff, v. Pfizer, Inc., Pharmacia Corp., and G.D. Searle & Co., Defendants

MDL No.: 1699 Case No.: 3-07-cv-04794-CRB PLAINTIFFS' STIPULATION & PROPOSED ORDER FOR WITHDRAWAL & SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEYS

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Plaintiff, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(a) and NDCA Local Rule 11-5, by and

through the undersigned attorneys, stipulates and consents to the following: 2. B. Kristian W. Rasmussen hereby withdrawals as attorney of record and counsel

for the Plaintiff incorporated herein. 3. Pete Kaufman, attorney at law in good standing with the Florida Bar and

previously admitted pro hac vice in this litigation, is hereby substituted in place and instead of 26 27 28 attorney, B. Kristian W. Rasmussen, as attorney for the Plaintiffs and counsel of record in this action.
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In support thereof the Plaintiff states the following: B. Kristian W. Rasmussen resigned from his position with his former firm, Levin

Papantonio, et al., and joined the law firm of Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, P.C. Mr. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Dated: April 7, 2008 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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Rasmussen's new contact information is: Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, P.C. 2131 Magnolia Avenue Birmingham, AL 35205 205-328-2200 (office) 205-271-7111 (office direct) 1-800-852-6299 (office ­ toll free) 205-324-7896 (facsimile) [email protected] 6. Pete Kaufman is and has been making all necessary arrangements to receive

notice of any and all activity related to the Plaintiffs' claims. 7. This Withdrawal and Substitution will not to adversely affect any claims made on

behalf of the clients nor will it cause any delay whatsoever in the litigation. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, by and through the undersigned attorney respectfully request that this Honorable Court enter the Order Granting the Parties Stipulation to Withdrawal and Substitute Attorneys. Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ B. Kristian W. Rasmussen__
B. Kristian W. Rasmussen, Esq.

PURSUANT TO THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE PARTIES' STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ____________

_________________________ Hon. Charles R. Breyer United States District Court

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this the 7th day of April, 2008, a copy of the foregoing Plaintiffs' Notice of Stipulation to Withdrawal and Substitute Attorneys was filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the court's electronic filing system. Parties may access this filing through the court's CM/ECF System. The aforementioned documents were also served by electronic mail, upon the following counsel of record: Stuart M. Gordon, Esq., CA Bar No.: 37477 GORDON & REES, LLP 275 Battery Street, Ste. 2000 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: (415) 986-5900 Facsimile: (415) 262-3801 Attorney for the Defendants /s/ B. Kristian W. Rasmussen_________________
B. Kristian W. Rasmussen, III

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