Department of the Treasury of the State of New Jersey and its Division of Investment v. Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. et al

Motion for leave to Withdraw and Substitution of Counsel for Defendants Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Joseph Carrabba, Laurie Brlas, Terrance Paradie, and David B. Blake

N.D. OhioSeptember 10, 2014

{02669298.DOC;1} USActive 31306357.1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND ITS DIVISION OF INVESTMENT, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO.: 1:14-CV-1031 JUDGE DAN AARON POLSTER MOTION FOR LEAVE TO WITHDRAW AND SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC., JOSEPH CARRABBA, LAURIE BRLAS, TERRANCE PARADIE, AND DAVID B. BLAKE Pursuant to Local Rule 83.9, having provided written notice to defendants Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Joseph Carrabba, Laurie Brlas, Terrance Paradie, and David B. Blake (collectively, “Defendants”) and providing notice to all other parties with this filing, attorneys Adrienne Ferraro Mueller, Geoffrey J. Ritts, and John M. Newman, Jr. of Jones Day, 901 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, hereby move the Court for permission to withdraw as counsel for Defendants in the above captioned matter, and substitute Gregory A. Markel, Martin L. Seidel, Ryan J. Andreoli, and Gillian G. Burns of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, One World Financial Center, New York, New York 10281, and Christopher S. Williams, Kimberly Moses, and Eric S. Zell of the law firm Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, 1405 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, in place of Jones Day, as counsel of record for Defendants in this action. The attorneys from the firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP will move for admission pro hac vice contemporaneously with the filing of this Motion. Similar motions for substitution Case: 1:14-cv-01031-DAP Doc #: 25 Filed: 09/10/14 1 of 4. PageID #: 371 {02669298.DOC;1} USActive 31306357.1 -2- of counsel are also being filed in Black v. Carrabba, et al., Case No. CV-14-827803, Williams v. Carrabba, et al., Case No. CV-14-829499, and Asmussen v. Carrabba, et al., Case No. CV-14- 829259, all of which are pending in the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, and in Rosenberg v. Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:14-cv-1531, which is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Case: 1:14-cv-01031-DAP Doc #: 25 Filed: 09/10/14 2 of 4. PageID #: 372 {02669298.DOC;1} USActive 31306357.1 -3- Dated: September 10, 2014 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Adrienne Ferraro Mueller (by consent) John M. Newman, Jr. (OH 0005763) Adrienne Ferraro Mueller (OH 0076332) Geoffrey J. Ritts (OH 0062603) JONES DAY 901 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Telephone: (216) 586-3939 Facsimile: (216) 579-0212 jmnewman@jonesday.com afmueller@jonesday.com gjritts@jonesday.com /s/ Gregory A. Markel (by consent) GREGORY A. MARKEL (pro hac vice motion to be filed) MARTIN L. SEIDEL (pro hac vice motion to be filed) RYAN J. ANDREOLI (pro hac vice motion to be filed) GILLIAN GROARKE BURNS (pro hac vice motion to be filed) CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT One World Financial Center New York, NY 10281 (212) 504-6000 (212) 460-6666 (fax) greg.markel@cwt.com martin.seidel@cwt.com ryan.andreoli@cwt.com gillian.burns@cwt.com /s/ Christopher S. Williams CHRISTOPHER S. WILLIAMS (OH 0043911) KIMBERLY MOSES (OH 0029601) ERIC S. ZELL (OH 0084318) CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWOLD LLP The Calfee Building 1405 East Sixth Street Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216) 622-8200 (216) 241-0816 (fax) cwilliams@calfee.com kmoses@calfee.com ezell@calfee.com Counsel for Defendants Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Joseph A. Carrabba, Laurie Brlas, Terrance M. Paradie, and David B. Blake Case: 1:14-cv-01031-DAP Doc #: 25 Filed: 09/10/14 3 of 4. PageID #: 373 {02669298.DOC;1} USActive 31306357.1 -4- CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of the foregoing Motion for Leave to Withdraw and Substitution of Counsel for Defendants Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Joseph A. Carrabba, Laurie Brlas, Terrance M. Paradie, and David B. Blake was filed electronically on September 10, 2014. Notice of this filing will be sent to all parties by operation of the Court’s electronic filing system. /s/ Christopher S. Williams Counsel for Defendants Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Joseph A. Carrabba, Laurie Brlas, Terrance M. Paradie, and David B. Blake Case: 1:14-cv-01031-DAP Doc #: 25 Filed: 09/10/14 4 of 4. PageID #: 374