Unites States of America v. Apple, Inc. et al

Filing 214

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - MOTION to File Amicus Brief. Document filed by Bob Kohn. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Memorandum in Support of Motion for Amicus, # 2 Exhibit Proposed Amicus Brief)(Brower, Steven) Modified on 4/30/2013 (db).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff,
v.
APPLE, INC.,
HACHETTE BOOK GROUP, INC.,
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, L.L.C.
VERLAGSGRUPPE GEORG VON
HOLTZBRINK PUBLISHERS, LLC
d/b/a MACMILLAN,
THE PENGUIN GROUP,
A DIVISION OF PEARSON PLC,
PENGUIN GROUP (USA), INC. and
SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC.,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No.12-CV-2826 (DLC)

MOTION OF AMICUS CURIAE BOB KOHN
FOR LEAVE TO FILE A 5-PAGE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF
SOLELY TO REPLY TO GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
TO THE PROPOSED FINAL JUDGMENT WITH THE PENGUIN DEFENDANTS

Amicus Curiae Bob Kohn, through his pro bono counsel, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Sec.
16(f)(3), hereby moves for leave to file an amicus curiae brief for the sole purpose of
commenting on the Department of Justice’s response to public comments (“Government
Response to Comments”) to the proposed Final Judgment with respect to the Penguin defendants
(“Penguin Settlement”), which was filed with the Court on April 5, 2013.

The grounds for this motion, as more fully set forth in the accompanying Memorandum
of Points and Authorities, are that Kohn’s comments would be helpful to the Court in evaluating
the Penguin Settlement.
WHEREFORE, this motion should be granted and Kohn should be authorized to file, pursuant to
15 U.S.C. 16(f)(3), the proposed brief amicus curiae accompanying this motion.

Dated: April 29, 2012

Respectfully submitted,

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BOB KOHN
California Bar No. 100793
140 E. 28th St.
New York, NY 10016
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eMail: [e-mail]

/s/ Steven Brower
By: _______________________
STEVEN BROWER [PRO HAC]
California Bar No. 93568
BUCHALTER NEMER
18400 Von Karman Ave., Suite 800
Irvine, California 92612-0514
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Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Pro Bono Counsel to Bob Kohn