{"id":"court_ctb_1652_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1652,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2023-04-10","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT :","summary_zh":"申请准许 Stephen A. Best 特准出庭动议—— Ho Wan Kwok 破产案（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo），CTB 22-50073 ECF #1652（2023-04-10立案）。本地律师 Dylan P. Kletter 代表债务人申请准许 Brown Rudnick 律所的 Stephen A. Best 以特准律师（pro hac vice）身份出庭，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 的特别刑事辩护律师，理由涉及债务人在纽约南区联邦地区法院面临的刑事指控（案号 S1 23 Cr. 118 (AT)）。","summary_en":"Motion to permit Stephen A. Best to appear pro hac vice — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073 ECF #1652 (filed April 10, 2023). Local counsel Dylan P. Kletter moved to admit attorney Stephen A. Best of Brown Rudnick LLP pro hac vice to represent debtor Ho Wan Kwok as special criminal defense counsel, referencing the debtor's criminal indictment in SDNY case S1 23 Cr. 118 (AT).","body_en":"## UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT\n\n:\n\n:\n\n : : Debtor. : :\n\nIn re: : Chapter 11\n\nHO WAN KWOK, : Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n## MOTION TO PERMIT STEPHEN A. BEST TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE\n\nPursuant to D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d), the undersigned, a member in good standing of the bar of this Court and having entered an appearance in this matter, hereby moves for the admission pro hac vice of Stephen A. Best of Brown Rudnick LLP for the limited purpose of representing the individual debtor, Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Individual Debtor\"), as his special (criminal defense) counsel in this case. In accordance with D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d), and based on the Affidavit of Stephen A. Best, which is annexed hereto as Exhibit A, and is made a part hereof, the undersigned represents as follows:\n\n1. Stephen A. Best (\"Mr. Best\") is an attorney in the law firm of Brown Rudnick LLP, with an office located at 601 Thirteenth Street NW Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20005. Mr. Best is a member in good standing of the bars of the state of Virginia and the District of Columbia. There are no disciplinary proceedings pending against Mr. Best in any jurisdiction.\n\n 2. Mr. Best has not been disciplined or denied admission by this Court or any other Court in any jurisdiction.\n\n 3. Mr. Best is familiar with the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the Local Rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct.\n\n 4. Mr. Best, as a partner at Brown Rudnick LLP, has been retained as the Individual Debtor's counsel in connection with his indictment in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging various federal crimes.<sup>1</sup>\n\n 5. The Affidavit of Stephen A. Best in Support of this Motion to Permit Counsel to Appear Pro Hac Vice is attached as Exhibit A.\n\n 6. The Motion is made promptly and it does not require modification of any scheduling order or the deadlines established by any standing order. Mr. Best has requested, and will submit separately to this Court once provided by requisite authorities, a certificate of good standing from the bar of the state in which he has his primary office. The \\$75.00 fee required by Local Rule 83.1(d)(3) for Mr. Best's admission pro hac vice is tendered herewith.\n\n WHEREFORE, the undersigned respectfully requests that this Court grant Stephen A. Best permission to appear pro hac vice in this matter.\n\nDated: April 10, 2023 Respectfully submitted,\n\n/s/ Dylan P. Kletter Dylan P. Kletter (ct28197) BROWN RUDNICK LLP 185 Asylum Street, 38th Floor Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Tel: (860) 509-6500 Fax: (860) 509-6501 Email: dkletter@brownrudnick.com\n\nSPECIAL (CRIMINAL DEFENSE) COUNSEL FOR DEBTOR\n\n<sup>1</sup> See United States v. Ho Wan Kwok et al., Case Number S1 23 Cr. 118 (AT), pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.\n\n## CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE\n\nI hereby certify that on April 10, 2023, a copy of the foregoing was filed electronically and served by mail on anyone unable to accept electronic filing. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system or by mail to any parties unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF System.\n\n/s/ Dylan P. Kletter","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（康涅狄格区美国破产法院）\n债务人。\n关于：第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n准许 STEPHEN A. BEST 特别出庭的动议\n\n根据 D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d)，下述签署人系本法院具有良好执业资格的律师协会成员且已就本案出庭，特此申请准许 Brown Rudnick LLP（布朗·拉德尼克律师事务所）的 Stephen A. Best（斯蒂芬·A·贝斯特）特别出庭，目的仅限于在本案中作为个人债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（下称“个人债务人”）的特别（刑事辩护）律师代表其出庭。根据 D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d)，并依据随附于此作为附件 A 构成其组成部分的 Stephen A. Best 宣誓书，下述签署人陈述如下：\n\n1. Stephen A. Best（“Best 律师”）系 Brown Rudnick LLP 律师事务所的执业律师，其办公地址位于 601 Thirteenth Street NW Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20005。Best 律师是弗吉尼亚州及哥伦比亚特区律师协会具有良好执业资格的成员。在任何司法管辖区内均无针对 Best 律师的待决惩戒程序。\n\n2. Best 律师从未受到本法院或任何司法管辖区内任何其他法院的纪律处分，亦未被拒绝执业准入。\n\n3. Best 律师熟悉《联邦破产程序规则》、康涅狄格区美国破产法院《本地规则》以及《康涅狄格州职业操守规则》。\n\n4. Best 律师作为 Brown Rudnick LLP 的合伙人，已被聘请为个人债务人的代理律师，处理其在 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York（纽约南区美国联邦地区法院）被控犯有多项联邦罪名的起诉书相关事宜。1\n\n5. 《支持准许律师特别出庭动议之 Stephen A. Best 宣誓书》作为附件 A 附后。\n\n6. 本动议系及时提出，且不需要修改任何排期裁定或任何常规裁定所确立的截止期限。Best 律师已申请其主要执业机构所在州的律师协会出具良好执业证明，一旦相关主管机构提供，将另行向本法院提交。根据本地规则 83.1(d)(3) 之规定，Best 律师申请特别出庭所需的 75.00 美元费用已随本动议一并缴付。\n\n据此，下述签署人谨请本法院准许 Stephen A. Best 在本案中特别出庭。\n\n日期：April 10, 2023 谨此提交，\n\n/s/ Dylan P. Kletter Dylan P. Kletter（迪伦·P·克莱特） (ct28197) BROWN RUDNICK LLP 185 Asylum Street, 38th Floor Hartford, Connecticut 06103 电话：(860) 509-6500 传真：(860) 509-6501 电子邮件：dkletter@brownrudnick.com\n债务人之特别（刑事辩护）律师\n\n1 参见 United States v. Ho Wan Kwok et al.，案号 S1 23 Cr. 118 (AT)，现待决于纽约南区美国联邦地区法院。\n\n送达证明\n\n本人特此证明，于 April 10, 2023，前述文件的副本已通过电子方式归档，并通过邮寄方式送达给任何无法接收电子归档的人员。本归档通知将通过法院电子归档系统的运行以电子邮件形式发送给所有当事人，或按照《电子归档通知》所示通过邮寄方式发送给任何无法接收电子归档的当事人。各方当事人均可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本次归档内容。\n\n/s/ Dylan P. Kletter","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":578,"status":"published","published_at":"2023-04-10 00:00:00","created_at":"2023-04-10","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:19:40"}