{"id":"court_ctb_4354_1","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":4354,"sub_number":1,"doc_type":"DECLARATION","filed_date":null,"title":"Exhibit A IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **Exhibit A**\n\n## **IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n: : : : : : :\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK,\n\nDebtor.\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nApril 17, 2025\n\n## **DECLARATION OF MICHAEL DORE IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE**\n\nI, Michael Dore, being over the age of eighteen years and believing in the sanctity of an oath, do hereby depose and say the following of which I have personal knowledge:\n\n1. I submit this declaration in support of the motion for my admission as a visiting attorney as counsel on behalf of Brown Rudnick LLP (\"Brown Rudnick\"), an interested party in the above captioned matter. I am fully competent to testify as to the matters herein and have personal knowledge of the facts herein. All information in this declaration is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.\n\n2. I am a Partner at the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. My office address is: 333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4600, Los Angeles, CA 90071. My telephone number is 213-229-7652. My fax number is (213) 229-6652. My email address is\n\n[mdore@gibsondunn.com.](mailto:mdore@gibsondunn.com)\n\n3. Pursuant to Local Rule of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut 83.1, I certify that I am eligible for admission to this Court, and am admitted to practice, currently practicing, and in good standing as a member of the Bar of the State of California (Bar No. 227442); the Bar of the District of Columbia (Bar No. 1722839); U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California.\n\n4. I have no pending disciplinary complaints as to which a finding has been made that such complaint should proceed to a hearing, and I have not been denied admission to, been disciplined by, resigned from, surrendered my license to practice before, or withdrawn an application for admission to practice before this Court or any other court, while facing a disciplinary complaint.\n\n5. I submit to the disciplinary jurisdiction of this Court for any alleged misconduct which occurs in the preparation or course of this action and I also certify that I am generally familiar with this Court's Local Rules and have reviewed the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, the Local Rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut and the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct.\n\n6. I designate my sponsoring attorney, Deborah L. Stein (D. Conn. Bar No. 22811) as my agent for service of process at the following address: Deborah L. Stein; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; 333 South Grand Ave., Suite 4600; Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197. I further designate the District of Connecticut as the forum for the resolution of any dispute arising out of my admission under D. Conn. L. R. Civ. P. 83(d).\n\n7. Simultaneously with the filing of the Motion, a check in the amount of \\$200.00\n\nhas been submitted to the Clerk of the Court in compliance with D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d)(2).\n\n8. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and accurate.\n\nSubscribed and sworn this 24th day of April, 2025 at Los Angeles, California.\n\ns/ Michael Dore Michael Dore","body_zh":"证物 A\nUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut Bridgeport Division（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\n关于：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），\n\n债务人。\n\n第 11 章\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n2025年4月17日\nMICHAEL DORE 支持申请临时出庭许可（PRO HAC VICE）动议之声明\n\n我，Michael Dore，年满十八岁且笃信誓言之神圣性，特此就我亲知之事实作证并陈述如下：\n\n1. 我提交本声明，以支持准许我作为客座律师代表上述标题事项中的利害关系方 Brown Rudnick LLP（「Brown Rudnick」）出庭之动议。我完全具备就本文所述事项作证之资格，并对本文所述事实拥有亲身了解。据我所知，本声明中的所有信息均真实准确。\n\n2. 我是 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 律师事务所的合伙人。我的办公地址为：333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4600, Los Angeles, CA 90071。我的电话号码是 213-229-7652。我的传真号码是 (213) 229-6652。我的电子邮箱是 mdore@gibsondunn.com。\n\n3. 根据 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区联邦地区法院）《地方规则》第 83.1 条，我证明我符合获准在本法院执业的资格，并已获准执业、目前正在执业，且是加利福尼亚州律师协会（Bar of the State of California，律师证号：227442）、哥伦比亚特区律师协会（Bar of the District of Columbia，律师证号：1722839）、美国联邦第九巡回上诉法院（U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit）、美国联邦第四巡回上诉法院（U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit）、美国加利福尼亚中区联邦地区法院（U.S. District Court, Central District of California）、美国加利福尼亚北区联邦地区法院（U.S. District Court, Northern District of California）及美国加利福尼亚南区联邦地区法院（U.S. District Court, Southern District of California）信誉良好的成员。\n\n4. 我没有任何已被裁定应当进入听证程序的未决惩戒投诉，我也未曾因面临惩戒投诉而被本法院或任何其他法院拒绝准入、受到惩戒、辞职、放弃执业执照或撤回出庭执业准入申请。\n\n5. 对于在准备或进行本诉讼过程中发生的任何涉嫌不当行为，我服从本法院的惩戒管辖权；我亦证明我总体上熟悉本法院的《地方规则》，并已审阅了《联邦民事诉讼规则》、美国康涅狄格区联邦地区法院《地方规则》、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\n6. 我指定我的保荐律师 Deborah L. Stein（康涅狄格区律师证号：22811）为我在下列地址的送达代理人：Deborah L. Stein；Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP；333 South Grand Ave., Suite 4600；Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197。我进一步指定康涅狄格区为依据 D. Conn. L. R. Civ. P. 83(d) 解决因我的准入所引起的任何争议的管辖地。\n\n7. 在提交本动议的同时，已依照 D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d)(2) 向法院书记官提交了一张金额为 $200.00 的支票。\n\n8. 我在知悉虚假陈述将受伪证罪处罚的前提下声明，上述内容均属真实准确。\n\n于 2025年4月24日 在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶签署并宣誓。\n\ns/ Michael Dore Michael Dore","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":575,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:19:36"}