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`ILLUMINA, INC.,
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`Bruce J. Zabarauskas (State Bar No. 248601)
`THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP
`707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 4100
`Los Angeles, California 90017
`Telephone: (310) 203-6900
`Facsimile: (214) 880-3105
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`and
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`William M. Katz, Jr. (State Bar No. 296330)
`THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP
`1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`Telephone: (214) 969-1700
`Facsimile: (214) 969-1751
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`The Scripps Research Institute
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`Case No. 16-cv-661 JLS (BGS)
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`PLAINTIFF’S UNOPPOSED MOTION
`TO ALLOW CHRISTIAN HURT TO
`WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND
`REQUEST FOR TERMINATION OF
`ELECTRONIC NOTICES
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`Plaintiff respectfully requests that Christian Hurt be permitted to withdraw as counsel of
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`record for Plaintiff in the above-referenced case and would respectfully show the court as follows:
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`Plaintiff is represented by Thompson & Knight LLP and Nix Patterson & Roach LLP. Mr.
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`Hurt is no longer employed by Nix Patterson & Roach LLP and is no longer representing any
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`parties in this action. Accordingly, Plaintiff requests that Mr. Hurt be allowed to withdraw as
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`attorney of record, and that Clerk of the Court terminate his receipt of electronic notices for this
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`matter. No other changes are requested at this time regarding Plaintiff’s counsel of record.
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`Defendants do not oppose the relief requested herein.
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`Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to Allow Christian Hurt to Withdraw as Counsel
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`Case 3:16-cv-00661-JLS-BGS Document 73 Filed 03/28/18 PageID.1261 Page 2 of 3
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`For those reasons, Plaintiff respectfully requests the Court issue an order granting Christian
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`Hurt permission to withdraw as counsel for Plaintiff.
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`Dated: March 28, 2018
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`THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP
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`By: /s/Bruce J. Zabarauskas_________
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`Bruce J. Zabarauskas
`Attorneys for The Scripps Research Institute
`707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 4100
`Los Angeles, California 90017
`(310) 203-6900
`(214) 880-3105 (Fax)
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`Derek Gilliland (admitted pro hac)(Texas 24007239)
`Robert Winn Cutler (admitted pro hac)(Texas 24084364)
`Nix, Patterson & Roach, LLP
`Advancial Tower
`1845 Woodall Rodgers Frwy, Suite 1050
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`(972) 831-1188
`(972) 444-0716 (Fax)
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`Herbert J. Hammond
`Bruce S. Sostek
`William M. Katz, Jr.
`Vishal Patel
`Thompson & Knight LLP
`1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
`Dallas, Texas 75201
`(214) 969-1700
`(214) 969-1751 (Fax)
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`Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to Allow Christian Hurt to Withdraw as Counsel
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`Case 3:16-cv-00661-JLS-BGS Document 73 Filed 03/28/18 PageID.1262 Page 3 of 3
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing
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`document has been served on March 28, 2018, to all counsel of record who are deemed to have
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`consented to electronic service via the Court’s CM/ECF system per Civil Local Rule 5.4. Any
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`other counsel of record will be seved by electronic mail, facsimile and/or overnight delivery.
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`/s/ Bruce J. Zabarauskas______________
`Bruce J. Zabarauskas
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