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

Filing 17

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

Doc. 17

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 NOTICE OF DEFENDANT ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. JOINING MOTION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND PARTICIPATE PRO HAC VICE

Defendant Electronic Arts Inc. hereby files notice that it joins the Motion for Permission to Appear and Participate Pro Hac Vice previously filed by Defendants Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. and Viacom International Inc. (D.E. 11), for the admission of Mark A. Samuels, Robert M. Schwartz, and William J. Charron pro hac vice. A revised proposed order is submitted herewith.

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Dated: April 18, 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., Viacom International Inc. (erroneously named in the Complaint as "MTV Networks"), and Electronic Arts Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 18th day of April 2008, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing: NOTICE OF DEFENDANT ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. JOINING MOTION 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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