Gibson Guitar Corporation v. Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. et al

Filing 11

Gibson Guitar Corporation v. Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. et al

Doc. 11

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION

GIBSON GUITAR CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. HARMONIX MUSIC SYSTEMS, INC., MTV NETWORKS, and ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., Defendants.

Civil Action No. 3:08-0294 United States District Judge Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr. United States Magistrate Judge E. Clifton Knowles Jury Demand MOTION OF DEFENDANTS HARMONIX MUSIC SYSTEMS, INC. AND VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. (ERRONEOUSLY NAMED IN THE COMPLAINT AS "MTV NETWORKS") FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND PARTICIPATE PRO HAC VICE

The undersigned counsel, Aubrey B. Harwell, III, a member in good standing of the bar of this Court, hereby moves for an Order pursuant to Local Rule 83.01(d) granting the admission of Mark A. Samuels, Robert M. Schwartz, and William J. Charron pro hac

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vice to appear and participate in the above-captioned matter as counsel for Defendants Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. and Viacom International Inc. These three lawyers are members in good standing of the bar of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, as evidenced by the original certificates of good standing attached hereto. A proposed Order is submitted with this Motion.

Dated: April 14, 2008

Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Aubrey B. Harwell, III Aubrey B. Harwell, III

WILLIAM T. RAMSEY AUBREY B. HARWELL, III NEAL & HARWELL, PLC Suite 2000, One Nashville Place 150 4th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37219-2498 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. and Viacom International Inc. (erroneously named in the Complaint as "MTV Networks")

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 14th day of April 2008, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing: MOTION OF DEFENDANTS HARMONIX MUSIC SYSTEMS, INC. AND VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. (ERRONEOUSLY NAMED IN THE COMPLAINT AS "MTV NETWORKS") FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND PARTICIPATE PRO HAC VICE to be served via the Court's electronic filing system upon the following counsel of record for plaintiff: Douglas R. Pierce, Esq. KING & BALLOW 315 Union Street, Suite 1100 Nashville, TN 37201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Matthew W. Siegal, Esq. Richard Eskew, Esq. Jason M. Sobel, Esq. STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP 180 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038-4982 Telephone: [phone]

/s/ Aubrey B. Harwell, III Aubrey B. Harwell, III

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