On April 19, 2021 a
Motion,Ex Parte
was filed
involving a dispute between
Sonny St. John
Individually And On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated,,
and
Changxun Sun,
China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited,
Ching Chiu,
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.,
Cloopen Group Holding Limited,
Cogency Global Inc.,
Colleen A. Devries,
Feng Zhu,
Futu, Inc.,
Goldman Sachs,
Jianhong Zhou,
Kui Zhou,
Lok Yan Hui,
Ming Liao,
Qingsheng Zheng,
Tiger Brokers,
Xiaodong Liang,
Yipeng Li,
Zi Yang,
for Commercial Division
in the District Court of New York County.
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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/19/2023 05:43 PM INDEX NO. 652617/2021
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 114 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/21/2023
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK: COMMERCIAL DIVISION
SONNY ST. JOHN, Individually and on Behalf of All
Others Similarly Situated,
Plaintiff,
Index No. 652617/2021
v.
Part 53: Hon. Andrew Borrok
CLOOPEN GROUP HOLDING LIMITED,
CHANGXUN SUN, YIPENG LI, KUI ZHOU, Motion Seq. No. 010
QINGSHENG ZHENG, XIAODONG LIANG, ZI
YANG, MING LIAO, FENG ZHU, LOK YAN HUI, NOTICE OF MOTION TO ADMIT
JIANHONG ZHOU, CHING CHIU, COGENCY COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE
GLOBAL INC., COLLEEN A. DEVRIES, GOLDMAN
SACHS (ASIA) L.L.C., CITIGROUP GLOBAL
MARKETS INC., CHINA INTERNATIONAL
CAPITAL CORPORATION HONG KONG
SECURITIES LIMITED, TIGER BROKERS (NZ)
LIMITED, and FUTU, INC.,
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that upon the accompanying Affirmation of Max R. Schwartz,
and the supporting Affidavit of Michael Dell’Angelo, and upon all pleadings and proceedings
heretofore had herein, Plaintiff Sonny St. John will move this Court at the Motion Submission Part
at the Courthouse located at 60 Centre Street, Room 130, New York, New York 10007 on January
23, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., for an Order granting the admission pro hac vice of Michael Dell’Angelo,
Esq., to the Bar of this Court to represent Plaintiff in this matter, and for such other and further
relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to CPLR §2214(b), answering
affidavits, if any, are required to be served upon the undersigned at least seven (7) days before the
return date of this motion.
Dated: December 21, 2023 SCOTT+SCOTT ATTORNEYS AT LAW LLP
New York, NY
/s/ Max R. Schwartz
Max R. Schwartz
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Thomas L. Laughlin, IV
Emilie B. Kokmanian
Mandeep S. Minhas
The Helmsley Building
230 Park Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10174
Telephone: (212) 223-6444
Facsimile: (212) 223-6334
mschwartz@scott-scott.com
tlaughlin@scott-scott.com
ekokmanian@scott-scott.com
mminhas@scott-scott.com
Counsel for Plaintiff Sonny St. John
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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/19/2023 05:43 PM INDEX NO. 652617/2021 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 114 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/21/2023 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK: COMMERCIAL DIVISION SONNY ST. JOHN, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, Index No. 652617/2021 v. Part 53: Hon. Andrew Borrok CLOOPEN GROUP HOLDING LIMITED, CHANGXUN SUN, YIPENG LI, KUI ZHOU, Motion Seq. No. 010 QINGSHENG ZHENG, XIAODONG LIANG, ZI YANG, MING LIAO, FENG ZHU, LOK YAN HUI, NOTICE OF MOTION TO ADMIT JIANHONG ZHOU, CHING CHIU, COGENCY COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE GLOBAL INC., COLLEEN A. DEVRIES, GOLDMAN SACHS (ASIA) L.L.C., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., CHINA INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL CORPORATION HONG KONG SECURITIES LIMITED, TIGER BROKERS (NZ) LIMITED, and FUTU, INC., Defendants. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that upon the accompanying Affirmation of Max R. Schwartz, and the supporting Affidavit of Michael Dell’Angelo, and upon all pleadings and proceedings heretofore had herein, Plaintiff Sonny St. John will move this Court at the Motion Submission Part at the Courthouse located at 60 Centre Street, Room 130, New York, New York 10007 on January 23, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., for an Order granting the admission pro hac vice of Michael Dell’Angelo, Esq., to the Bar of this Court to represent Plaintiff in this matter, and for such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to CPLR §2214(b), answering affidavits, if any, are required to be served upon the undersigned at least seven (7) days before the return date of this motion. Dated: December 21, 2023 SCOTT+SCOTT ATTORNEYS AT LAW LLP New York, NY /s/ Max R. Schwartz Max R. Schwartz 1 of 2 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/19/2023 05:43 PM INDEX NO. 652617/2021 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 114 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/21/2023 Thomas L. Laughlin, IV Emilie B. Kokmanian Mandeep S. Minhas The Helmsley Building 230 Park Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10174 Telephone: (212) 223-6444 Facsimile: (212) 223-6334 mschwartz@scott-scott.com tlaughlin@scott-scott.com ekokmanian@scott-scott.com mminhas@scott-scott.com Counsel for Plaintiff Sonny St. John 2 2 of 2