Case 1:18-cv-02921-JMF Document 618 Filed 07/08/19 Page 1 of 2

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

STATE OF NEW YORK, et al.,

No. 18-cv-2921
Plaintiffs,

v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, et al.,

Hon. Jesse M. Furman
United States District Judge
NOTICE OF MOTION TO
WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL

Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that going forward Defendants the United States Department of
Commerce, Secretary Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., the Bureau of the Census, and Steven Dillingham,
Director of the U.S. Census Bureau will be represented in this matter by different counsel from the
Department of Justice. Because the Civil Division has been involved in litigating this case to date
and new attorneys from the Civil Division will be entering their appearances, Defendants do not
expect that withdrawal of current counsel will cause any disruption in this matter.
Accordingly, pursuant to Local Rule 1.4, Defendants respectfully request that the Court
order the withdrawal of the following counsel and no longer send them docketing notifications via
the ECF system: Kate Bailey, James Burnham, Garrett Coyle, Stephen Ehrlich, Carol Federighi,
Joshua Gardner, John Griffiths, Martin Tomlinson, and Carlotta Wells. Defendants also ask that the
Court’s Order approve the withdrawal of Brett Shumate and Alice LaCour. Mr. Shumate no longer
works at the Department of Justice, and Ms. LaCour no longer is with the Department’s Civil
Division.
None of the withdrawing counsel are retaining or charging a lien.

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Dated: July 8, 2019

Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH H. HUNT
Assistant Attorney General
DAVID M. MORRELL
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
/s/ Christopher A. Bates
CHRISTOPHER A. BATES
GLENN M. GIRDHARRY
COLIN A. KISOR
CHRISTOPHER R. REIMER
DANIEL A. SCHIFFER
Attorneys
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 3141
Washington, DC 20530
Tel.: (202) 514-3301
Email: christopher.a.bates@usdoj.gov
Counsel for Defendants

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