Thaler v. Perlmutter, Notice of Filing Administrative Record

by Jenna Munnelly

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

STEPHEN THALER, an individual, Plaintiff, vs. SHIRA PERLMUTTER, in her official capacity as Register of Copyright and Director of the United States Copyright Office; and THE UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE, Defendants.

Civil Action No. 22-1564 (BAH) Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell

NOTICE OF FILING ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD

Pursuant to the Court’s October 12, 2022 Order, Defendants submit the following Administrative Record and certification of the Record.

Index of U.S. Copyright Office Administrative Record

Ex. No.	Title	Date	Description	Bates Range
Ex. A	Declaration of Mark Gray	11/3/2022	Certification of Administrative Record	N/A
Ex. B	“A Recent Entrance to Paradise” Application	11/3/2018	Copyright application	US_0000001–US_0000003
Ex. C	“A Recent Entrance to Paradise” Deposit	11/3/2018	Deposit submitted to Copyright Office	US_0000004
Ex. D	“A Recent Entrance to Paradise” Initial Refusal Letter	8/12/2019	Refusal Letter sent by Copyright Office	US_0000005–US_0000007
Ex. E	“A Recent Entrance to Paradise” First Reconsideration Request	9/23/2019[1]	First Request for Reconsideration submitted by applicant	US_0000008–US_0000018
Ex. F	“A Recent Entrance to Paradise” Refusal of First Request for Reconsideration	3/30/2020	Refusal Letter sent by Copyright Office	US_0000019–US_0000021
Ex. G	“A Recent Entrance to Paradise” Second Reconsideration Request	5/27/2020	Second Request for Reconsideration submitted by applicant	US_0000022–US_0000030
Ex. H	“A Recent Entrance to Paradise” Refusal of Second Request for Reconsideration	2/14/2022	Refusal letter sent by Copyright Office Review Board	US_0000031–US_0000037

Of Counsel: SCOTT D. BOLDEN Department of Justice

Respectfully submitted, BRIAN M. BOYTON Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General GARY L. HAUSKEN Director s/ Jenna Munnelly   JENNA MUNNELLY Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice Washington, DC 20530 Email: jenna.e.munnellyusdoj.gov Telephone:(202) 616-1061 Counsel for Defendants

Dated: November 8, 2022

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1. The top of the First Request for Reconsideration, US_0000009, is dated September 8, 2019, but the attorney’s signature block, US_0000016 has a date of September 23, 2019.