Straight Path IP Group, Inc. v. Avaya Inc

Filing 19

ORDER DENYING PRO HAC VICE APPLICATIONS OF ATTORNEYS CHRISTOPHER O. GREEN AND NOAH GRAUBART by Judge Alsup denying 17 Motion for Pro Hac Vice; denying 18 Motion for Pro Hac Vice. (whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/19/2016)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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STRAIGHT PATH IP GROUP, INC.,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiffs,
v.
AVAYA INC.,
Defendants.
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No. C 16-03459 WHA

ORDER DENYING PRO
HAC VICE APPLICATIONS
OF ATTORNEYS CHRISTOPHER
O. GREEN AND NOAH
GRAUBART

The pro hac vice applications of Attorney Christopher O. Green (Dkt. No. 17) and Noah

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Graubart (Dkt. No. 18) are DENIED for failing to comply with Local Rule 11-3. The local rule

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requires that an applicant certify that “he or she is an active member in good standing of the bar

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of a United States Court or of the highest court of another State or the District of Columbia,

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specifying such bar” (emphasis added). Filling out the pro hac vice form from the district court

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website such that it only identifies the state of bar membership — such as “the bar of Georgia”

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— is inadequate under the local rule because it fails to identify a specific court. While the

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application fee does not need to be paid again, the application cannot be processed until a

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corrected form is submitted.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: July 19, 2016.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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