The Authors Guild v. Google, Inc.

Filing 2

LETTER, dated 06/14/2012, on behalf of Petitioner Google, Inc., RECEIVED. Service date 06/14/2012 by 3rd party.[638403] [12-2402] [Entered: 06/15/2012 02:12 PM]

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Seth P. Waxman
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June 14,2012
By Hand and Electronic Mail
The Hon. Catherine O'Hagan Wolfe
Clerk of Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Thurgood Marshall Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Re:

The Authors Guild, et al. v. Google Inc., No.1 :05-cv-08136-DC (S.D.N.Y.)

Dear Ms. Wolfe:
This finn represents Defendant-Petitioner Google Inc. in the above action, currently
pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Enclosed please find a petition pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) for
pennission to appeal an order ofthe qistrict court certifying a class. Pursuant to the Federal
Rules of Appellate Procedure and the Local Rules of the Second Circuit, we enclose one original
and three copies of the petition and an appendix for filing. We have also enclosed a Fonn T1080 Motion Infonnation Statement.
If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Enclosures
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Joanne E. Zack
Daralyn J. Durie
Joseph C. Gratz

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