Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson et al

Filing 27

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jennifer Stisa Granick by Zack Anderson, RJ Ryan, Alessandro Chiesa. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Berger, Emily)

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson et al

Doc. 27

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS Civil Action No. 08-11364-GAO MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Plaintiff, v. ZACK ANDERSON, RJ RYAN, ALESSANDRO CHIESA, and the MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Defendants.

MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE
Pursuant to Massachusetts Local Rule 83.5.3(b), Emily Berger, Esq., a member in good standing of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, moves for the admission of Jennifer Stisa Granick, a member of the Bar of the State of California, to this Court for the purpose of representing defendants in the above-captioned matter, and states as follows: 1. Jennifer Granick is counsel at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Her Her telephone

business address is 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110. number is [phone]. 2.

Jennifer Stisa Granick is a member in good standing of the Bar of the State

of California, as evidenced by the Certificate of Good Standing attached hereto as Exhibit A. There are no disciplinary proceedings pending against her as a member of the bar in any jurisdiction. See Affidavit of Jennifer Stisa Granick, attached hereto as Exhibit B. 3. Jennifer Stisa Granick is familiar with the applicable provisions of the 1

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Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 4. Emily Berger, a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, will continue to represent defendants if this motion is granted. 5. In accordance with this Court's fee schedule, a fifty dollar ($50) filing fee

will be paid for the admission of Jennifer Stisa Granick to this Court within 24 hours after this document is submitted electronically. 6. Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(a), Defendants have conferred with counsel for

the Plaintiff and he has no objection to granting this motion. WHEREFORE, the defendants respectfully request that Jennifer Stisa Granick be admitted to practice before this Court pro hac vice for the purpose of appearing as counsel for defendants in the above referenced proceeding in accordance with the Rules of this Court. DEFENDANTS ANDERSON, RYAN AND CHIESA By their attorneys, Dated: August 13, 2008 /s/ Emily A. Berger Emily A. Berger, BBO No. 650,841 [e-mail] Jennifer Stisa Granick, CA Bar No. 168423 [e-mail] Kurt Opsahl, CA Bar No. 191303 [e-mail] Marcia Hofmann, CA Bar No. 250087 [e-mail] ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION 454 Shotwell St. San Francisco, CA 94110 [phone] [phone] (fax)

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
In accordance with Local Rule 5.2(b), I, Emily Berger, hereby certify that this document filed through the ECF system on August 13, 2008 will be sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing.

/s/ Emily Berger Emily Berger, Esq.

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