The Facebook, Inc. v. Connectu, Inc et al

Filing 638

Declaration of Evan A. Parke in Support of 637 Response to Order to Show Cause by ConnectU and the ConnectU Founders Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss, and Divya Narendra filed byConnectU LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J, # 11 Exhibit K, # 12 Exhibit L, # 13 Exhibit M, # 14 Exhibit N)(Related document(s) 637 ) (Holtzman, Steven) (Filed on 10/13/2008)

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ___________________ No. 08-16745 ___________________ CONNECTU, INC., et al., Defendants--Appellants, v. THE FACEBOOK, INC., et al., Plaintiffs--Appellees. ___________________ DECLARATION OF SEAN F. O'SHEA IN SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MOTION TO STAY EXECUTION OF DISTRICT COURT'S JULY 2, 2008, JUDGMENT AS AMENDED BY ORDER OF AUGUST 8, 2008 Steven C. Holtzman Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900 Oakland, CA 94612 David A. Barrett Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP 575 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10022 D. Michael Underhill Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP 5301 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20015 Attorneys for Defendant and Appellant ConnectU, Inc. Sean F. O'Shea O'Shea Partners LLP 90 Park Avenue, 20th Floor New York, NY 10016 Attorneys for Nominal Defendants and Appellants Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss, and Divya Narendra

I, Sean F. O'Shea, declare as follows: 1. I am a partner with the law firm of O'Shea Partners LLP, counsel

for Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss, Divya Narendra (the "Founders") and ConnectU, Inc. ("ConnectU"). I am licensed to practice law in New York and Illinois. I am also admitted to various federal courts including the Courts of Appeals for the Second and Seventh Circuits; and the District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. I appeared in the case below per an order of the district court granting my application to appear pro hac vice. I intend to file an application for admission to the Bar of this Court. Unless otherwise noted, I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in this Declaration. 2. On August 6, 2008, I appeared at a hearing before Judge Ware

related to the Founders' Motion to Intervene and ConnectU's Motion to Stay Execution of the July 2, 2008 Judgment. At the August 6, 2008 hearing, on behalf of the Founders, I joined in ConnectU's Motion to Stay. 3. On August 8, 2008, the district court denied the Motion for a Stay

for the reasons set forth in the Declaration of D. Michael Underhill in support of the instant Motion for a Stay. The district court denied the Founders' motion to intervene on the grounds that intervention was unnecessary as the Founders were "nominal defendants" in the ancillary proceeding that resulted in the lower court's July 2, 2008 Judgment, and therefore had a right to appeal that Judgment.
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4.

The district court's August 8 Order states, as a reason for denying

the stay, that "ConnectU admits that it will pursue other litigations with respect to its former counsel to this case and incur liabilities to its lawyers." 5. As I clarified to Judge Ware at the August 6 hearing, there is no

pending malpractice action by ConnectU or the Founders with respect to their former counsel, Quinn Emanuel. Quinn Emanuel, in fact, commenced an

arbitration against ConnectU and its shareholders to collect Quinn Emanuel's fee. The Founders and ConnectU commenced a special proceeding in New York State Supreme Court seeking only to stay that arbitration. New York Supreme Court Justice Richard Lowe granted a temporary stay of the arbitration pending a decision on the motion for a permanent stay. 6. ConnectU and the Founders may bring a malpractice action against The legal fees and costs associated with such a

their former counsel.

malpractice claim will not be paid by ConnectU. I have confirmed with one of the ConnectU shareholders, Howard Winklevoss, that he--not ConnectU--will bear those fees and costs. 7. In its August 8, 2008 Order, the district court granted the Founders

additional time to notice an appeal of the July 2, 2008 Judgment. 8. On August 11, 2008, the Founders will Notice their Appeal of the

July 2, 2008 Judgment and the August 8, 2008 Order. 9. The Founders join in ConnectU's Emergency Motion to Stay the
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Execution of the District Court's July 2, 2008 Judgment, as Amended by its Order on August 8, 2008. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Executed this 11th day of August, 2008.

/s/ Sean F. O'Shea Sean F. O'Shea

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