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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
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`APPLICATION TO QUALIFY AS A FOREIGN ATTORNEY UNDER LOCAL CIVIL RULE 83,1(0) AND LOCAL
`CRIMINAL RULE 57.4
`In Case Number 1:20-cv-00393-LO-TCB
`Case Name RAI strategic Holdlnos. inc. et al., v. Allria Client Services LLC et al.
`Party Represented by Applicant! Altria Client Services LLC end Philip Morris USA, inc.
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`To: The Honorable Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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`PERSONAL STATEMENT
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`State New York
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`FULL NAME (no initials, please) Anish Desai
`Bar Identification Number *'■*00362
`Firm Name Weil, Golshal & Manges LLP
`Fii-m Phone #(2i2) 3io-8000
`E-Mail Address anish.desai@weil.com
`Onicc IVluiling Address
`Fifth Avenue, New Yor1(, NY 10153
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`Name(s) of federal district court(s) in which I have been admitted York, and Eastern District of Texas
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`Direct Dial #(212) 310-8720
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`FAX # (2i2)3i0-8007
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`1 certify that the rules of the federal court in the district in which I maintain my office extend a similar pro hoc vice admission
`privilege to members of the bar of the Eastern District of Virginia.
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`1 have not been reprimanded in any court nor has there been any action in any court pertaining to my conduct or fitness as a
`member of the bar.
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`I hereby certify that, within ninety (90) days before the submission of this application, I have read the Local Rules of this Court
`and that my knowledge of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Federal Rules of
`Evidence is current.
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`I am □ am not [B]a full-time employee of the United States of America, and if so, request exemption from the admission fee.
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`Anish Desai
`(Applicant's Signature)
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`I, the undersigned, do certify that I am a member of the bar of this Court, not related to the applicant; that I know the applicant
`personally, that the said applicant possesses all of the qualifications required for admission to the bar of this Court; that I have
`examined the applicant's personal statement. I affirm that his/her personal and professional character and standing are good, and
`petition the court to admit the applicant
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`March 7,2022
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`80085
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`(Signature)
`W. Sutton Ansley
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`Court Use Only:
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`Clerk's Fee Paid ^or Exemption Granted O
`The motion for admission is GRANTED \2for DENIED I
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