Righthaven LLC v. Democratic Underground, LLC et al

Filing 160

NOTICE OF APPEAL as to 157 Order on Motion to Intervene by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. Filing fee $ 455, receipt number 0978-2119710. E-mail notice (NEF) sent to the US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. (Mangano, Shawn)

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SHAWN A. MANGANO, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 6730
[e-mail]
SHAWN A. MANGANO, LTD.
9960 West Cheyenne Avenue, Suite 170
Las Vegas, Nevada 89129-7701
[phone] – telephone
[phone] – facsimile
DALE M. CENDALI, ESQ. (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Righthaven LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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RIGHTHAVEN LLC, a Nevada limitedliability company,

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RIGHTHAVEN LLC’S NOTICE OF
APPEAL OF ORDER DENYING
MOTION TO INTERVENE AS A
MATTER OF RIGHT TO THE UNITED
STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
NINTH CIRCUIT

Plaintiff,

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Case No.: 2:10-cv-01356-RLH-GWF

v.
DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND, LLC, a
District of Columbia limited-liability
company; and DAVID ALLEN, an individual,

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Defendants.

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DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND, LLC, a
District of Columbia limited-liability
company,
Counterclaimant,

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v.
RIGHTHAVEN LLC, a Nevada limitedliability company; and STEPHENS MEDIA
LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company,
Counterdefendants.

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NOTICE is hereby given that Plaintiff Righthaven LLC (“Righthaven”), hereby appeals

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the August 24, 2011 Order denying its application to intervene as a matter of right (the “Order”,

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Doc. # 157) to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Ninth Circuit”).

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The Order denying Righthaven’s Application to Intervene as a Matter of Right is immediately

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appealable to the Ninth Circuit See Stringfellow v. Concerned Neighbors in Action, 480 U.S.

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370, 377-78 (1987).

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Righthaven’s appeal in this action includes, the Order (Doc. # 157), the associated

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briefing by the parties in connection with Righthaven’s Application to Intervene as a Matter of

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Right (Doc. ## 120-121, 134, 140, 150-151, and 155), the Amicus Curiae Citizens Against

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Litigation Abuse, Inc. Brief (#132) that was considered by the Court, the June 14, 2011 Order

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dismissing Righthaven’s Complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction (Doc. # 116), all of

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which will, to the extent required, will be separately designated as part of the record on appeal by

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Righthaven.

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Dated this 16th day of September, 2011.

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SHAWN A. MANGANO, LTD.

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By: /s/ Shawn A. Mangano
SHAWN A. MANGANO, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 6730
[e-mail]
9960 West Cheyenne Avenue, Suite 170
Las Vegas, Nevada 89129-7701
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
DALE M. CENDALI, ESQ. (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Righthaven LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(b), I hereby certify that I on this 16th day of
September, 2011, I caused the foregoing document to be served by the Court’s CM/ECF system.

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By: /s/ Shawn A. Mangano
SHAWN A. MANGANO, ESQ.

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