The Authors Guild et al v. Google Inc.

Filing 240

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Thomas Cort Rubin on behalf of Microsoft Corporation (Rubin, Thomas)

The Author's Guild et al v. Google Inc.

Doc. 240

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------x The Authors Guild, Inc., Association of American : Publishers, Inc., Associational Plaintiffs, and : : Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman, : Paul Dickson, Joseph Goulden, The McGraw-Hill : Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Penguin : Group (USA) Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., and : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., individually and on : behalf of all others similarly situated, : : Plaintiffs, : : v. : : Google Inc., : : Defendant. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------x

Case No. 05 CV 8136 (DC)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AND INTENT TO APPEAR AT THE OCTOBER 7, 2009 FAIRNESS HEARING

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AND INTENT TO APPEAR Please enter my appearance as counsel of record for Author and Publisher Sub-Class member Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft"). Please take notice that Microsoft intends to appear at the Fairness Hearing in the abovecaptioned action, currently scheduled for October 7, 2009, to object to the Proposed Settlement. Microsoft will appear through its attorneys Thomas C. Rubin, Charles B. Casper and R. Montgomery Donaldson. Applications to appear pro hac vice will be filed for Mr. Casper and Mr. Donaldson. I certify that I am admitted to practice in this Court.

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Respectfully submitted, Date: September 3, 2009 MICROSOFT CORPORATION By: /s/ Thomas C. Rubin Thomas C. Rubin (TR8845) Chief Counsel for Intellectual Property Strategy Law and Corporate Affairs One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 [phone] [e-mail]

MONTGOMERY, McCRACKEN, WALKER & RHOADS, LLP Charles B. Casper (Application pro hac vice to be submitted) 123 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19109 [phone] [e-mail] R. Montgomery Donaldson (Application pro hac vice to be submitted) 1105 N. Market Street Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801 [phone] [e-mail] Counsel for Microsoft Corporation

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Thomas C. Rubin, hereby certify that on this 3rd day of September 2009, I caused to be served by electronic notification through the CM/ECF system a copy of the foregoing Notice of Appearance and Intent to Appear at the October 7, 2009 Fairness Hearing on the following individuals:

Michael J. Boni, Esquire Joanne Zack, Esquire Joshua Snyder, Esquire Boni & Zack LLC 15 St. Asaphs Road Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 [e-mail] Counsel for the Author Sub-Class Jeffrey P. Cunard, Esquire Bruce P. Keller, Esquire Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 [e-mail] Counsel for the Publisher Sub-Class Daralyn J. Durie, Esquire Joseph C. Gratz, Esquire Durie Tangri LLP 332 Pine Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 [e-mail] Counsel for Google Inc.

/s/ Thomas C. Rubin