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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
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`RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC. and
`R.J. REYNOLDS VAPOR COMPANY,
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`Plaintiffs and Counterclaim
`Defendants,
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`ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC. and PHILIP
`MORRIS USA, INC.,
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`Defendants and Counterclaim
`Plaintiffs.
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`Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-393-LO-
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`DEFENDANTS PMI/ALTRIA’S MOTION TO WITHDRAWAL APPEARANCE
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`Pursuant to E.D. Va. Civ. R. 83.1(G), Defendants and Counterclaim Plaintiffs, Altria Client
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`Services LLC, and Philip Morris USA, Inc., (“Altria”) seek to leave to have attorney Robert T. Vlasis
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`III of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP withdraw his appearance as counsel for Altria on the following
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`On March 10, 2022 the Court entered an order granting the motion to allow Robert
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`T. Vlasis III to enter his pro hac vice appearance as counsel for Altria (Dkt. Nos. 1138).
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`Altria continues to be represented by Weil, Gothal & Manges LLP.
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`No party will be prejudiced by this withdrawal.
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` WHEREFORE, Altria seek entry of an order granting the withdrawal of the appearance of
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`Robert T. Vlasis III as its counsel, directing the Clerk of the Court to strike his appearance and to
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`remove him from the CM/ECF service list in this matter, and directing all other parties that he
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`need not be served with any further pleadings, motions, or other papers in this matter. A proposed
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`Order is submitted herewith.
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`Case 1:20-cv-00393-LO-TCB Document 1269 Filed 06/06/22 Page 2 of 3 PageID# 32788
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`Dated: June 6, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ W. Sutton Ansley
`W. Sutton Ansley (VSB No. 80085)
`(sutton.ansley@weil.com)
`Stephanie Adamakos (pro hac vice)
`(stephanie.adamakos@weil.com)
`Eric Westerhold (pro hac vice)
`(eric.westerhold@weil.com)
`Isha Agarwal (pro hac vice)
`(isha.agarwal@weil.com)
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`2001 M Street, N.W., Suite 600
`Washington, DC 20036
`Telephone: (202) 682-7018
`Fax number: (202) 857-0940
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`Elizabeth S. Weiswasser (pro hac vice)
`(elizabeth.weiswasser@weil.com)
`Anish Desai (pro hac vice)
`(anish.desai@weil.com)
`David J. Lender (pro hac vice)
`(david.lender@weil.com)
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`767 Fifth Avenue
`New York, NY 10153
`Telephone: (202) 310-8000
`Fax number: (202) 310-8022
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`Adrian C. Percer (pro hac vice)
`(adrian.percer@weil.com)
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`201 Redwood Shores Parkway
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`Telephone: (650) 802-3000
`Fax number: (650) 802-3100
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`Counsel for Defendants-Counterclaim Plaintiffs Altria
`Client Services LLC, and Philip Morris USA, Inc.
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`Case 1:20-cv-00393-LO-TCB Document 1269 Filed 06/06/22 Page 3 of 3 PageID# 32789
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that I caused the foregoing document to be electronically filed with
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`the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will give notice of such filing to all
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`attorneys currently of records in the above-captioned case.
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`Dated: June 6, 2022
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`/s/ W. Sutton Ansley
`W. Sutton Ansley (VSB No. 80085)
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`2001 M Street, N.W., Suite 600
`Washington, DC 20036
`Telephone: (202) 682-7018
`Fax number: (202) 857-0940
`Email: sutton.ansley@weil.com
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`Counsel for Defendants-Counterclaim Plaintiffs
`Altria Client Services LLC, and Philip Morris
`USA, Inc.
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