{"id":"court_sdny_83_0","court":"SDNY","case_no":"23-cr-00118","doc_number":83,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2023-06-05","title":"![](_page_0_Picture_1.jpeg) 147 WEST 25TH STREET, 12TH FLOOR","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 83（2023年6月5日）。被告 Yanping Wang 的辩护律师请求法院命令，允许 Wang 在布鲁克林 MDC 监禁期间访问政府提供的无互联网笔记本电脑以审查复杂发现材料；法院批准。","summary_en":"Motion/Letter — United States v. Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo), SDNY 1:23-cr-00118, ECF 83 (filed June 5, 2023). Defense counsel for defendant Yanping Wang requests court order permitting access to government-provided, internet-disabled laptop while detained at MDC Brooklyn to review voluminous discovery materials; court grants request.","body_en":"Priya Chaudhry\n        priya@chaudhrylaw.com\n212.785.5551\n\nJune 12, 2023\n\nVia ECF\n\nHon. Analisa Torres\nUnited States District Judge\nSouthern District of New York\n500 Pearl Street\nNew York, NY 10007\n\nRe:\nUnited States v. Yanping Wang, S1 1:23-cr-00118-AT\nRequest for Court Order for Access to a Government-Provided, Internet-\nDisabled Laptop Computer\n\nDear Hon. Judge Torres:\n\nAlong with Lipman Law PLLC, we represent Defendant Yanping Wang in the above-\nreferenced matter.  On June 6, 2023, the Court granted the request of Mr. Ho Wan Kwok, one of\nthe co-defendants, for access to a government-provided, internet-disabled laptop computer while\ndetained at the Metropolitan Detention Center (“MDC”) in Brooklyn to review the voluminous\nand complex discovery in this case.  (ECF No. 81).  During the June 6, 2023, status conference,\nYour Honor orally indicated that the grant of Mr. Kwok’s request applies to Ms. Wang as well.\nWith this letter, we respectfully request the Court to formalize its grant of laptop access for\nMs. Wang, ensuring that she has the necessary tools to participate in her defense effectively.\n\nAs explained in Mr. Kwok’s letter-motion to the Court, dated June 5, 2023, (ECF\nNo. 80), the MDC Legal Department maintains that limited access to a public desktop computer\nis sufficient for reviewing the discovery in this case.  This position is not justifiable because the\npublic computer is only available at certain times of the day, must be shared with Ms. Wang’s\nentire housing unit, and provides no privacy for reviewing confidential material.\n\nIn this case, the discovery is extensive, comprising at least six terabytes of data.  It\nincludes various document types such as PDFs, Excel files, emails, and videos.  In addition,\nMs. Wang requires the documents in English to be translated into Mandarin to comprehend and\nreview them thoroughly.  Given the size and complexity of the data, it is unreasonable to expect\nMs. Wang to review this discovery on a shared public desktop computer that has limited\navailability, lacks privacy, and does not meet her extensive computer access needs.  The public\ndesktop computer is available on weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and during modified\nhours on weekends, which is insufficient for adequate review of the voluminous discovery.\n\n---\n\nHon. Analisa Torres\nJune 12, 2023\n\nPriya Chaudhry\n        priya@chaudhrylaw.com\n212.785.5551\n\nFurthermore, the discovery is subject to a protective order issued by Your Honor on May\n4, 2023.  (ECF No. 63).  The protective order prohibits the disclosure of confidential discovery\nmaterial to individuals other than Ms. Wang, her counsel, and those retained by her counsel for\ndefense preparation.  Providing Ms. Wang access to a public desktop computer compromises the\nrequired privacy for reviewing confidential materials, as her screen and sensitive information\nwould be visible to everyone in the room.