Securities and Exchange Commission v. Galleon Management, LP et al

Filing 198

MOTION for Michael S. Marino to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Steven Fortuna.(sjo)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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09 Civ. 8811(JSR)

MOTION TO ADMIT COUNSEL
PRO HAC VICE

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PURSUANT TO RULE 1.3(c) of the Local Rules of the United States District Courts for the
Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, I, Melissa L. Halbig a member in good standing of
the bar of this Court, hereby move for an Order allowing the admission pro hac vice of
··Michael S. Marino
Plourde, Bogue, Moylan + Marino, LLP
50 Exchange Terrace, Suite 320
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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MichaelS. Marino is a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of Rhode Island
and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

There are no pending disciplinary proceedings against MichaelS. Marino in any State or Federal
Court.

Dated: May 23,2011
Providence, Rhode Island

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Respectfully submitted,

Melissa L. Halbig
SDNY Bar Code: MH4230
Plourde, Bogue, Moylan + Marino, LLP
50 Exchange Terrace, Suite 320
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules, I, Melissa L.
Halbig, hereby certify that a cop):' ofthis document(s) was mailed to the following attorneys of
record via first class mail on this N_ day of May 2011:
David Rosenfeld, Esq.
Associate Regional Director
Securities and Exchange Commission
New York Regional Office
3 World Financial Center, Suite 400
New York, NY 10281
Ph:[phone]
Sanjah Wadhwa
US Securities Exchange Commission
Three World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281
Ph: 212-336-0181
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Valerie Ann Szczepanik
US Securities Exchange Commission
3 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281
Ph: 212-336-0175
szczepanikv@sec. gov
Jason Evan Friedman
US Securities and Exchange Commission
Three World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281
Ph: [phone] X 0554
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Kevin Patrick McGrath
Securities and Exchange Commission (NYC)
3 World Financial Center, Suite 400
New York, NY 10281
Ph: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

Silvestre Fontes
US Securities and Exchange Commission
Boston Regional Office
33 Arch Street
23rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110-1424
Ph: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
fontess@sec. gov

Melissa L. Halbig

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION )
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Plaintiff,
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GALLEON MANAGEMENT, LP,
STEVEN FORTUNA, ET AL.,
Defendants

09 Civ. 8811(JSR)
AFFIDAVIT OF
MELISSA L. HALBIG
IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
TO ADMIT COUNSEL
PRO HAC VICE

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State ofNew York

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I, Melissa L. Halbig, being duly sworn, hereby depose and state as follows:
1.

I am an Associate at Plourde, Bogue, Moylan + Marino, LLP, counsel for
the Defendant, Steven Fortuna in the above captioned action. I am familiar
with the proceedings in this case. I make this statement based on my
personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein and in support of
Defendant's Motion to admit, Francis J. DiMento as counsel pro hac vice
to represent Defendant in this matter.

2.

I am a member in good standing of the bar of the State ofNew York, and
was admitted to practice law in June 2004. I am also admitted to the bar of
the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,
and am in good standing with this Court.

3.

I have known Francis J. DiMento since 2009.

4.

Mr. DiMento is a partner at DiMento & Sullivan, in Boston
Massachusetts.

5.

I have found Mr. DiMento to be a skilled attorney and a person of
integrity. He is experienced in Federal practice and is familiar with the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

6.

Accordingly, I am pleased to move the admission of Francis J. DiMento,
pro hac vice.

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I respectfully submit a proposed order granting the admission of Francis
J. DiMento, pro hac vice, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

WHEREFORE it is respectfully requested that the motion to admit Francis J. DiMento,
pro hac vice, to represent Defendant, Steven Fortuna in the above captioned matter, be
granted.

Dated: May 23,2011
Providence, Rhode Island

Respectfully submitted,

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Melissa L. Halbig
SDNY Bar Code: MH4230

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Sworn to before me thisd3 day of May 2011.

Notary Public:

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION )
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Plaintiff,
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GALLEON MANAGEMENT, LP,
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STEVEN FORTUNA, ET AL.,
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Defendants

09 Civ. 8811(JSR)

ORDER FOR ADMISSION
PRO HAC VICE
ON WRITTEN MOTION

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Upon the motion of Melissa L. Halbig, attorney for Defendant, Steven Fortuna, and said
sponsor attorney's affidavit in support;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
MichaelS. Marino
Plourde, Bogue, Moylan + Marino, LLP
50 Exchange Terrace, Suite 320
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
is admitted to practice pro hac vice as counsel for Steven Fortuna in the above captioned case in
the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. All attorneys appearing
before this Court are subject to the Local Rules ofthis Court, including the Rules governing
discipline of attorneys. If this action is assigned to the Electronic Case Filing (ECF) system,
counsel shall immediately apply for an ECF password at nysd.uscourts.gov. Counsel shall
forward pro hac vice fees to the Clerk of the Court.
Dated:
NewYork,NY

United States District Judge Jed S. Rakoff

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
SUFFOLK, SS.

BE IT REMEMBERED, that at the Supreme Judicial Court holden at Boston

fifteenth

within and for said County of Suffolk, on the
day of

December

A.D.

1999

, said Court being the highest

Court of Record in said Commonwealth:

MichaelS. Marino
being found duly qualified in that behalf, and having taken and subscribed
the oaths required by law, was admitted to practice as an Attorney, and, by
virtue thereof, as a Counsellor at Law, in any of the Courts of the said
Commonwealth: that said Attorney is at present a member of the Bar, and
is in good standing according to the records of this Court*.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court, this eighteenth day of May
in the year of our Lord two thousand and eleven.

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* Records of private discipline, if any, such as a private reprimand imposed by the Board of Bar Overseers or by any cotrrt, are not covered by this certification.
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1st day of:Novem6e~ 2000 admitted to practice in a[[ tlie
courts ofsaid state as appears of record in tlie Office of tlie
Cfer~of tlie Supreme Court and is in good standing and
qua[ijied to practice in said courts.
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at Providence tliis 17tli da
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