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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE 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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`Defendant,
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`ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP,
`AND ASTRAZENECA UK LTD.,
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`Intervenor-Defendants.
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`CASE NO. 2:20-cv-00337-JRG
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DESIGNATE
`PRESTON K. RATLIFF II AS LEAD COUNSEL
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`Defendants Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, and
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`AstraZeneca UK Ltd. (“Defendants”) hereby request to designate Preston K. Ratliff II as Lead
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`Counsel in this action for Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited. Plaintiff Seagen Inc. does not
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`oppose this motion. Therefore, Defendants respectfully request that the designation of Preston
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`K. Ratliff II as Lead Counsel in this action for Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited be granted.
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`Case 2:20-cv-00337-JRG Document 358 Filed 04/03/22 Page 2 of 4 PageID #: 12678
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`Dated: April 3, 2022
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Preston K. Ratliff II
`Preston K. Ratliff II
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`Deron R. Dacus
`State Bar No. 00790553
`The Dacus Firm, P.C.
`821 ESE Loop 323, Suite 430
`Tyler, Texas, 75701
`+1 (903) 705-1117
`+1 (903) 581-2543 facsimile
`ddacus@dacusfirm.com
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`J. Mark Mann
`State Bar No. 12926150
`mark@themannfirm.com
`MANN | TINDEL | THOMPSON
`300 West Main Street
`Henderson, Texas 75652
`(903) 657-8540
`(903) 657-6003 (fax)
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`Attorneys for Defendant Daiichi Sankyo Company,
`Limited
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`Of Counsel:
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`Preston K. Ratliff II
`Ashley N. Mays-Williams
`Paul Hastings LLP
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10166
`(212) 318-6000
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`Jeffrey A. Pade
`Paul Hastings LLP
`2050 M Street NW
`Washington, DC 20036
`(202) 551-1700
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`Attorneys for Defendant Daiichi Sankyo Company,
`Limited
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`Case 2:20-cv-00337-JRG Document 358 Filed 04/03/22 Page 3 of 4 PageID #: 12679
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`/s/ Jennifer Parker Ainsworth
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`Jennifer Parker Ainsworth
`Texas State Bar No. 00784720
`WILSON, ROBERTSON & CORNELIUS, P.C.
`909 ESE Loop 323, Suite 400
`Tyler, Texas 75701
`Phone: (903) 509-5000
`Facsimile: (903) 509-5092
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`Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant AstraZeneca
`Pharmaceuticals LP and AstraZeneca UK Ltd
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`Of Counsel:
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`David I. Berl
`Thomas S. Fletcher
`Jessica L. Pahl
`Kathryn Kayali
`Kevin Hoagland-Hanson
`Andrew Hoffman
`WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
`725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20005
`Phone: (202) 434-5000
`Facsimile: (202) 434-5029
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`Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant AstraZeneca
`Pharmaceuticals LP and AstraZeneca UK Ltd
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`Case 2:20-cv-00337-JRG Document 358 Filed 04/03/22 Page 4 of 4 PageID #: 12680
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was filed
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`electronically in compliance with L.R. CV-5 on April 3, 2022. As of this date, all counsel of record
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`had consented to electronic service and are being served with a copy of this document through the
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`Court’s CM/ECF system under L.R. CV-5(a)(3)(A).
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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 with
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`the meet and confer requirement in Local Rule CV-7(h) regarding this motion on
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`April 3, 2022. This motion is unopposed.
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`/s/ Preston K. Ratliff II
`Preston K. Ratliff II
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