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`EXHIBIT A
`EXHIBIT A
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`Case 1:19-cv-11586-FDS Document 256-1 Filed 12/10/21 Page 2 of 3
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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`PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA, LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`FITBIT LLC,
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`Defendant.
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`C.A. No. 1:19-cv-11586-FDS
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`CERTIFICATION FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE BEFORE
`THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
`MASSACHUSETTS PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 83.5.3
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`I, Henry L. Ard, certify as follows:
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`I am a member of the law firm Desmarais LLP and maintain my principal office
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`in the firm’s New York office, which is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York,
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`10169, telephone number (212) 351-3400.
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`I submit this Certification in support of the motion for admission before this Court
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`to represent the Defendant Fitbit LLC, pro hac vice.
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`I am an active member in good standing of the Bar of the State of New York and
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`a member in good standing in every jurisdiction listed below in which I have been admitted.
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`State/Circuit Court; Date of Admission
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`New York State Bar – 12/12/2019
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`There are no disciplinary proceedings against me as a member of the bar in any
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`jurisdiction.
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`I am familiar with the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the
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`District of Massachusetts.
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`Dated: December 10, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Henry L. Ard
`Henry L. Ard
`NY Registration No. 5726799
`DESMARAIS LLP
`230 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10169
`(212) 351-3400
`hard@desmaraisllp.com
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`Attorneys for Fitbit LLC
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