{"id":"court_sdny_71_0","court":"SDNY","case_no":"23-cr-00118","doc_number":71,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2023-05-26","title":"STEPHEN R. COOK direct dial: 949.752.7100 fax: 949.252.1514 scook@brownrudnick.com","summary_zh":"动议/信函 —— 美国诉 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo）案，SDNY 1:23-cr-00118 ECF 71（2023年5月26日）。被告 Ho Wan Kwok 的辩护律师请求法院命令，允许其辩护团队进入 Sherry-Netherland 公寓（曼哈顿第五大道）进行视觉检查和视频/照片记录以辅助案件准备；政府不反对。","summary_en":"Motion/Letter — United States v. Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo), SDNY 1:23-cr-00118, ECF 71 (filed May 26, 2023). Defense counsel for defendant Ho Wan Kwok requests court order permitting defense team to access Sherry-Netherland apartment (Fifth Avenue, Manhattan) for visual inspection and video/photographic documentation in preparation of defense; government does not oppose.","body_en":"STEPHEN R. COOK direct dial: 949.752.7100 fax: 949.252.1514 scook@brownrudnick.com\n\nMay 26, 2023\n\n## **VIA ECF**\n\nThe Honorable Analisa Torres United States District Judge Southern District of New York Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007\n\n## **RE:** *United States v. Kwok, et al.,* **1:23-cr-00118 (AT)**\n\nDear Judge Torres:\n\nThis firm represents Defendant Ho Wan Kwok in the above-captioned case. I write to respectfully request that the Court issue an order granting Mr. Kwok's counsel, investigator(s), and any retained defense expert(s) permission to enter the Sherry-Netherland apartment, located at 781 Fifth Avenue, Apts. 1801, MR 2219, MR 719, New York, New York 10022 (\"Sherry-Netherland Apartment\") for purposes of visual inspection and video/photographic documentation.\n\nMr. Kwok resided at the Sherry-Netherland Apartment when he was arrested in this matter, and the Government executed a search warrant at this location at the time of the arrest. The Sherry-Netherland Apartment currently is under the control of a bankruptcy trustee (\"Trustee\") in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the case captioned *In re Ho Wan Kwok, et al.*, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn.). The Trustee has announced his intention to sell the Sherry-Netherland Apartment expeditiously. On April 20, 2023, the Honorable Julie A. Manning of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut entered an order authorizing, among others, the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI to enter the apartment. The Bankruptcy Court also authorized other persons to enter the apartment \"pursuant to an order issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York . . . .\" (*See*  Exhibit A hereto).\n\nCounsel for Mr. Kwok believes that access to, and inspection of the current condition of, the Sherry-Netherland Apartment is necessary to the preparation of his defense, and the apartment\n\n![](_page_1_Picture_1.jpeg)\n\nwill shortly become unavailable to Mr. Kwok's defense team following its sale. Counsel for Mr. Kwok has conferred with the Government on this issue and the Government has no opposition to this request. A proposed order is attached hereto for the Court's review and endorsement. Thank you for your consideration.\n\nSincerely,\n\n**BROWN RUDNICK LLP**\n\nStephen Tank\n\nSTEPHEN R. COOK\n\ncc: Counsel of record (via ECF)\n\nAttachments enclosed.","body_zh":"STEPHEN R. COOK（斯蒂芬·R·库克） 直拨电话：949.752.7100 传真：949.252.1514 scook@brownrudnick.com\n\n2023年5月26日\n\n通过 ECF 提交\n\n尊敬的 Analisa Torres（阿纳丽莎·托雷斯） 美国联邦地区法官 Southern District of New York（纽约南区联邦地区法院） Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007\n\n事由：United States v. Kwok, et al.，案号 1:23-cr-00118 (AT)\n\n尊敬的托雷斯法官：\n\n本律师事务所代表上述标题案件中的被告 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）。本人谨致信恭请法院发布命令，准许郭先生的辩护律师、调查员以及任何聘请的辩方专家进入位于 781 Fifth Avenue, Apts. 1801, MR 2219, MR 719, New York, New York 10022 的雪莉-尼德兰公寓（Sherry-Netherland Apartment）（“雪莉-尼德兰公寓”），以便进行目视检查以及录像/拍照记录。\n\n在本案被捕时，郭先生居住于雪莉-尼德兰公寓，且政府在实施逮捕时在该处所执行了搜查令。雪莉-尼德兰公寓目前处于案件标题为 In re Ho Wan Kwok, et al.，案号 22-50073 (JAM)（Bankr. D. Conn.，康涅狄格区联邦破产法院）的第 11 章破产程序中的破产管理人（“管理人”）控制之下。管理人已宣布其迅速出售雪莉-尼德兰公寓的意图。2023年4月20日，康涅狄格区联邦破产法院尊敬的 Julie A. Manning（朱莉·A·曼宁）法官作出一项命令，授权（其中包括）美国司法部及联邦调查局（FBI）进入该公寓。破产法院亦授权其他人员“依据纽约南区美国联邦地区法院发布的命令……”进入该公寓（见本函附件 A）。\n\n郭先生的辩护律师认为，进入并检查雪莉-尼德兰公寓的现状对其准备辩护工作是必要的，且该公寓在出售后很快将无法供郭先生的辩护团队使用。郭先生的辩护律师已就此问题与政府进行了协商，政府对本项请求不持异议。随函附上拟定命令一份，供法院审阅并签署。感谢您的审阅与关照。\n\n此致，\n\nBROWN RUDNICK LLP（布朗鲁德尼克有限责任合伙律师事务所）\n\nStephen Tank\n\nSTEPHEN R. COOK（斯蒂芬·R·库克）\n\n抄送：在案律师（通过 ECF）\n\n随附附件。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Torres","Analisa Torres"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":368,"status":"published","published_at":"2023-05-26 00:00:00","created_at":"2023-05-26","updated_at":"2026-08-23 07:20:53"}