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

Filing 83

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - MOTION for Leave to File Responses to DOJ's 7/23/12 Response to Public Comments and 8/3/12 Motion to Enter Proposed Final Judgment. Document filed by American Booksellers Association, Inc., Barnes & Noble, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Declaration of David N. Wynn with exhibits, # 2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Wynn, David) Modified on 8/1/2012 (db).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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

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Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE
TO SERVE AS AMICI CURIAE
American Booksellers Association (“ABA”) and Barnes & Noble, Inc. (“Barnes &
Noble”), having filed a Motion for Leave to File Amici Curiae Responses to the U.S. Department
of Justice (“DOJ”) Tunney Act Filings; and
Upon consideration of any responses or opposition thereto;
NOW, upon reading the Motion and for good cause shown, IT IS
ORDERED, that ABA and Barnes & Noble may participate as Amici Curiae in the
Tunney Act proceedings to evaluate the public interest of the DOJ’s Motion for Entry of
Proposed Final Judgment; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Clerk of the Court is hereby directed to accept
from Amici Curiae ABA and Barnes & Noble, not later than August 15, 2012, a response of not

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more than 10 pages to DOJ’s Response to Comments and a response of not more than 5 pages to
DOJ’s Motion for Entry of Proposed Final Judgment; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Clerk of the Court is hereby directed to provide
notice to counsel for Amici Curiae ABA and Barnes & Noble of the date of any hearing
scheduled on DOJ’s Motion for Entry of Proposed Final Judgment so that Amici Curiae may
participate in and offer oral argument at that hearing.

SIGNED this ___ day of ______________, 2012.

___________________________________
THE HONORABLE DENISE L. COTE

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