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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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`Defendant.
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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 WITHDRAW
`DESIGNATION AS LEAD COUNSEL
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`Defendant Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (“Defendant”) hereby requests to withdraw
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`the designation of Joseph M. O’Malley, Jr. as lead counsel in this action. Two attorneys, Preston
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`K. Ratliff II and Joseph M. O’Malley, Jr., were inadvertently previously designated as lead counsel
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`(Dkt. No. 28 and 37), but only one attorney can be designated as lead attorney in this action. See
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`Local Rule CV-11(a). Mr. Ratliff will continue to be designated as lead counsel in this action, and
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`Mr. O’Malley will remain as counsel of record. Plaintiff Seagen Inc. does not oppose this motion.
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`Therefore, Defendant respectfully requests that the designation of Joseph M. O’Malley, Jr. as lead
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`counsel be withdrawn.
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`Case 2:20-cv-00337-JRG Document 42 Filed 02/01/21 Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 283
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`Dated: February 1, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Deron R. Dacus
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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
`Joseph M. O’Malley, Jr.
`Ashley N. Mays-Williams
`Paul Hastings LLP
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10166
`(212) 318-6000
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`Attorneys for Defendant Daiichi
`Sankyo Company, Limited
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`Case 2:20-cv-00337-JRG Document 42 Filed 02/01/21 Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 284
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that all counsel of record who are deemed to have
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`consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court’s
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`CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3) on February 1, 2021.
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`/s/ Deron R. Dacus
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel for Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited has
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`complied with the meet and confer requirement in Local Rule CV-7(h). The conference required
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`by Local Rule CV-7(h) was conducted on January 29, 2021 between Deron Dacus (representing
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`Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited) and Melissa Smith (representing Seagen Inc.). This motion is
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`unopposed.
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`/s/ Deron R. Dacus
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