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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

SISVEL INTERNATIONAL S.A., 3G 

LICENSING S.A., and SISVEL S.p.A., 

Plaintiffs 

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v. 

HMD AMERICA, INC., and HMD GLOBAL 

OY, 

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NO. 1:20-CV-22051-DPG 

Defendants. §

MOTION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE FOR SHYAMKRISHNA PALAIYANUR, 

CONSENT TO DESIGNATION, AND REQUEST TO 

ELECTRONICALLY RECEIVE NOTICES OF ELECTRONIC FILING 

In accordance with Local Rules 4(b) of the Rules Governing the Admission, Practice, Peer 

Review, and Discipline of Attorneys of the United States District Court for the Southern District 

of Florida, the undersigned respectfully moves for the admission pro hac vice of Shyamkrishna 

Palaiyanur of the law firm of Perkins Coie, 500 W. 2nd Street, Suite 1900, Austin Texas 78701; 

Telephone (737) 256-6114, for purposes of appearance as co-counsel on behalf of Defendants 

HMD AMERICA, INC. and HMD GLOBAL OY in the above-styled case only, and pursuant to 

Rule 2B of the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures, to permit Shyamkrishna Palaiyanur to receive 

electronic filings in this case, and in support thereof states as follows: 

1. Shyamkrishna Palaiyanur is not admitted to practice in the Southern District of 

Florida and is a member in good standing of the State Bars of Texas and New York. 

2. Movant, Joseph W. Bain, Esquire, of the law firm of Shutts & Bowen LLP, 525 

Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1100, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, Telephone 561-835-8500, 

is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar and the United States District Court for the 

Southern District of Florida and is authorized to file through the Court’s electronic filing system. 

Movant consents to be designated as a member of the Bar of this Court with whom the Court and 

opposing counsel may readily communicate regarding the conduct of the case, upon whom filings 

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shall be served, who shall be required to electronically file and serve all documents and things that 

may be filed and served electronically, and who shall be responsible for filing and serving 

documents in compliance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. See Section 2B of the 

CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. 

3. In accordance with the local rules of this Court, Shyamkrishna Palaiyanur has made 

payment of this Court’s $200.00 admission fee. A certification in accordance with Rule 4(b) is 

attached hereto. 

4. Shyamkrishna Palaiyanur, by and through designated counsel and pursuant to 

Section 2B CM/ECF Administrative Procedures, hereby requests the Court to provide Notice of 

Electronic Filings to Shyamkrishna Palaiyanur at email address: SPalaiyanur@perkinscoie.com. 

WHEREFORE, Joseph W. Bain, moves this Court to enter an Order for Shyamkrishna 

Palaiyanur, to appear before this Court on behalf of Defendants HMD AMERICA, INC. and HMD 

GLOBAL OY, for all purposes relating to the proceedings in the above-styled matter and directing 

the Clerk to provide notice of electronic filings to Shyamkrishna Palaiyanur. 

Date: November 24, 2020 Respectfully submitted, 

 /s/ Joseph W. Bain 

JOSEPH W. BAIN, ESQ. 

Florida Bar No. 860360 

Email: jbain@shutts.com 

SHUTTS & BOWEN LLP

1100 CityPlace Tower 

525 Okeechobee Boulevard 

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 

Telephone: (561) 835-8500 

Facsimile: (561) 650-8530 

Attorneys for Defendants 

HMD America, Inc. and HMD Global OY 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 24th day of November 2020, I electronically filed the 

foregoing with the Clerk of Court by using the CM/ECF system, which will automatically send 

email notification of such filing to all counsel of record. 

 /s/ Joseph W. Bain 

JOSEPH W. BAIN, ESQ.

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