Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al v. Tenenbaum

Filing 65

MOTION requesting leave for Attorney Julie A. Ahrens to enter an appearance filed by Amicus Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation in 10-1883, 10-1947, 10-2052. Certificate of service dated 03/28/2011. [10-1883, 10-1947, 10-2052] (JAA)

Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al v. Tenenbaum

Doc. 65

NOS. 10-1883, 10-1947, 10-2052 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a Delaware General Partnership; WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC., a Delaware Corporation; ARISTA RECORDS, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware Corporation; UNITED STATES, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff, v. JOEL TENENBAUM, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE NOTICE OF APPEARANCE Amicus Curiae the Electronic Frontier Foundation ("EFF") respectfully requests leave of the Court to accept the filing of a notice of appearance by its counsel, Julie Ahrens, beyond the deadline set by Local Rule 12.0. By letter dated March 25, 2011, Defendant-Appellee notified this Court that he will divide his oral argument time and allow Amicus EFF four minutes of oral argument. EFF requests permission to file the attached notice of appearance form so that Ms. Ahrens may present EFF's oral argument on April 4, 2011.

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Counsel for EFF contacted counsel of record for all parties by email on March 25, 2011, requesting consent to this motion. As of this filing, DefendantAppellee and Counsel for the United States have consented, and PlaintiffsAppellants have not responded. Ms. Ahrens will file the attached notice of appearance and designation of attorney presenting oral argument immediately upon receiving leave to do so. Dated: March 28, 2011 By: /s/ Julie Ahrens Michael Barclay Corynne McSherry Electronic Frontier Foundation 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco, CA 94110 [phone] x138 [e-mail] Jason M. Schultz Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic UC Berkeley School of Law 215 Boalt Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 [phone] [e-mail] Anthony T. Falzone Julie A. Ahrens Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305 [phone] [e-mail]
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on March 28, 2011, I caused the foregoing Motion for Leave to File Notice of Appearance to be electronically filed with the Court. As all counsel are registered with the Court's Electronic Case Filing System, the electronic filing of these documents constitutes service upon them under the Court's Administrative Order Regarding Electronic Case Filing (September 14, 2009). Dated: March 28, 2011 By: /s/ Julie Ahrens Michael Barclay Corynne McSherry Electronic Frontier Foundation 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco, CA 94110 [phone] x138 [e-mail] Jason M. Schultz Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic UC Berkeley School of Law 215 Boalt Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 [phone] [e-mail] Anthony T. Falzone Julie A. Ahrens Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305 [phone] [e-mail] Attorneys for Amicus Curiae

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