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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`SEAGEN INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.,
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`Civil Action No. 2:20-CV-00337-JRG
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`Defendant,
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`ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP, and
`ASTRAZENECA UK LTD,
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`Intervenor-Defendants.
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`UNOPPOSED MOTION TO APPOINT MADOKA
`MURAKAMI AS AN INTERPRETER AT TRIAL
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`Pursuant to the Pretrial Order and Local Rule 43, the Parties have conferred, and Seagen
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`Inc. does not oppose the appointment of Defendants’ interpreter, Ms. Madoka Murakami, as the
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`interpreter of record for the trial starting April 4, 2022 in this matter. Seagen’s non-opposition
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`was conditioned on the understanding that it could have its own interpreter at counsel table to
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`advise Seagen’s counsel on the accuracy of Ms. Murakami’s interpretations. In accordance with
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`practice in this district, Seagen’s interpreter will not separately address the jury. Accordingly,
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`Defendants file this unopposed motion to appoint Ms. Murakami as the interpreter of record in the
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`above case.
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`Local Rule 43 states that “[t]he presiding judge shall approve the utilization of interpreters
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`in all civil cases not instituted by the United States. Absent a judicial order to the contrary, the
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`presiding judge shall encourage the use of certified interpreters, or when no certified interpreter
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`Case 2:20-cv-00337-JRG Document 354 Filed 03/30/22 Page 2 of 5 PageID #: 12637
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`is reasonably available, ‘otherwise qualified’ interpreters.”
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`Defendants therefore request that the Court appoint Ms. Murakami as the interpreter of
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`record for any Japanese-speaking witness who may testify at trial in this case.
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`Case 2:20-cv-00337-JRG Document 354 Filed 03/30/22 Page 3 of 5 PageID #: 12638
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`By: /s/ Preston K. Ratliff II
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`Deron R. Dacus
`State Bar No. 00790553
`ddacus@dacusfirm.com
`THE DACUS FIRM, P.C.
`821 ESE Loop323, Suite 430
`Tyler, Texas 75701
`Telephone: 903.705.1117
`Facsimile: 903.581.2543
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`J. Mark Mann
`State Bar No. 12926150
`mark@themannfirm.com
`G. Blake Thompson
`State Bar No. 24042033
`Blake@themannfirm.com
`MANN | TINDEL | THOMPSON
`300 West Main Street
`Henderson, Texas 75652
`Telephone: 903.657.8540
`Facsimile: 903.657.6003
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`Of Counsel:
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`Preston K. Ratliff II
`prestonratliff@paulhastings.com
`Ashley N. Mays-Williams
`ashleymayswilliams@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, New York 10166
`Telephone: 212.318.6000
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`Jeffrey A. Pade
`jeffpade@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`2050 M Street NW
`Washington, DC 20036
`Telephone: 202.551.1700
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`Attorneys for Defendant Daiichi Sankyo
`Company, Limited
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`Dated: March 30, 2022
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`Case 2:20-cv-00337-JRG Document 354 Filed 03/30/22 Page 4 of 5 PageID #: 12639
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`Dated: March 30, 2022
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`By: /s/ David I. Berl
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`David I. Berl
`dberl@wc.com
`Jessamyn S. Berniker
`jberniker@wc.com
`Thomas S. Fletcher
`tfletcher@wc.com
`Jessica L. Pahl
`jpahl@wc.com
`Kathryn S. Kayali
`kkayali@wc.com
`Kevin Hoagland-Hanson
`khoagland-hanson@wc.com
`Andrew L. Hoffman
`ahoffman@wc.com
`Angela Gao
`agao@wc.com
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
`725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20005
`Telephone: 202.434.5000
`Facsimile: 202.434.5029
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`Jennifer Parker Ainsworth
`Texas State Bar No. 00784720
`jainsworth@wilsonlawfirm.com
`WILSON, ROBERTSON & CORNELIUS,
`P.C.
`909 ESE Loop 323, Suite 400
`Tyler, Texas 75701
`Telephone: 903.509.5000
`Facsimile: 903.509.5092
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`Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants AstraZeneca
`Pharmaceuticals LP and AstraZeneca UK Ltd.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel of record who are deemed to have
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`consented to electronic services are being served with a copy of this document via the
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`Court’s CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3) on March 30, 2022.
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`/s/ Preston K. Ratliff II
`Preston K. Ratliff II
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
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`I hereby certify that counsel for Defendants and counsel for Plaintiff have complied
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`with the meet and confer requirement in Local Rule CV-7(h) regarding this motion on
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`March 21, 2022. This motion is unopposed.
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`/s/ Preston K. Ratliff II
`Preston K. Ratliff II
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