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`Marc D. Haefner
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`mhaefner@walsh.law
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`July 12, 2024
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`VIA ECF
`Hon. Jessica S. Allen, U.S.M.J.
`United States District Court
`Martin Luther King Building & U.S. Courthouse
`50 Walnut Street
`Newark, NJ 07102
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`Dear Judge Allen:
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`Re: Monib Zirvi, M.D. v. Illumina, Inc., et al.,
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`Case No. 2:23-cv-01997-MCA-JSA
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`This law firm, along with Shapiro Arato Bach LLP, represents Defendant Thermo Fisher
`Scientific (“Thermo Fisher”) in the above-referenced matter. We also represent Defendants Rip
`Finst and Sean Boyle, who were sued in their capacity as Thermo Fisher’s in-house counsel
`(collectively, with Thermo Fisher, the “Thermo Fisher Defendants”).
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`At the upcoming settlement conference set for July 31, 2024 (ECF No. 121), I will appear
`in person, along with outside counsel Jonathan Bach, on behalf of all three Thermo Fisher
`Defendants. We will be accompanied in-person by a representative from Thermo Fisher’s legal
`department.
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`We write to request that Defendants Finst and Boyle be excused from the conference or
`permitted to attend telephonically. Both Mr. Finst and Mr. Boyle are based in California. Further
`Mr. Boyle, who no longer works for Thermo Fisher, has obligations to his current
`employer. Importantly, both individuals are being defended and fully indemnified by Thermo
`Fisher. Under these circumstances, we feel certain that their interests can be fully represented by
`outside counsel and by the Thermo Fisher representative who will appear in person.
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`Thus, cognizant of the Court’s interest in this matter and having an efficient conference,
`we propose this accommodation believing it will serve to further, not hamper, the Court’s efforts.
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`We thank the Court for its consideration of this request.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`s/ Marc D. Haefner
`Marc D. Haefner
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