Free Motion to Substitute Attorney - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1 :05-cv—00272-GIVIS Document 50 Filed 10/09/2006 Page 1 of 2 )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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) Civ. Action No.:
Baker v. MBNA Corp., et al. )
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LEAD PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
APPROVAL OF SUBSTITUTION OF LEAD COUNSEL
Lead Plaintiff Activest Investmentgesellschaft mbH (°‘Activest"), through its undersigned
counsel, moves this Court, before the Honorable Gregory M. Sleet, United States District Judge,
for an Order substituting the law firm of Motley Rice LLC (°‘Motley Rice") for the law firm of
Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP ("Milberg Weiss"), which firm this Court previously
appointed as Lead Counsel on October 13, 2005, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §78u—4(a)(3)(B)(v).
Lead Plaintiff also seeks the approval of Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., as Liaison Counsel.
In support of the Motion, Lead Plaintiff Activest submits herewith its supporting
Memorandum of Law, [Proposed] Order, Declaration of James M. Evangelista, and Local Rule
_ 7.1.1 Certification. For all the reasons set forth in Activest’s Memorandum of Law, Activest
respectfully requests that the Court approve the substitution of the law firm of Motley Rice LLC
as Lead Counsel in this action by entering the attached Order, ;tgg@:r with such other and
further relief as the Court deems just and proper.
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Case 1:05-cv—OO272-G|\/IS Document 50 Filed 10/09/2006 Page 2 of 2
Dated: October 9, 2006 Respectfully submitted,
RIGRODSKY & LONG, P.
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Seth D. Rigrodsky (Bar No. 3147)
Brian D. Long (Bar No. 4347)
919 N. Market Street, Suite 980
Wilmington, DE 19801
Tel. (302) 295-5310
Fax: (302) 654-7530
Email: [email protected]
[Proposed] LIAJSON COUNSEL
( Stuart J. Guber
James M. Evangelista
V MOTLEY RICE LLC
600 West Peachtree Street, Suite 800
‘ Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Tel.: (404) 201-6900
Fax: (404) 201-6959
Email: jevangelista@,motle_3;rice.com
[email protected] ‘
[Proposed] LEAD COUNSEL
Deborah Sturman
STURMAN LLC
[ 112 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016-7416
Tel.: (646) 932-2940
Fax: (212) 273-4475
Email: sturman@,sturman.ch
ATTORNEYS FOR ACTIVEST INVESTMENT
GESELLSCHAFT MBH

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