Francescatti v. Germanotta et al

MOTION

N.D. Ill.March 18, 2013

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION REBECCA FRANCESCATTI, ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 1:11-cv-05270 ) v. ) ) Honorable Marvin E. Aspen STEFANI JOANNE GERMANOTTA ) Magistrate Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert p/k/a LADY GAGA, INTERSCOPE RECORDS, ) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, INC., ) DJ WHITE SHADOW, LLC, and ) BRIAN JOSEPH GAYNOR, ) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED ) Defendants. ) UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW INSTANTER APPEARANCE AND REPRESENTATION OF KEVIN S. BLUM Pursuant to Local Rule 83.17 of the Northern District of Illinois, Defendant Stefani Joanne Germanotta (“Germanotta”) hereby moves, by and through the undersigned counsel, for an order permitting the withdrawal of Kevin S. Blum as Counsel of Record. In support of this Motion, it is hereby stated: 1. As of March 15, 2013, Kevin S. Blum is no longer affiliated with the law firm Proskauer Rose LLP (“Proskauer”). Mr. Blum desires to withdraw from this action. 2. Germanotta will continue to be represented by Charles B. Ortner, Sandra A. Crawshaw-Sparks, Steven R. Gilford, Catherine J. Spector, and Alexander Kaplan of Proskauer. 3. Because the aforementioned attorneys are continuing their representation of Germanotta, withdrawal of Mr. Blum’s appearance and representation on behalf of Germanotta will not prejudice Germanotta. Upon withdrawal of Mr. Blum, five (5) attorneys will remain on record on behalf of Germanotta in this action. Case: 1:11-cv-05270 Document #: 131 Filed: 03/18/13 Page 1 of 3 PageID #:1943 4. There is no objection to this motion. WHEREFORE, Germanotta respectfully requests that this Court grant Mr. Blum leave to withdraw instanter his appearance and representation of Germanotta. Dated: March 18, 2013 /s/Catherine J. Spector Charles B. Ortner (admitted pro hac vice) Sandra A. Crawshaw-Sparks (admitted pro hac vice) Alexander Kaplan (admitted pro hac vice) PROSKAUER ROSE LLP Eleven Times Square New York, NY 10036 Tel: (212) 969-3000 cortner@proskauer.com scrawshaw@proskauer.com akaplan@proskauer.com Steven R. Gilford Catherine J. Spector PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 70 West Madison St., Suite 3800 Chicago, IL 60602 Tel: (312) 962-3550 sgilford@proskauer.com cspector@proskauer.com Attorneys for Stefani Joanne Germanotta Case: 1:11-cv-05270 Document #: 131 Filed: 03/18/13 Page 2 of 3 PageID #:1944 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of the foregoing document via the Court’s CM/ECF system on this 18th day of March, 2013. /s/ Catherine J. Spector Catherine J. Spector Case: 1:11-cv-05270 Document #: 131 Filed: 03/18/13 Page 3 of 3 PageID #:1945