Rude Music Inc v. Newt 2012, Inc. et al

Filing 18

MOTION by Defendant American Conservative Union for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Receipt number 0752-6888083. (Kirby, Thomas)(Docket text modified by Clerk's Office.) Modified on 2/29/2012 (kj, ).

(Revised 12/11)

United States District Court Northern District of Illinois
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE
Case Title:

Plantiff(s)

Rude Music, Inc.
VS.
Newt 2012, Inc., Newt Gingrich, and American Conservative Union

Case Number: 12-CV-00640

I,

Defendant(s)

Judge: Matthew F. Kennelly

Thomas W. Kirby

hereby apply to the Court

under Local Rule 83.14 for permission to appear and participate in the above-entitled action on behalf of
American Conservative Union

by whom I have been retained.

I am a member in good standing and eligible to practice before the following courts:
Title of Court

DateAdmitted

U.S. Supreme Court

1980

Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia

1975

Court of Appeals of Maryland

1988

U.S. District Court and Court of Appeals for D.C.; most other U.S. Courts of Appeal

Various

I have currently, or within the year preceding the date of this application, made pro hac vice applications to this
Court in the following actions:
Date of Application
(Granted or Denied)*

Case Number

Case Title

10-CV-04383

Center for Individual Freedom v. Madigan

Granted

*If denied, please explain:
(Attach additional form if
necessary)
Pursuant to Local Rule 83.15(a), applicants who do not have an office within the Northern District of Illinois must designate, at the
time of filing their initial notice or pleading, a member of the bar of this Court having an office within this District upon who service of
papers may be made.
Has the applicant designated local counsel?

Yes



No

If you have not designated local counsel, Local Rule 83.15(b) provides that the designation must be made within thirty (30) days.

Has the applicant ever been:
censured, suspended, disbarred, or otherwise disciplined by any court?

Yes

No

or is the applicant currently the subject of an investigation of the
applicant’s professional conduct?

Yes

No

transferred to inactive status, voluntarily withdrawn, or resigned from the
bar of any court?

Yes

No

denied admission to the bar of any court?

Yes

No

held in contempt of court?

Yes

No

NOTE: If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, please attach a brief description of the incident(s) and the applicant’s current
status before any court, or any agency thereof, where disciplinary sanctions were imposed, or where an investigation or investigations
of the applicant’s conduct may have been instituted.
I have read the Rules of Professional Conduct for the Northern District of Illinois and the Standards for Professional Conduct within
the Seventh Federal Judicial Circuit, and will faithfully adhere to them. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct.
S/

Thomas W. Kirby

Date

Electronic Signature of Applicant
Last Name

Applicant’s Name
Applicant’s Law Firm

First Name

Thomas

Kirby

Middle Name/Initial

W.

Wiley Rein LLP
Street Address

Applicant’s Address

Room/Suite Number

1776 K Street NW
City

Washington

State

DC

ZIP Code

20006

Work Phone Number

202-719-7062

(The pro hac vice admission fee is $100.00 for cases filed before February 1, 2001, and $50.00 for cases filed on or after that
date, and shall be paid to the Clerk. No admission under Rule 83.14 is effective until such time as the fee has been paid.)

NOTE: Attorneys seeking to appear pro hac vice may wish to consider filing a petition for admission to the general bar of this Court. The
fee for admission to the General Bar is $176.00 The fee for pro hac vice admission is $100.00 for cases filed before February 1,
2001, and $50.00 for cases filed after that date. Admission to the general bar permits an attorney to practice before this Court.
Pro hac vice admission entitles an attorney to appear in a particular case only. Application for such admission must be made in
each case; and the admission fee must be paid in each case.