Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University et al v. Trump et al

Filing 18

MOTION for Tassity S. Johnson to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. (Attachments: #1 Declaration in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, #2 Certificate of Good Standing (Connecticut), #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Johnson, Tassity)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
KNIGHT FIRST AMENDMENT INSTITUTE
AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; REBECCA
BUCKWALTER; PHILIP COHEN; HOLLY
FIGUEROA; EUGENE GU; BRANDON
NEELY; JOSEPH PAPP; and NICHOLAS
PAPPAS,
Plaintiffs,

Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-05205-NRB

DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF
MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO
HAC VICE

v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United
States; SEAN M. SPICER, White House Press
Secretary; DANIEL SCAVINO, White House
Director of Social Media and Assistant to the
President,
Defendants.

TASSITY S. JOHNSON, being duly sworn deposes and states as follows:
1.

The undersigned is an associate at the law firm of Jenner & Block, LLP, 1099

New York Avenue, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20001.
2.

The undersigned submits this declaration in support of her motion for admission

to appear as counsel pro hac vice for Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University,
et al., in the above-captioned matter.
3.

As shown in the attached certificate of good standing, the undersigned is a

member in good standing of the bar of the State of Connecticut.
4.

The undersigned has never been convicted of a felony.

5.

The undersigned has never been censured, suspended, disbarred, or denied

admission or readmission by any court.

6.

No disciplinary proceedings are pending or proposed against the undersigned in

any jurisdiction.
7.

The undersigned respectfully requests that she be admitted to practice before this

Court in the above-mentioned case.

I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that
the foregoing is true and correct.

Dated: August 8, 2017

Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Tassity S. Johnson
.
Tassity S. Johnson
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
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