Irving H. Picard v. Saul B. Katz et al

Filing 11

MOTION for Christopher H. LaRosa to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Securities Investor Protection Corporation.(pgu)

Kevin H. Bell
Senior Associate General Counsel
For Dispute Resolution
SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION
CORPORATION
805 15th Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION
CORPORATION,
Plaintiff-Applicant,
Adv. Pro. No. 08-01789 (BRL)
SIPA LIQUIDATION
(Substantively Consolidated)

v.
BERNARD L. MADOFF INVESTMENT
SECURITIES LLC,

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Adv. Pro. No. 10-05287 (BRL)

Case No. 1:11-cv-3605 (JSR)

v.

MOTION TO ADMIT COUNSEL
PRO HAC VICE

SAUL B. KATZ, et al.,
Defendants.

PURSUANT TO RULE 1.3(c) of the Local Rules for the United States District Courts
for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, I, Kevin H. Bell, a member in good standing
of the bar of this Court, hereby move for an Order allowing the admission pro hac vice of:

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Christopher H. LaRosa
Associate General Counsel
Securities Investor Protection
Corporation
805 15th Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Christopher H. LaRosa is a member in good standing of the bars of Maryland and the
District of Columbia. There are no pending disciplinary proceedings against Christopher H.
LaRosa in any State or Federal Court.
Dated: June_, 2011
Washington, D.C.
Respectfully submitted,

KEVIN H. BELL
(SDNY Bar No. 1581289)
SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION
CORPORATION
805 15th Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Kevin H. Bell
Senior Associate General Counsel
For Dispute Resolution
SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION
CORPORATION
805 15 1h Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION
CORPORATION,
Plaintiff-Applicant,
Adv. Pro. No. 08-01789 (BRL)
SIPA LIQUIDATION
(Substantively Consolidated)

V.

BERNARD L. MADOFF INVESTMENT
SECURITIES LLC,
Defendant.
In re:
BERNARD L. MADOFF,
Debtor.
IRVING H. PICARD, Trustee for the Liquidation
of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC,
Plaintiff,

Adv. Pro. No. 10-05287 (BRL)

Case No. 1: 11-cv-3605 (JSR)

v.

DECLARATION OF KEVIN H. BELL
IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO
ADMIT COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE

SAUL B. KATZ, et al.,
Defendants.

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I, Kevin H. Bell, hereby declare as follows:
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1.

I am Senior Associate General Counsel for Dispute Resolution at the Securities

Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC") and am counsel for SIPC in the above-captioned
action. I am familiar with the proceedings in this case. I make this statement based upon my
personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein and in support of SIPC's motion to admit
Christopher H. LaRosa pro hac vice to represent SIPC in this matter.
2.

I am a member in good standing of the bar of the State of New York, and was

admitted to practice law in1974. I am also admitted to the bar of the United States District Court
for the Southern District ofNew York, and am in good standing with this Court.
3.

I have known Christopher H. LaRosa since February, 2005.

4.

Christopher H. LaRosa is Associate General Counsel at SIPC in Washington,
D.C.

5.

I have found Mr. LaRosa to be a skilled attorney and a person of integrity. He is

experienced in Federal practice and is familiar with the Federal Rules of Procedure.
6.

Accordingly, I am pleased to move the admission of Christopher H. LaRosa, pro

hac vice.
7.

I respectfully submit a proposed order granting the admission of Christopher H.

LaRosa, pro hac vice, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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WHEREFORE, it is respectfully requested that the motion to admit Christopher H.
LaRosa, pro hac vice, to represent SIPC in the above-captioned matter, be granted.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this
day of June, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
Respectfully submitted,

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(SDNY Bar No. 1581289)
SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION
CORPORATION
805 15th Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION
CORPORATION,
Plaintiff-Applicant,
Adv. Pro. No. 08-01789 (BRL)
SIPA LIQUIDATION
(Substantively Consolidated)

v.
BERNARD L. MADOFF INVESTMENT
SECURITIES LLC,
Defendant.
In re:
BERNARD L. MADOFF,
Debtor.
IRVING H. PICARD, Trustee for the Liquidation
of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC,

Adv. Pro. No. 10-05287 (BRL)

Plaintiff,

Case No. 1:11-cv-3605 (JSR)

v.

ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC
VICE ON WRITTEN MOTION

SAUL B. KATZ, et al.,
Defendants.
Upon the motion of Kevin H. Bell, attorney for the Securities Investor Protection
Corporation ("SIPC"), and said sponsor attorney's declaration in support;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
Christopher H. LaRosa
Associate General Counsel
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
805 15th Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
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is admitted to practice pro hac vice for SIPC 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 of this Court, including the Rules governing the 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 the pro hac vice fee to the Clerk of Court.
Dated: June __, 2011
New York, New York

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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I, JULIO A. CASTILLO, Clerk of the District of Columbia
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JULIO A. CASTILLO
Clerk of the Court

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION
CORPORATION,
Plaintiff-Applicant,
Adv. Pro. No. 08-01789 (BRL)
SIP A LIQUIDATION
(Substantively Consolidated)

v.
BERNARD L. MADOFF INVESTMENT
SECURITIES LLC,
Defendant.

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In re:

BERNARD L. MADOFF,
Debtor.
IRVING H. PICARD, Trustee for the Liquidation
of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC,
Plaintiff,

Adv. Pro. No. 10-05287 (BRL)

Case No. 1:11-cv-3605 (JSR)

v.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

SAUL B. KATZ, et al.,
Defendants.

IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that a true and correct copy of each of the following:
(1)

MOTION TO ADMIT COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE regarding Christopher H.
LaRosa;

(2)

DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO ADMIT COUNSEL PRO
HAC VICE regarding Christopher H. LaRosa;

(3)

Proposed ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE ON WRITTEN
MOTION regarding Christopher H. LaRosa; and

(4)

Certificate of Good Standing regarding Christopher H. LaRosa from the District
of Columbia Court of Appeals
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was served upon counsel for the parties who receive electronic service by ECF and by first class
United States mail, postage prepaid, this 1.} day of June, 2011 to those parties set forth on
Exhibit A.

KEVIN H. BELL

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Schedule A

Irving H. Picard v. Saul B. Katz, et al.,
Adversary Proceeding No. 10-5287 (BRL)
(SDNY)
By Electronic Mail and U.S. Mail:
Attorneys for Defendant Irving H. Picard
David J. Sheehan, Esquire
Baker & Hostetler LLP
45 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10111
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Fernando A. Bohorquez, Esquire
Baker & Hostetler LLP
45 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10111
[phone]
Email: bhaa(a),bakerlaw.com
Marc E. Hirschfield, Esquire
Baker & Hostetler LLP
45 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10111
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant Saul B. Katz et al.
(representing defendants listed on Schedule B)
Dana M. Seshens, Esquire
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
212-450-4855
Email: [e-mail]
Karen E. Wagner, Esquire
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
212-4 50-4404
Email: [e-mail]

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By Electronic Mail:

Alexander Mircea Vasilescu: [e-mail]
Alicia Simmons: [e-mail]
Carolina Fornos: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Eric L. Lewis:
Matthew Schwartz: [e-mail]
Preethi Krishnamurthy:
[e-mail]
Terri Swanson:
[e-mail]
By U.S: Mail:
Internal Revenue Service
District Director
290 Broadway
New York, New York 10008
Internal Revenue Service
Centralized Insolvency Operation
Post Office Box 21126
Philadelphia, PA 19114
U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
Box 55
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044
Alan Nisselson, Esq.
Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP
156 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019

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