Unites States v. Pokerstars, et al

Filing 24

MOTION for William R. Cowden to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Chad Elie.(pgu)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
11 CV 02564 (LBS)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff

MOTION TO ADMIT COUNSEL
PRO HAC VICE

V.

POKERSTARS, ET AL.,
Defendants
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PURSUANT TO RULE 1.3(c) of the Local Rules of the United States District Courti4ibr t~
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Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, I, Michael Cornacchia, a member in good standing

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bar of this Court, hereby moves for an Order allowing the admission, pro hac vice, of the following
applicant, in order to represent the claimant CHAD ELIE, in the above-captioned case, said applicant
being:

William R. Cowden
Mallon & McCool, LLC
1776 K Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
T: 202.393.7088
F: 202.293.3499
[e-mail]

Mr. Cowden is a member in good standing of the Bar of the District of Columbia, a certification to
this effect being annexed to my affidavit in support of this motion, and has been retained to represent the

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claimant Chad Elie who filed a verified claim in this case on June 15, 2011. There are no pending
disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Cowden in any State or Federal court.

Dated: June 28, 2011
New York, New York

Michael T. Cornacchia
Attorney at Law
MC2444
260 Madison A venue
22nd Floor
New York, NY 10016
T: 646-278-4297
F: 646-839-2538
[e-mail]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff

v.
POKERSTARS, ET AL.,
Defendants

11-CV-02564 (LBS)

AFFIDAVIT OF
MICHAEL T. CORNACCHIA
IN SUPPORT OF MOTION
TO ADMIT COUNSEL
PRO HAC VICE

State of New York
County of New York
Michael T. Cornacchia, being duly sworn, hereby deposes and says as follows:
1. I am familiar with the proceedings in the above-captioned case, and make this affidavit based

on my personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein, and in support of my motion to admit
William R. Cowden as counsel, pro hac vice, to represent claimant Chad Elie in the abovecaptioned in rem civil forfeiture case in which he filed a verified claim on June 15, 2011 [Dkt.
13].
2. I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of New York, and was admitted to
practice law in 1977. I am also admitted to the Bar of the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, and in good standing with this Court.
3. I have known Mr. Cowden since 2010 and his law partner, Steven J. McCool, since 2005.
4. Mr. Cowden is a partner at Mallon & McCool, LLC, in Washington, DC, former Assistant
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, former Senior Trial Attorney with the
Department of Justice, and member in good standing of the Bar of the District of Columbia, as
evidenced by the attached Certificate, marked as Exhibit A.
5. I know Mr. Cowden's reputation to be that of a skilled attorney and person of integrity. He is
experienced in Federal practice, including criminal and asset forfeiture matters, and familiar with
the Federal Rules of Procedure. Mr. Cowden has been admitted by this Court to represent Chad
Elie in the related criminal matter, United States v. Tzvetkoff, et al., 10-cr-0336 (LAK).
6. Accordingly, I am pleased to move the admission of William R. Cowden, pro hac vice.
7. I respectfully submit a proposed order granting the admission of William R. Cowden, pro hac
vice, which is marked as Exhibit B.

WHEREFORE it is respectfully requested that the motion to admit William R. Cowden,
pro hac vice, to represent Claimant Chad Elie in the above-captioned case, be granted.
Respectfully submitted,

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MC 2444
260 Madison A venue
22nd Floor
New York, NY 10016
T: 646-278-4297
F: 646-839-2538
[e-mail]

Subscribed and sworn to before me
State of New York
County of New York

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Notary Public, State of New York
No. 31-01015007831
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I, JULIO A. CASTILLO, Clerk of the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals, do hereby certify that
WILLIAM R. COWDEN
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was on the
duly

qualified

entitled

to

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day of

admitted

practice

DECEMBER, 1990

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indicated below, an active member in good standing of this Bar.

In Testimony Whereof, I
hereunto subscribed my
and affixed the seal of
Court
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the
City
Washington, D.C., on
20, 2011.
JULIO A. CASTILLO
Clerk of ~he Court

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff

v.

11 CV 02564 (LBS)

ORDER FOR ADMISSION
PROHACVICE
ON WRITTEN MOTION

POKERSTARS, ET AL.,
Defendants.

Upon the motion of Michael T. Cornacchia, an attorney admitted to the Bar of this Court,
and his affidavit in support;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
William R. Cowden
Mallon & McCool, LLC
1776 K Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
T: 202.393.7088
F: 202.293.3499
[e-mail]
is admitted to practice, pro hac vice, as counsel for CHAD ELIE, a claimant in the abovecaptioned 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 of this Court, including the
Rules governing discipline of attorneys. If this action is assigned to the Electronic Case Filing
(ECF) system, Mr. McCool shall immediately apply for an ECF password at nysd.uscourts.gov.
Counsel shall forward the pro hac vice fee to the Clerk of Court.

Dated: -------

The Honorable Leonard B. Sand
United States District Judge
Southern District of New York

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 28th day of June 2011, I caused (1) this Motion to Admit
William R. Cowden, Pro Hac Vice, (2) the Affidavit in support thereof, and (3) a proposed Order
to be served on the following counsel for the Plaintiff United States of America, by forwarding
the same to them, by First Class U.S. Mail, addressed as follows:
Assistant United States Attorney Jason Harris Cowley
Assistant United States Attorney Michael Dennis Lockard
Office of the United States Attorney, S.D.N.Y.
One St. Andrew's Plaza
New York, NY 10007