Opinion
1:22-cv-05023-JPC
12-01-2022
RADIO MUSIC LICENSE COMMITTEE, INC., Petitioner, v. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS; and BROADCAST MUSIC, INC., Respondents.
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP Jay Cohen Attorneys for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP Jay Cohen Attorneys for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
NOTICE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL
JOHNP. CRONAN, United States District Judge
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, upon my annexed declaration, and subject to the approval of the Court, Eric Alan Stone hereby withdraws as counsel for Respondent the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (“ASCAP”) and shall be removed from the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) notification list in the above-captioned matter. I am a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and will continue to represent ASCAP in this proceeding.
SO ORDERED:
DECLARATION OF JAY COHEN
I, Jay Cohen, declare and state as follows:
1. I am a partner at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (“Paul, Weiss”), counsel for Respondent the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (“ASCAP”). I submit this declaration in compliance with Local Rule 1.4 to notify the Court that Eric Alan Stone is withdrawing as counsel for ASCAP because he left the employ of Paul, Weiss.
2. I will continue to represent ASCAP in this proceeding.
3. Mr. Stone's withdrawal will not delay the matter or prejudice any party.
4. Mr. Stone is not asserting a retaining or charging lien. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.