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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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`Civil Action No. 2:20-CV-00337-JRG
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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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`UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW APPEARANCE OF KARL M. JOHNSTON
`AS COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF SEAGEN INC.
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`Plaintiff Seagen Inc. (“Seagen”) hereby requests an order granting the withdrawal of Karl
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`M. Johnston as counsel for Seagen. Mr. Johnston is no longer with the law firm of Morrison &
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`Foerster LLP. All other attorneys from Morrison & Foerster who have appeared for Seagen will
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`continue to represent Seagen, and Seagen consents to Mr. Johnston’s withdrawal. Counsel for
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`Seagen respectfully request to remove Karl M. Johnston from the service list for this action.
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`Case 2:20-cv-00337-JRG Document 488 Filed 12/16/22 Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 21399
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`Dated: December 16, 2022
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`By: /s/ Michael A. Jacobs by permission Andrea Fair
`Michael A. Jacobs
`MJacobs@mofo.com
`Matthew A. Chivvis
`MChivvis@mofo.com
`MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
`425 Market Street
`San Francisco, CA 94105
`Telephone: 415.268.7000
`Facsimile: 415.268.7522
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`Bryan Wilson
`BWilson@mofo.com
`MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
`755 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, California 94304-1018
`Telephone: 650.813.5600
`Facsimile: 650.494.0792
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`Melissa R. Smith
`Texas State Bar No. 24001351
`melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
`GILLAM & SMITH, LLP
`303 South Washington Avenue
`Marshall, Texas 75670
`Telephone: 903.934.8450
`Facsimile: 903.934.9257
`Of Counsel:
`T. John Ward, Jr.
`Texas State Bar No. 00794818
`jw@wsfirm.com
`Wesley Hill
`Texas State Bar No. 24032294
`wh@wsfirm.com
`Charles Everingham IV
`Texas State Bar No. 00787447
`ce@wsfirm.com
`Andrea L. Fair
`Texas State Bar No. 24078488
`andrea@wsfirm.com
`WARD, SMITH & HILL, PLLC
`1507 Bill Owens Parkway
`Longview, Texas 75604
`Telephone: 903.757.6400
`Facsimile: 903.757.2323
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff Seagen Inc.
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`Case 2:20-cv-00337-JRG Document 488 Filed 12/16/22 Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 21400
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel of record who are deemed to have consented
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`to electronic services are being served with a copy of this document via the Court’s CM/ECF
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`system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3) on this the 16th day of December 2022.
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`/s/ Andrea Fair
`Andrea Fair
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
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`I hereby certify that counsel for Plaintiff and counsel for Defendants have complied with
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`the meet and confer requirement in Local Rule CV-7(h) regarding this motion on December 16,
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`2022. This motion is unopposed.
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`/s/ Andrea Fair
`Andrea Fair
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