\n\nThe MDC has a policy of allowing access to a laptop only one month before trial in cases\ninvolving a large volume of 3500 material.  However, this policy fails to address Ms. Wang’s\nimmediate need for a timely and proper review of the voluminous and complex material in this\ncase.  Requesting an internet-disabled laptop is a reasonable accommodation, and we are willing\nto collaborate with the government and the MDC to ensure that any laptop provided meets the\nrequired specifications.\n\nIn conclusion, we respectfully request the Court to grant Ms. Wang’s request for access\nto a government-provided, internet-disabled laptop computer while detained at the MDC to\nreview the voluminous and complex discovery in this case.  As demonstrated above, Ms. Wang’s\nneed for laptop access is also critical for her to be able to assist in her defense, and she is in a\nsimilar position to Mr. Kwok.  For these reasons, during the June 6, 2023, status conference,\nYour Honor orally indicated that the grant of Mr. Kwok’s request applies to Ms. Wang as well.\nTherefore, we respectfully ask the Court to formalize its grant of laptop access for Ms. Wang,\nensuring that she has the necessary tools to participate in her defense effectively.\n\nRespectfully submitted,\n\n/s/\n\nPriya Chaudhry\n\nCc:\nAUSA Juliana N. Murray\nAUSA Micah Fergenson\nAUSA Ryan Finkel\nSO ORDERED.\n\n_________________________________\nHON. ANALISA TORRES, U.S.D.J.","body_zh":"Priya Chaudhry\n        priya@chaudhrylaw.com\n212.785.5551\n\n2023年6月12日\n\n经由 ECF\n\nHon. Analisa Torres（阿娜丽莎·托雷斯法官阁下）\nUnited States District Judge（美国联邦地区法官）\nSouthern District of New York（纽约南区）\n500 Pearl Street\nNew York, NY 10007\n\n关于：\nUnited States v. Yanping Wang（美国诉王雁平案），案号：S1 1:23-cr-00118-AT\n请求法院下达命令准予使用一台由政府提供的禁用互联网的笔记本电脑\n\n尊敬的托雷斯法官阁下：\n\n本律所与 Lipman Law PLLC 共同代表上述案件中的被告 Yanping Wang（王雁平）。2023年6月6日，法院批准了共同被告之一的 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）先生的请求，准许其在布鲁克林的 Metropolitan Detention Center（“MDC”，大都会拘留中心）被羁押期间，使用一台由政府提供的、禁用互联网的笔记本电脑，以查阅本案中海量且复杂的证据开示材料。（ECF No. 81）。在2023年6月6日的案件状态听证会（status conference）期间，法官阁下口头表示，对郭先生请求的批准同样适用于王女士。我们谨以此信恭请法院正式批准王女士使用笔记本电脑的许可，以确保她拥有有效参与自身辩护所必需的工具。\n\n正如郭先生于2023年6月5日向法院提交的信件动议（ECF No. 80）中所述，MDC 法律部坚持认为，有限度地使用公共台式电脑足以查阅本案的证据开示材料。这一立场是不合理的，因为公共电脑仅在一天中的特定时间段可用，必须与王女士所在整个监舍单元共享，并且在查阅机密材料时无法提供任何隐私保障。\n\n在本案中，证据开示范围极为广泛，包含至少六个太字节（terabytes）的数据。其中包括各类文件，如 PDF、Excel 文件、电子邮件及视频。此外，王女士需要将英文文件翻译为普通话，以便全面理解和审查。鉴于数据的规模和复杂性，期望王女士在一台可用时间有限、缺乏隐私且无法满足其大量电脑使用需求的共享公共台式电脑上查阅这些证据材料，是不合情理的。该公共台式电脑在工作日的开放时间为上午 7:00 至晚上 7:00，周末实行调整后的开放时间，这对于充分查阅海量证据材料而言是远远不够的。\n\n---\n\nHon. Analisa Torres\n2023年6月12日\n\nPriya Chaudhry\n        priya@chaudhrylaw.com\n212.785.5551\n\n此外，该证据开示材料受法官阁下于2023年5月4日发布的保护令约束。（ECF No. 63）。该保护令禁止向除王女士、其辩护律师以及辩护律师为准备辩护而聘用的人员以外的个人披露机密证据开示材料。让王女士使用公共台式电脑会损害查阅机密材料所需的保密性，因为她的屏幕和敏感信息将被房间内的所有人看到。\n\nMDC 规定，在涉及大量 3500 材料的案件中，仅允许在开庭审理前一个月使用笔记本电脑。然而，这项政策未能解决王女士及时且妥善查阅本案海量且复杂材料的紧迫需求。请求提供一台禁用互联网的笔记本电脑属于合理的融通措施，我们愿意与政府及 MDC 合作，确保所提供的任何笔记本电脑均符合规定的技术规格。\n\n综上所述，我们恭请法院批准王女士的请求，准许其在 MDC 羁押期间使用一台由政府提供的、禁用互联网的笔记本电脑，以查阅本案中海量且复杂的证据开示材料。如上所述，王女士对使用笔记本电脑的需求对其协助自身辩护而言同样至关重要，且她与郭先生处于类似境地。基于这些原因，在2023年6月6日的案件状态听证会期间，法官阁下已口头表示对郭先生请求的批准同样适用于王女士。因此，我们恭请法院正式批准王女士使用笔记本电脑的许可，以确保她拥有有效参与自身辩护所必需的工具。\n\n谨此提交，\n\n/s/\n\nPriya Chaudhry\n\n抄送：\nAUSA（联邦助理检察官）Juliana N. Murray\nAUSA Micah Fergenson\nAUSA Ryan Finkel\n\n奉此裁定。\n\n_________________________________\nHON. ANALISA TORRES, U.S.D.J.（美国联邦地区法官阿娜丽莎·托雷斯阁下）","key_entities":["Kwok","Torres","Yanping Wang","Analisa Torres","CIPA","Ho Wan Kwok","Je","Fergenson","Murray","Finkel"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":63,"court":"SDNY"},{"doc_number":80,"court":"SDNY"},{"doc_number":81,"court":"SDNY"}],"word_count":677,"status":"published","published_at":"2023-06-05 00:00:00","created_at":"2023-06-05","updated_at":"2026-08-23 07:11:48"}