In Re: Zimmer Nexgen Knee Implant Products Liability Litigation

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 50, receipt number 0752-6312800.

N.D. Ill.August 24, 2011

(Revised 06/08) United States District Court Northern District of Illinois MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE Case Title: Plantiff(s) VS. Defendant(s) Case Number: Judge: hereby apply to the Court under Local Rule 83.14 for permission to appear and participate in the above-entitled action on behalf of by whom I have been retained. I am a member in good standing and eligible to practice before the following courts: Title of Court Date Admitted I have currently, or within the year preceding the date of this application, made pro hac vice applications to this Court in the following actions: Date of Application Case Number Case Title (Granted or Denied)* *If denied, please explain: (Attach additional form if necessary) Pursuant to Local Rule 83.15(a), applicants who do not have an office within the Northern District of Illinois must designate, at the time of filing their initial notice or pleading, a member of the bar of this Court having an office within this District upon who service of papers may be made. Has the applicant designated local counsel? Yes C No If you have not designated local counsel, Local Rule 83.15(b) provides that the designation must be made within thirty (30) days. Case: 1:11-cv-05468 Document #: 6 Filed: 08/24/11 Page 1 of 3 PageID #:120 Has the applicant ever been: censured, suspended, disbarred, or otherwise disciplined by any court? or is the applicant currently the subject of an investigation of the applicant's professional conduct? Yes C No r Yes C No C transferred to inactive status, voluntarily withdrawn, or resigned from the bar of nay court? Yes C. No C denied admission to the bar of any court? Yes No held in contempt of court? Yes C No C NOTE: If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, please attach a brief description of the incident(s) and the applicants current status before any court, or any agency thereof, where disciplinary sanctions were imposed, or where an investigation or investigations of the applicants conduct may have been instituted. I have read the Rules of Professional Conduct for the Northern District of Illinois, effective November 12, 1991 (Local Rules 83.50 through 83.58), and the Standards for Professional Conduct within the Seventh Federal Judicial Circuit, effective December 15, 1992, and will faithfully adhere to them. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. S/ Date Electronic Signature of Applicant Applicants Name Applicants Law Firm Last Name First Name Middle Name/Initial Applicants Address Street Address Room/Suite Number City State ZIP Code Work Phone Number (The pro hac vice admission fee is $100.00 for cases filed before February 1, 2001, and $50.00 for cases filed on or after that date, and shall be paid to the Clerk. No admission under Rule 83.14 is effective until such time as the fee has been paid.) NOTE: Attorneys seeking to appear pro hac vice may wish to consider filing a petition for admission to the general bar of the Court. The fee for admission to the General Bar is $150.00 The fee for pro hac vice admission is $100.00 for cases filed before February 1, 2001, and $50.00 for cases filed on or after that date. Admission to the general bar permits an attorney to practice before this Court. Pro hac vice admission entitles an attorney to appear in a particular case only. Application for such admission must be made in each case; and the admission fee must be paid in each case. Case: 1:11-cv-05468 Document #: 6 Filed: 08/24/11 Page 2 of 3 PageID #:121 Zimmer, Inc. Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products, Inc. Wilson/Phillips Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Zimmer Wilson/Phillips Orthopaedic Technologies, LLC, d/b/a Zimmer Tri State (incorrectly named as (1) Zimmer Tri-State d/b/a Tri-State Orthopaedic, (2) Zimmer Tri-State d/b/a Zimmer, Inc., and/or (3) Zimmer Tri-State d/b/a Tri-State Orthopedic) K. Michael Melia d/b/a Zimmer Melia & Associates, Inc. (incorrectly named as Zimmer Melia & Associates, Inc.) Zimmer Orthobiologics, Inc. Zimmer Surgical, Inc. Zimmer US, Inc. Case: 1:11-cv-05468 Document #: 6 Filed: 08/24/11 Page 3 of 3 PageID #:122