{"id":"court_ctb_1653_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1653,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2023-04-10","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT :","summary_zh":"临时出庭许可申请（Pro Hac Vice）—— Ho Wan Kwok 破产案（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo），CTB 22-50073 ECF #1653（2023-04-10立案）。律师 Dylan P. Kletter 代表债务人郭文贵申请准许 Brown Rudnick LLP 的 Stephen R. Cook 临时出庭，担任其因纽约南区联邦刑事起诉相关事宜的特别刑事辩护律师。","summary_en":"Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073 ECF #1653 (filed 2023-04-10). Attorney Dylan P. Kletter moves the court to admit Stephen R. Cook of Brown Rudnick LLP pro hac vice to represent debtor Ho Wan Kwok as special criminal defense counsel in connection with his SDNY criminal indictment.","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 R. COOK 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 R. Cook 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 R. Cook, which is annexed hereto as Exhibit A, and is made a part hereof, the undersigned represents as follows:\n\n1. Stephen R. Cook (\"Mr. Cook\") is an attorney in the law firm of Brown Rudnick LLP, with an office located at 2211 Michelson Drive 7th Floor Irvine, CA 92612. Mr. Cook is a member in good standing of the bars of the State of California and of the District of Columbia. There are no disciplinary proceedings pending against Mr. Cook a in any jurisdiction.\n\n 2. Mr. Cook has not been disciplined or denied admission by this Court or any other Court in any jurisdiction.\n\n 3. Mr. Cook 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. Cook, 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 with various federal crimes.<sup>1</sup>\n\n 5. The Affidavit of Stephen R. Cook 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. Cook 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. Cook's admission pro hac vice is tendered herewith.\n\n WHEREFORE, the undersigned respectfully requests that this Court grant Stephen R. Cook 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（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）\n\n债务人。\n\n关于： 第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）， 案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n准许 STEPHEN R. COOK 临时出庭（PRO HAC VICE）的动议\n\n根据 D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d)，下述签署人系本法院信誉良好的执业律师，且已在本案中出庭，特此申请准许 Brown Rudnick LLP（布朗鲁德尼克律师事务所）的 Stephen R. Cook 临时出庭，其权限仅限于作为特别（刑事辩护）律师在本案中代表个人债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（下称“个人债务人”）。根据 D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d)，并依据随附于此作为附件 A 且构成本动议一部分的 Stephen R. Cook 的宣誓书，下述签署人陈述如下：\n\n1. Stephen R. Cook（“Cook 先生”）系 Brown Rudnick LLP 律师事务所的执业律师，其办公地址位于 2211 Michelson Drive 7th Floor Irvine, CA 92612。Cook 先生系加利福尼亚州和哥伦比亚特区律师协会信誉良好的会员。在任何司法管辖区均无针对 Cook 先生的未结纪律程序。\n\n2. Cook 先生未曾受到本法院或任何其他司法管辖区的法院的纪律处分，亦未被拒绝执业准入。\n\n3. Cook 先生熟悉《联邦破产诉讼程序规则》、《美国康涅狄格区破产法院地方规则》以及《康涅狄格州职业操守规则》。\n\n4. Cook 先生作为 Brown Rudnick LLP 的合伙人，已被聘请为个人债务人的律师，负责处理其在 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York（美国纽约南区联邦地区法院）因多项联邦犯罪而被提起公诉的相关事宜。1\n\n5. 《Stephen R. Cook 支持准许律师临时出庭之动议的宣誓书》作为附件 A 随附于此。\n\n6. 本动议系及时提出，无需修改任何排期命令或任何长期命令所设定的截止日期。Cook 先生已向其主要办事处所在州的律师协会申请信誉良好证明，一旦有关主管机构提供，将另行提交至本法院。根据地方规则第 83.1(d)(3) 条之规定，Cook 先生临时出庭所需的 $75.00 费用已随本动议一并支付。\n\n为此，下述签署人谨请求本法院准许 Stephen R. Cook 在本案中临时出庭。\n\n日期：2023年4月10日 谨此提交，\n\n/s/ Dylan P. Kletter Dylan P. Kletter (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\n债务人之特别（刑事辩护）律师\n\n1 参见正在美国纽约南区联邦地区法院审理的 United States v. Ho Wan Kwok et al. 案，案号为 S1 23 Cr. 118 (AT)。\n送达证明\n\n本人特此证明，于2023年4月10日，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。本归档通知将通过本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。当事人可通过本法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本次归档文件。\n\n/s/ Dylan P. Kletter","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":579,"status":"published","published_at":"2023-04-10 00:00:00","created_at":"2023-04-10","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:19:28"}