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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

WARNER RECORDS, INC., et al.,

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ALTICE USA, INC., et al.,

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:23-cv-00576-JRG-RSP

ALTICE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR REQUEST FOR ORAL HEARING ON 

ALTICE’S PENDING DISCOVERY MOTIONS (DOCS. 74, 85, 86)

Defendants Altice USA, Inc. and CSC Holdings, LLC (collectively, “Altice”) file this 

Unopposed Motion for an Oral Hearing Regarding Altice’s Pending Discovery Motions (Docs. 

74, 85, 86) (“Altice’s Pending Discovery Motions”). Altice’s Pending Discovery Motions were 

filed in September and have been fully briefed since October 25, 2024. While the parties have met 

and conferred on the motions, discovery on the issues for which the parties are at an impasse 

remain outstanding. The deadline for fact discovery is March 19, 2025, and the parties are poised 

to begin depositions moving into the new year. 

Accordingly, Altice respectfully requests that the Court set a hearing on Altice’s Pending 

Discovery Motions, which include: 

• Doc. 74 – Defendants’ Motion to Compel Documents Relevant to Key Statutory 

Damages Factors

• Doc. 85 – Defendants’ Motion to Compel Information Regarding Plaintiffs’ 

Purported Evidence of Direct Infringement

• Doc. 86 –Defendants’ Motion to Compel Plaintiffs’ Interrogatory Responses

Plaintiffs do not oppose to the extent a hearing is set after the first week of January and the Court 

believes a hearing is warranted. A proposed order is submitted herewith.

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Dated: December 11, 2024 Respectfully submitted,

 By: /s/ Michael S. Elkin with permission 

 Claire Henry

Claire Henry

State Bar No.: 24053603

WARD, SMITH & HILL, PLLC

1507 Bill Owens Parkway

Longview, TX 75604

(903) 757-2323

claire@wsfirm.com

Thomas M. Melsheimer

State Bar No.: 13922550

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900

Dallas, TX 75201

(314) 453-6500

Sean H. Suber*

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

35 W. Wacker Dr.

Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 558-5600

Clement S. Roberts*

ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

405 Howard Street

San Francisco, CA 94015

(415) 773-5700

Michael S. Elkin* 

Krishnan Padmanabhan* 

Sean R. Anderson*

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

200 Park Avenue 

New York, NY 10166

(212) 294-6700

melkin@winston.com

Jennifer A. Golinveaux* 

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

101 California Street, 35th Floor

San Francisco, CA 9411

(415) 591-1506

Diana Leiden*

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

333 South Grand Avenue, 38th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(213) 615-1700

Christopher J. Cariello* 

ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

51 West 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019

(212) 506-5000

Mark S. Puzella*

David Hosp*

Sheryl Garko*

Laura Najemy*

ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

222 Berkely Street, Suite 2000

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 880-1801

Attorneys for Defendants Altice USA, Inc. and CSC Holdings, LLC

*Pro Hac Vice

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that all counsel of record who are deemed to have 

consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court’s 

CM/ECF system pursuant to Local Rule CV-5(a)(3) on December 11, 2024

/s/ Claire Abernathy Henry

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

The parties have met and conferred regarding the relief sought in this motion. Plaintiffs do 

not oppose Defendants’ motion.

/s/ Claire Abernathy Henry

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