Free Notice of Voluntary Dismissal - District Court of California - California

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SUSAN G. KUPFER (#141724) GLANCY BINKOW & GOLDBERG LLP One Embarcadero Center, Suite 760 San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: (415) 972-8160 Facsimile: (415) 972-8166 Email: [email protected] MICHAEL GOLDBERG (#188669) GLANCY BINKOW & GOLDBERG LLP 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 311 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Telephone: (310) 201-9150 Facsimile: (310) 201-9160 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Jerry L. Weeks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION JERRY L. WEEKS, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. WACHOVIA CORPORATION; G. KENNEDY THOMPSON; THOMAS J. WURTZ, and DONALD K. TRUSLOW, Defendants. Hon. Jeffrey S. White NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i) Civil Action No. 08 CV 3808 (JSW) CLASS ACTION

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Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1), Plaintiff voluntarily dismisses the above-captioned action without prejudice.1 An action substantially similar to this action, captioned Lipetz v. Wachovia Corp., 08 Civ. 6171 (S.D.N.Y. filed July 7, 2008), is pending in the Southern District of New York. Defendants have not answered the complaint or filed a motion for summary judgment

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Since no class has been certified in this case, no court approval for dismissal is required. 5-23 Moore's Federal Practice - Civil § 23.160 ("The court's powers and obligations to review and approve settlements or dismissals apply only to classes that have been certified."). Rule 23(e) was amended in 2003 and now reads, in pertinent part, "the court must approve any settlement, voluntary dismissal, or compromise of the claims, issues, or defenses of a certified class." Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(1)(A) (emphasis added). The Advisory Committee Notes to the amendment confirm this change to the Rule: "Rule 23(e)(1)(A) resolves the ambiguity in former Rule 23(e)'s reference to dismissal or compromise of `a class action.' The new rule requires approval only if the claims, issues, or defenses of a certified class are resolved by a settlement, voluntary dismissal, or compromise." Advisory Committee Notes to 2003 Amendment to Rule 23 (emphasis added).
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in this action. Dated: August 13, 2008 By: GLANCY BINKOW & GOLDBERG LLP /s/ Michael Goldberg Michael Goldberg (#188669) 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 311 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Telephone: (310) 201-9150 Facsimile: (310) 201-9160 Email: [email protected] Susan G. Kupfer (#141724) One Embarcadero Center, Suite 760 San Francisco, CA 94111 Tel: (415) 972 - 8160 Fax: (415) 972 - 8166 E-mail: [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Jerry L. Weeks

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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PROOF OF SERVICE BY ELECTRONIC POSTING PURSUANT TO NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LOCAL RULES AND ECF GENERAL ORDER NO. 45 AND BY MAIL ON ALL KNOWN NON-REGISTERED PARTIES

I, the undersigned, say: I am a citizen of the United States and am employed in the office of a member of the Bar of this Court. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within action. My business address is 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 311, Los Angeles, California 90067. On August 13, 2008, I served the following by posting such documents electronically to the ECF website of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California: 1. NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i) on all ECF-registered parties in the action and, upon all others not so-registered but instead listed below, by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid in the United States mail at Los Angeles, California. They are: SEE SERVICE LIST Executed on August 13, 2008, at Los Angeles, California.

S/Daniel C. Rann Daniel C. Rann

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Alan I. Ellman Labaton Sucharow LLP 140 Broadway New York , NY 10005 (212) 907-0877 Fax: (212) 883-7077 Email: [email protected] Andrei V. Rado Labaton SucharowLLP 140 Broadway New York , NY 10005 212-907-0700 Email: [email protected] Christopher J. Keller Labaton Sucharow LLP 140 Broadway New York , NY 10005 212-907-0700 Fax: 212-883-7053 Email: [email protected] Joseph J. Tabacco , Jr. Ira M. Press Kirby McInerney, LLP 825 Third Ave, 16th Floor New York, NY 10022 Telephone: (212) 317-2300 Ext. 213 Facsimile: (212) 751-2540 FOR PLAINTIFFS

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Nicole Catherine Lavallee Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo 425 California Street Suite 2100 San Francisco , CA 94010 415-433-3200 Fax: 415-433-6382 Email: [email protected]

Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo 425 California Street Suite 2100 San Francisco , CA 94010 415-433-3200 Fax: 415-433-6382 Email: [email protected] Julie Juhyun Bai Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo 425 California Street Suite 2100 San Francisco , CA 94010 415-433-3200 x241 Fax: 415-433-6382 Email: [email protected] FOR DEFENDANTS MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP By: /s/ Robert L. Dell Angelo ROBERT L. DELL ANGELO Marc T.G. Dworsky 355 South Grand Avenue, 35th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560 Telephone: (213) 683-9540 Facsimile: (213) 683-4040

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