UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

In re: MERVYN'S HOLDINGS, LLC, et al., Debtors.

Chapter 11 Civ. No.: 08-11586 (KG) Jointly Administered

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AND REQUEST FOR SPECIAL NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that CALIFORNIA SELF-INSURERS SECURITY FUND (the Fund) hereby requests that, pursuant to Rule 2002 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (Bankruptcy Rules), all notices given or required to be given to creditors, creditors holding 20 largest claims, any creditors committee or other committee, or any other parties in interest, including, without limitation, notices given pursuant to Bankruptcy Rules 2002(a), (b), (c), and (f), whether sent by the Court, the Debtor, any trustee, or any other party in this case, and all papers served or required to be served in connection with any such matter, be served at the following address and that, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2002(g), the following addresses be added to the Courts master mailing list: Louis J. Cisz, III THELEN LLP 101 Second Street, Suite 1800 San Francisco, California 94105-3601 PH: 415-371-1200 FAX: 415-371-1211

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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the undersigned counsel hereby appears as counsel of record to the Fund in the above-captioned case, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9010(b).

Dated: September 19, 2008 THELEN LLP

By /s/ Louis J. Cisz, III_________________________ Louis J. Cisz, III Attorneys for CALIFORNIA SELF-INSURERS SECURITY FUND THELEN LLP 101 Second Street, Suite 1800 San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel. 415.371.1200 Fax 415.371.1211

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