Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association et al v. Monsanto Company et al

MOTION for Carolyn Jacobs Chachkin to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document

S.D.N.Y.June 22, 2011

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ORGANIC SEED GROWERS AND TRADE ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 11-CV-2163 (NRB) MONSANTO COMPANY AND MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, ) MOTION TO ADMIT COUNSEL ) PROHACVICE ) Defendants ) --------------------------- (.)' c N N' -r·,, PURSUANT TO RULE 1.3(c) ofthe Local Rules ofthe United States Distri~Co~s f~t . .. c:. s:- :?'~t:~ the Southern and Eastern Districts ofNew York, I, Rachel L. Weiner, a member in good st&mdirrg ,, of the bar of this Court, hereby move for an Order allowing the admission pro fiac vice of: Applicant's Name: Firm Name: Address: City/State: Phone No.: Fax No.: Email: Carolyn Jacobs Chachkin Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 663-6023 (202) 663-6363 carolyn.chachkin@wilmerhale.com Carolyn Jacobs Chachkin is an active member in good standing for the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. There are no pending disciplinary proceedings against Carolyn Jacobs Chachkin in any State or Federal Court. DATED: --=-lo-'-( _2 \-4-\ ,___\ _ R~~ R~chel L. Weiner WILMERHALE LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20006 202-663-6068 Rachel. weiner@wilmerhale.com Counsel for Movants Monsanto Company and Monsanto Technology LLC - 2 - UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ORGANIC SEED GROWERS AND TRADE ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MONSANTO COMPANY AND MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, Defendants ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 11-CV-2163 (NRB) ) ) ) DECLARATION OF ) RACHEL L. WEINER IN SUPPORT ) OF MOTION TO ADMIT COUNSEL ) PROHACVICE I, Rachel L. Weiner, declare under penalty of perjury, as follows: 1. I am an Associate of the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP ("Wilmer Hale"), counsel for Movants Monsanto Company and Monsanto Technology LLC in this action. I make this statement based on my personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein and in support of the motion to admit Carolyn Jacobs Chachkin as counsel pro hac vice to represent Monsanto Company and Monsanto Technology LLC in this matter. 2. I am a member in good standing of the bars of the State ofNew York, the State of New Jersey, and the District of Columbia. I am also admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the United States District Court for the District ofNew Jersey, and am in good standing with these Courts. 3. Mrs. Chachkin is a Senior Associate of the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. 4. Mrs. Chachkin is, in my judgment, a skilled attorney and a person of integrity. She is fully familiar with Federal practice and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 5. Accordingly, I move for the admission of Carolyn Jacobs Chachkin,pro hac vice. A proposed order granting the admission of Carolyn Jacobs Chachkin, pro hac vice, is attached hereto. WHEREFORE it is respectfully requested that this Court grant the motion to admit Carolyn Jacobs Chachkin,pro hac vice, to represent Defendants Monsanto Company and Monsanto Technology LLC in the above-captioned matter. DATED: _(2=+~~.:::.........!.~ )1---il-=-\ __ _ Respectfully Submitted, !?uJJJ~ Rachel L. Weiner (SDNY RW0414) WILMERHALE LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 (202)-663-6068 rachel. weiner@wilmerhale. com Counsel for Movants Monsanto Company and Monsanto Technology LLC - 2- ~ istrid of Qlolumhia Qlourt of J\ppcals @ommit±c:e on J\bmissions 430 ~ ~tree±, ~·~· - ~oom 123 ~asfrmgton, ~· QI. 20001 202 1 szg_ 2no I, JULIO A. CASTILLO, Clerk of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, do hereby certify that CAROLYN J. CHACHKIN was on the day of JULY, 2007 ------------------------------------------ duly qualified and admitted as an attorney and counselor and entitled to practice before this Court and is, on the date indicated below, an active member in good standing of this Bar. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of this Court at the City of Washington, D.C., on June 20, 2011. JULIO A. CASTILLO Clerk of the Court By: -·- ~upreme QCourt of f)enngplbania CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING Carolyn Jacobs Chachkin, Esq. DATE OF ADMISSION October 19, 2006 The above named attorney was duly admitted to the bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is now a qualified member in good standing. ·witness my hand and official seal Dated: June 20, 2011 ~~ Chief Clerk UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ORGANIC SEED GROWERS AND TRADE ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, V. MONSANTO COMPANY AND MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 11-CV-2163 (NRB) ) ) ) ) [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR ) ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE ) ON WRITTEN MOTION Defendants ) ---------------------------- Upon the Motion of Rachel L. Weiner, attorney for movant Monsanto Company and Monsanto Technology LLC, and the sponsor attorney's declaration in support, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Applicant's Name: Firm Name: Address: City/State: Phone No.: Fax No.: Email: Carolyn Jacobs Chachk:in Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 663-6023 (202) 663-6363 carolyn. chachk:in@wilmerhale. com is admitted to practice pro hac vice as counsel for movant Monsanto Company and Monsanto Technology LLC in the above-captioned case in the United States District Court for the Southern District ofNew York. All attorneys appearing before this Court are subject to the Local Rules of this Court, including the Rules governing discipline of attorneys. Counsel shall immediately apply for an ECF password at nysd.uscourts.gov. DATED: New York, New York United States District Judge CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the zzst day of June, 2011, a copy of the foregoing Motion to Admit Counsel Pro Hac Vice was filed with the Clerk of the Court. The foregoing was also served on counsel, indicated below, by placing the same in First Class Mail, addressed as follows: Daniel Ben Ravicher Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 55 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003