Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #2104-1

## UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION

In re:

HO WAN KWOK,

Chapter 11

Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)

Debtor.

## AFFIDAVIT OF LEE VARTAN, ESQ., IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE

STATE OF NEW JERSEY )

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COUNTY OF ESSEX

I, LEE VARTAN, of full age, having been duly sworn according to law, depose and state the following:

1. I am an attorney and a member of the firm of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, with an office address of 105 Eisenhower Parkway, Roseland, New Jersey 07068. The firm's main telephone number is (973) 325-1500; the facsimile number is (973) 325-1501; and my e-mail address is Ivartan@csglaw.com.

2. counsel on behalf of interested party Hudson Diamond Holdings, LLC in the above-captioned case and related proceedings.

3. the forum for any resolution of any dispute arising out of my admission.

4. I am a member in good standing and admitted to practice before the highest courts in the following States:

a. New Jersey (Bar No.: 041252006);

b. New York (Bar No. 4288296).

5. disciplined by, resigned from, surrendered my license to practice before, or withdrawn an application for admission to practice before this Court or any other court.1

6. the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, the Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct, and will abide by and comply with the substantive and procedural requirements of the local rules and the administrative orders of this Court.

7. for service of process and the District of Connecticut as the forum for the resolution of any dispute arising out of my admission pro hac vice in the above-captioned matter.

¹ On March 10, 2023, the Court entered a discovery sanction (the "Order") against, inter alia, the undersigned (Doc. No. 1537), which is pending appeal. The undersigned does not construe the Order as "discipline . . . by this Court" within the meaning of D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d)(1)(c)(ii), but discloses the Order out of an abundance of caution.

8. within 60 days of admission.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and accurate.

Lee Vartah Sworn and Subscribed to before me this J.J day of August, 2023. Ci-UNG DONNA VAN BÜSKIRK A Notary Public of New Jersey A Notary Public of New Jersey My Commission Expires May 20, 2028