Arista Records LLC et al v. Lime Wire LLC et al

Filing 165

MOTION to Strike Plaintiffs' Exhibits Filed as Part of Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' MSJ and Defendants' Motion to Strike. Document filed by M.J.G. Lime Wire Family Limited Partnership, Lime Wire LLC, Lime Group LLC, Mark Gorton.(Baker, Charles)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ARISTA RECORDS LLC; ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION; BMG MUSIC; CAPITOL RECORDS, INC.; ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.; INTERSCOPE RECORDS; LAFACE RECORDS LLC; MOTOWN RECORD COMPANY, L.P.; PRIORITY RECORDS LLC; SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; UMG RECORDINGS, INC.; VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, INC.; and WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC., Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendants, v. LIME GROUP LLC; LIME WIRE LLC; MARK GORTON; and GREG BILDSON, and M.J.G. LIME WIRE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Defendants.

ECF Case 06 CV. 5936 (GEL) NOTICE OF DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE DECLARATIONS OF THOMAS SEHESTED, ANDREW KEMPE, AND KATHERYN COGGON FOR PLAINTIFFS' FAILURE TO DISCLOSE FACTUAL WITNESSES Oral Argument Requested

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendants Lime Wire Group LLC, Lime Wire LLC, Mark Gorton, and M.J.G. Lime Wire Family Limited Partnership (collectively "Defendants"), by their undersigned counsel, hereby request that this Court, before the Hon. Gerard E. Lynch, at the United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, Courtroom 6B, New York, New York, grant this Motion to Exclude the Declarations of Thomas Sehested, Andrew Kempe, and Katheryn Coggon For Plaintiffs' Failure to Disclose Factual Witnesses. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in support of this motion, Defendants rely upon the accompanying Memorandum of Law.

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Dated: November 7, 2008. Respectfully Submitted, Of counsel: Lauren E. Handler SDNY (LEH 6908) PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN, P.C. 100 Southgate Parkway P.O. Box 1997 Morristown, NJ 07962-1997 [phone] (Facsimile) [phone] (Telephone) [e-mail] ____/s/__________________ Charles S. Baker (CB1365) Joseph D. Cohen (JC3017) Susan K. Hellinger (SH8148) PORTER & HEDGES, LLP 1000 Main Street, 36th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 [phone] (Telephone) [phone] (Facsimile) [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that the foregoing pleading was filed by means of the Court's ECF system on November 7, 2008. Accordingly, it is assumed that all counsel of record received notice of this filing from the ECF system. Lead counsel, listed below, will also receive a courtesy copy via email. Katherine B. Forrest Teena-Ann V. Sankoorikal Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP Worldwide Plaza 825 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10019-7475 [phone] [phone] (fax) Karyn A. Temple Recording Industry Association of America 1025 F Street, NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20004 [phone] [phone] (fax)

____________/s/________________ Charles S. Baker

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