CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. et al v. TRUMP et al

Filing 5

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Jonathan L. Backer, :Firm- Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, :Address- 600 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001. Phone No. - 202-662-9042. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-5788455. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Geltzer, Joshua)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. and ABILIO
JAMES ACOSTA,
Plaintiffs,
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as
President of the United States; JOHN F. KELLY,
in his official capacity as Chief of Staff to the
President of the United States; WILLIAM
SHINE, in his official capacity as Deputy Chief
of Staff to the President of the United States;
SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS, in her official
capacity as Press Secretary to the President of the
United States; the UNITED STATES SECRET
SERVICE; RANDOLPH ALLES,
in his official capacity as Director of the
United States Secret Service; and JOHN
DOE, Secret Service Agent, in his official
capacity,

Case No. 1:18-cv-02610-TJK

Defendants.

MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF JONATHAN L. BACKER

I, Joshua A. Geltzer, hereby move pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.2(d) for the pro
hac vice admission of Jonathan L. Backer to the bar of this Court to act as co-counsel in this
action.
Jonathan L. Backer is a member in good standing of the New York bar. On the basis
of the foregoing and the attached declaration, it is respectfully requested that this Court admit
Jonathan L. Backer pro hac vice for the purpose of appearing and participating as co-counsel
on behalf of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press as amicus curiae in this action.

Dated: November 13, 2018

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Joshua A. Geltzer
JOSHUA A. GELTZER (D.C. Bar
No. 1018768)
Counsel of Record for Amicus Curiae
JONATHAN L. BACKER*
MARY B. MCCORD
INSTITUTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone:
202.661.6728
[e-mail]

BRUCE D. BROWN
KATIE TOWNSEND
GABRIEL ROTTMAN
REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
1156 15th Street Nw, Ste. 1020
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone:
202.795.9300
[e-mail]
Counsel for Amicus Curiae

* pro hac vice motion pending

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on November 13, 2018, I filed this Motion with the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia using the CM/ECF system, which will cause it to be
served on all counsel of record.

Dated: November 13, 2018

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Joshua A. Geltzer
JOSHUA A. GELTZER (D.C. Bar
No. 1018768)
INSTITUTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]