Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc

Filing 18

APPLICATION for attorney Mark C. Rifkin to Appear Pro Hac Vice(PHV Fee of $325 receipt number 0973-12457377 paid.) filed by plaintiff Rupa Marya. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Manifold, Betsy)

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Name and address:
Mark C. Rifkin
Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
270 Madison Avenue
NewYork,NY 10016

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
RUPA MARYA, et al.

CASE NUMBER
CV-13-04460-GHK (MRWx)
V.

Plaintiff(s)

WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC.,

Defendant(s).

APPLICATION OF NON-RESIDENT ATTORNEY
TO APPEAR IN A SPECIFIC CASE
PRO HAC VICE

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS
(1) Complete Section 1 of this Application, sign the certification in Section II, and have your designated Local
Counsel sign in Section III;
note that electronic signatures are not accepted. Space to supplement your responses is provided in Section IV. Attach
a Certificate
olGood Standing (issued within the last 30 days)from every state bar to which you are admitted. Scan the completed
and signed
Application, with attachment(s), to a single Portable Document Format (PDF)file.
(2) Have your Local Counsel c-file your Application, using the Court’s CM/ECF System, and submit
a Proposed Order (using Form G-64
ORDER, available from the Court’s website).
(3) Submit payment in the amount of $325 for each case in which you file an Application. Payment
may be submitted at the time of
c-filing through Pay.gov, or by delivering payment to the Clerk’s Office (Attn: Fiscal) with a copy of the c-filed
Application. If your
payment is not received within 5 days of the filing ofyourApplication, your Application may be rejected. You will
not be allowed to
participate as an attorney of record in this case until your payment is received.

SECTION I INFORMATION
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Rifkin,

Mark

C.

Applicant’s Name (Last Name, First Name & Middle Initial,,)
Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
Firm Name
270

Madison Avenue

212-545-4600

212-545-4653

Telephone Number

Fax Number

Street Address

New York, NY 10016
City, State, Zip Code

[e-mail]
E-Mail Address

I have been retained to represent the following parties:
Robert Siegel

1 Plaintiff

Rupa Marya

15

Plaintiff

F
F

Defendant
Defendant

F
F

Other:
Other:

Name(s) of Party(ies) Represented

List all courts to which you have been admitted and the current status of your membership:
Name of Court
Date of Admission
Active Member in Good Standing?
State of New York
9/7/2005
Yes
State of Pennsylvania

4/1 / 1986

Yes

State of New

10/29/1985

Yes

7/1/2003

(if not, please explain)

Yes

Jersey

Southern District of New
G-64 (06/13)

York

APPLICATION OF NON-RESIDENT ATTORNEY TO APPEAR IN A SPECIFIC CASE
PRO HAC VICE

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List all cases in which you have applied to this Court for pro hac vice status in the previous three years:
Case Number

fjjjeoAcion

Date of Application

Granted / Denied?

If any pro hac vice applications submitted within the past three (3) years have been denied by the Court, please explain:

Have you previously registered as a CM/ECF user in the Central District of California?
If yes, was your CM/ECF User account associated with the e-mail address provided above?

F Yes
F Yes

f No
F No:

Previous E-Mail Used (if applicable)
You must be registeredfor the Courts Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (“CM/ECF”) System to be admitted to practice pro hac
vice in this Court. Submission of this Application will constitute your registration (or re-registration) as a CM/ECF User. If the Court
signs an Order granting your Application, you will either be issued a new CM/ECF login and password, or the existing account you
identified above will be associated with your case. Pursuant to Local Rule 5-3.2.2, registering as a CM/ECF User is deemed consent, for
purposes of Fed. R. Civ, P. 5(b)(2)(’E), to electronic service of documents through the CM/ECF System. You have the right to withhold or
revoke your consent to electronic service at any time; simply complete and return a Central District Electronic Service Exemption Form
(Form G-05, available from the Court’s website). If the Court receives an Electronic Service Exemption Form from you, you will no
longer receive notice by e-mail when Court orders or other documents are filed in cases in which you are counsel of record instead,
copies ofsuch documents will be sent to you through the mail.
SECTION II- CERTIFICATION

I declare under penalty of perjury that:
(1) All of the above information is true and correct.
(2) I am not a resident of the State of California. I am not regularly employed in, or engaged in substantial business,
professional, or other activities in the State of California.
(3) 1 am not currently suspended from and have never been disbarred from practice in any court.
(4) I am familiar with the Court’s Local Civil and Criminal Rules, the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure,
and the Federal Rules of Evidence.
(5) I designate the attorney listed in Section III below, who is a member in good standing of the Bar of this Court and
maintains an office in the Central District of California for the practice of law, as local counsel pursuant to Local
Rule 83-2,1.3.4.

Dated

G—64 (06/13)

7fto(t3

Mark C. Rifkin

APPLICATION OF NON-RESIDENT ATTORNEY TO APPEAR IN A SPECIFIC CASE PRO HAC VICE

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SECTION UI DESIGNATION OF LOCAL COUNSEL
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Manifold, Betsy C.
Designee’s Name (Last Name, First Name & Middle Initial)

Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
Firm Name

619-234-4599

619-239-4599

Symphony Towers

Telephone Number

750 B Street, Suite 2770

[e-mail]

Street Address

E-Mail Address

San Diego, CA, 92101
City, State, Zip Code

182450

Fax Number

Designee’s California State Bar Number

I hereby consent to the foregoing designation as local counsel.
Dated

7/

/‘ oj,

Betsy C. Manifold
Designee’s Name (please type or print)

,

Designee’s SiAature

SECTION IV SUPPLEMENT ANSWERS HERE (ATTACH ADDITIONAL PAGES IF NECESSARY)
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Eastern District of New York, admitted 7/25/03. Active member in good standing.
District of New Jersey, admitted 4/2/1986. Active member in good standing.
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, admitted 10/31/85. Active member in good standing.
Western District of Pennsylvania, admitted 5/15/91. Active member in good standing.
Eastern District of Wisconsin, admitted 9/18/03. Active member in good standing.
Western District of Michigan, admitted 2/17/93. Active member in good standing.
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, admitted 1/26/200 1. Active member in good standing.
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, admitted 11/1/1985. Active member in good standing.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, admitted 2/22/1994. Active member in good standing.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, admitted 4/10/2007. Active member in good standing.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, admitted 4/17/2009. Active member in good standing.
United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, admitted 2/8/1994. Active member in good standing.
Supreme Court of the United States, admitted 9/8/1989. Active member in good standing.

G-64 (06113)

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