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

Filing 256

MANDATE of USCA (Certified Copy) as to 137 Notice of Appeal, filed by Bob Kohn USCA Case Number 12-4017. Appellee United States of America moves to dismiss for lack of standing Appellants appeal from the district courts denial of his motion to intervene under Rule 24(b) of the Federal Rules of CivilProcedure. Upon due consideration, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion, construed as also requesting summary affirmance of the district courts judgment, is GRANTED. We may review a district court order denying permissive intervention as a final order. Ionian Shipping Co. v. British Law Ins. Co., 426 F.2d 186, 189 (2d Cir. 1970). However, assuming arguendo that Appellant hasstanding to appeal the denial of his motion to intervene, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying permissive intervention as Appellant did not satisfy the requirements of Rule 24(b). See H.L. Hayden Co. of N.Y., Inc. v. Siemens Med. Sys., Inc., 797 F.2d 85, 89 (2d Cir. 1986) (stating thatpermissive intervention pursuant to Rule 24(b) is discretionary with the trial court). Catherine O'Hagan Wolfe, Clerk USCA for the Second Circuit. Issued As Mandate: 5/17/2013. (tp)

Case: 12-4017

Document: 92

Page: 1

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MANDATE

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S.D.N.Y.
12-cv-2826
Cote, J.

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE

SECOND CIRCUIT

At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit, held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, at 40 Foley
Square, in the City of New York, on the 26th day of March, two thousand thirteen.
Present:
Richard C. Wesley,
Debra Ann Livingston,
Gerard E. Lynch,
Circuit Judges.

USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #: _________________
May 17, 2013
DATE FILED: _____________

Bob Kohn,
Appellant,
v.

12-4017

United States of America,
Plaintiff-Appellee,

Verlagsgruppe Georg Von Holtzbrinck GMBH,
Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC, DBA Macmillan,
The Penguin Group, A Division of Pearson PLC,
Penguin Group (USA), Inc., Hachette Book Group, Inc.,
HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C., Simon & Schuster, Inc.,
Defendants-Appellees,
Apple, Inc.,
Defendant.

MANDATE ISSUED ON 05/17/2013

Case: 12-4017

Document: 92

Page: 2

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Appellee United States of America moves to dismiss for lack of standing Appellant’s appeal from
the district court’s denial of his motion to intervene under Rule 24(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure. Upon due consideration, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion, construed as also
requesting summary affirmance of the district court’s judgment, is GRANTED. We may review a
district court order denying permissive intervention as a final order. Ionian Shipping Co. v. British
Law Ins. Co., 426 F.2d 186, 189 (2d Cir. 1970). However, assuming arguendo that Appellant has
standing to appeal the denial of his motion to intervene, the district court did not abuse its discretion
in denying permissive intervention as Appellant did not satisfy the requirements of Rule 24(b). See
H.L. Hayden Co. of N.Y., Inc. v. Siemens Med. Sys., Inc., 797 F.2d 85, 89 (2d Cir. 1986) (stating that
permissive intervention pursuant to Rule 24(b) “is discretionary with the trial court”).
FOR THE COURT:
Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe, Clerk

SAO-WSG

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