Wireless Ink Corporation v. Facebook, Inc. et al

Filing 35

MOTION for Elizabeth Stameshkin to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Facebook, Inc..(sjo)

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~ SDNY (Rev. I0/2006) Pro Hac Vice Motion to Admit Counsel ORIGINAL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK WIRELESS INK CORPORATION 11-CV-1751 (PKC) Plaintiff, MOTION TO ADMIT COUNSEL -against- PRO HAC VICE FACEBOOK, INC.; GOOGLE, INC.; YOUTUBE; INC.; YOUTUBE, LLC; and MYSPACE, INC. Defendants. PURSUANT TO RULE 1.3(c) of the Local Rules of the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, I, Arastu K. Chaudhury a member in good standing of the bar~f thi~.. = ~ (;zj Applicant's Name: Firm Name: Address: City/State/Zip: Phone Number: Fax Number: 9 J § 0 0 - Elizabeth Stameshkin Cooley LLP Five Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 (650) 843-5000 (650) 849-7400 .... ",() Court, hereby move for an Order allowing the admission pro hac vice of c..:·. c.:: '"!) C) ., w .-;t;_ ""'J . :~·'" _.\W... -.. :-< ., .....,,....... - ·-;'t .... .. ,.~ ~:1 ..,.; ''"'!- ···' "'1 (.,.,) C-1'1 -J -·\. Elizabeth Stameshkin is a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of California. There are no pending disciplinary proceeding against Elizabeth Stameshkin in any State or Federal court. Dated: 5/13/2011 City, State: New York, New York SONY Bar AC 0101 Firm Name: Cooley LLP Address: 1114 Avenue of the Americas City/State/Zip: New York, New York 10036-7798 Phone Number: (212) 479-6000 Fax Number:(212) 479-6275 SONY Form Web 10/2006 American LegaiNel, Inc. www.FormsWorldlow.com UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------- )( WIRELESS INK CORPORATION, 11-CV-1751 (PKC) Plaintiff, AFFIDAVIT OF ARASTU K. CHAUDHURY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO ADMIT COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE against FACEBOOK, INC.; GOOGLE, INC.; YOUTUBE; INC.; YOUTUBE, LLC; and MYSPACE, INC., Defendants. ------------------~------------------- State ofNew York County ofNew York ) ) ) )( ss: Arastu K. Chaudhury, being duly sworn, hereby deposes and says as follows: 1. I am an associate at Cooley LLP, counsel for defendant Facebook, Inc. in the above captioned case. I am familiar with the proceedings in this case. I make this statement based on my personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein and in support of Defendant Facebook, Inc.'s motion to admit Elizabeth Stameshkin as counsel pro hac vice to represent Facebook, Inc. in this matter. 2. I am a member in good standing of the bar of the State of New York, and was admitted to practice law on April 18, 2007. I am also admitted to the bar of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and am in good standing with this Court. 3. I have known Elizabeth Stameshkin since 2010. 4. Elizabeth Stameshkin is an associate at Cooley LLP in Palo Alto, California. 5. I have found Elizabeth Stameshkin to be a skilled attorney and a person of integrity. She is experienced in federal practice and is familiar with the Federal Rules of Procedure. 6. Accordingly, I am pleased to move the admission of Elizabeth Stameshkin, pro hac vice. 7. Elizabeth Stameshkin' s Certificate of Standing is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 8. I respectfully submit a proposed order granting the admission of Elizabeth Stameshkin,pro hac vice, which is attached hereto as Exhibit B. WHEREFORE it is respectfully requested that the motion to admit Elizabeth Stameshkin, pro hac vice, to represent defendants in the above captioned matter, be granted. Dated: May 13,2011 New York, New York Sworn to before me this 1.3_th day of May, 2011 Respectfully submitted, astu K. Chaudhury SDNY Bar Code AC 0101 Exhibit A THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA MEMBER SERVICES CENTER 180 HOWARD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94105-1617 TELEPHONE: 888-800-3400 CERTIFICATE OF STANDING May 2, 2011 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that according to the records of the State Bar, ELIZABETH LEE STAMESHKIN, #260865 was admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Supreme Court of California on December 5, 2008; and has been since that date, and is at date hereof, an ACTIVE member of the State Bar of California; and that no recommendation for discipline for professional or other misconduct has ever been made by the Board of Governors or a Disciplinary Board to the Supreme Court of the State of California. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA /( C/!b(fkr-Kath Lambert Custodian of Membership Records Exhibit B UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------- X WIRELESS INK CORPORATION, Plaintiff, 11-CV-1751 (PKC) against [PROPOSED] ORDER TO ADMIT COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE FACEBOOK, INC.; GOOGLE, INC.; YOUTUBE; INC.; YOUTUBE, LLC; and MYSP ACE, INC., Defendants. -------------------------------------- X Upon the motion of Arastu K. Chaudhury, an attorney for Defendant Facebook, Inc., and said sponsor attorney's affidavit in support; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Applicant's Name: Elizabeth Stameshkin Firm Name: CooleyLLP Address: Five Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real City/State/Zip: Palo Alto, CA 94306 Telephone/Fax: (650) 843-5000 Email Address: lstameshkin@cooley .com is admitted to practice pro hac vice as counsel for Defendant Facebook, Inc. in the above captioned case in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. All attorneys appearing before this Court are subject to the Local Rules of this Court, including the Rules governing discipline of attorneys. Counsel shall immediately apply for an ECF password at nysd.uscourts.gov. Counsel shall forward the pro hac vice fee to the Clerk of Court. Dated: New York, New York Judge P. Kevin Castel, United States District Court AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) ) ) ss.: HECTOR GONZALEZ being duly sworn, deposes and says that deponent is not a party to this action, is over 18 years of age and resides in the County of Kings and State of New York, and that on the 13th day of May, 2011 deponent served Defendant Facebook, Inc.'s Motion to Admit Elizabeth Stameshkin Pro Hac Vice with attached Affidavit of Arastu K. Chaudhury in Support of Motion to Admit Counsel Pro Hac Vice upon: Jeremy Pitcock The Pitcock Law Group 1501 Broadway, 12th Floor New York, NY 10036 jpitcock@pitcocklawgroup.com Steven M. Leiberman Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck 1425 K Street N.W. Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20005 slieberman@rothwellfigg.com Kevin X. McGann White & Case LLP (NY) 1155 Ave of the Americas New York, NY 10036 kmcgann@ny .whitecase.com achase@ny. whitecase.com by depositing a true copy of the aforesaid documents in a postpaid properly addressed envelope, which I deposited in an official depository under exclusive care and custody of the United States Postal Service within the State ofNew York. He Sworn to before me this day of May, 2011 J:i,t 1715448 v1/NY

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