UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

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APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE

(Complete all questions; indicate “N/A” if necessary.)

I. Applicant is an attorney and a member of the law firm of (or practices under the name of)

 , with offices at

 

(Street Address)

 

(City) (State) (Zip Code)

 

(Telephone No.) (Fax No.)

 

II. Applicant will sign all filings with the name .

III. Applicant has been retained personally or as a member of the above-named firm by:

(List All Parties Represented)

to provide legal representation in connection with the above-styled matter now pending before the United

States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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IV. Applicant is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of the state of

 , where Applicant regularly practices law. 

Bar license number:_______________ Admission date:____________________________

Attach to this application an original certificate of good standing issued within the past 90 days from the

attorney licensing authority in a state in which you are admitted to practice (e.g., State Bar of Texas).

V. Applicant has also been admitted to practice before the following courts:

Court: Admission Date: Active or Inactive:

VI. Applicant has never involuntarily lost, temporarily or permanently, the right to practice before

any court or tribunal, or resigned in lieu of discipline, except as provided below:

VII. Applicant has never been subject to grievance proceedings or involuntary removal proceedings—

regardless of outcome—while a member of the bar of any state or federal court or tribunal that requires

admission to practice, except as provided below:

VIII. Applicant has not been charged, arrested, or convicted of a criminal offense or offenses, except

as provided below (omit minor traffic offenses):

For Court Use Only.

Bar StatusVerified:

_______________

All NY State Courts April 8, 2019 Active 

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IX. Applicant has filed for pro hac vice admission in the United States District Court for the

Northern District of Texas during the past three (3) years in the following matters:

Date of Application: Case No. And Style:

(If necessary, attach statement of additional applications.)

X. Local counsel of record associated with Applicant in this matter is

 , who has offices at

(Street Address) 

(City) (State) (Zip Code)

(Telephone No.) (Facsimile No.)

XI. Check the appropriate box below.

For Application in a Civil Case

Applicant has read Dondi Properties Corp. v. Commerce Savs. & Loan Ass’n, 121

F.R.D.284 (N.D. Tex. 1988) (en banc), and the local civil rules of this court and will

comply with the standards of practice adopted in Dondi and with the local civil rules.

For Application in a Criminal Case

Applicant has read and will comply with the local criminal rules of this court.

XII. Applicant respectfully requests to be admitted to practice in the United States District Court for

the Northern District of Texas for this cause only. Applicant certifies that a true and correct copy of this

document has been served upon each attorney of record and the original upon the clerk of court,

accompanied by a $100 filing fee, on this the day of , .

Printed Name of Applicant

Signature

If the applicant files this document through the applicant’s electronic-filing account, the applicant’s typed name on the signature block constitutes the 

applicant’s signature. If the applicant does not file this document through the applicant’s electronic-filing account, the applicant must sign on the 

signature line. 

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August 25, 2022 

Attorney Adam Katz 

Donny Kong 

3175 Hanover St 

Palo Alto , CA 94304 

donny.kong@cooley.com 

IN RE: CERTIFICATE OF ADMISSION AND GOOD STANDING

Enclosed please find the Certificate of Admission and Good Standing for Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts Attorney Adam Katz . The certificate provides certification of the attorney’s date of 

admission and current good standing at the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

If you have any questions or should need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact 

the Attorney Services Department at either sjccertsgs@sjc.state.ma.us or 617-557-1050. 

 Very truly yours, 

MAURA S. DOYLE

Clerk

 Supreme Judicial Court

MSD/cea

Clearance: 08/25/2022 and DataFile_08.24.2022_cea

Enclosures 

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

SUFFOLK, SS. 

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

within and for said County of Suffolk, on November 23, 2020, 

said Court being the highest Court of Record in said Commonwealth:

Adam Katz 

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 twenty-fifth day of August

in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-two.

 

MAURA S. DOYLE, Clerk

* Records of private discipline, if any, such as a private reprimand imposed by the Board of Bar Overseers or by any court, are not covered by this certification. X3116. 

Amended January 2022, effective February 2022 for digital and/or electronic attestation for the Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Suffolk.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH DIVISION

JENNIFER VANDERSTOK, et al., §

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Plaintiff

v. Case Number 4:22-cv-00691-O

MERRICK GARLAND, in his official 

capacity as Attorney General of the United 

States, et al.,

Defendant

ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE

The court has considered the Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of 

Adam M. Katz.

It is ORDERED that:

□ the application is granted. The Clerk of Court shall deposit the application fee to 

the account of the Non-Appropriated Fund of this Court. It is further ORDERED 

that, if the Applicant has not already done so, the Applicant must register as an ECF 

User within 14 days. See LR 5.1(f) and LCrR 49.2(g).

□ the application is denied. The Clerk of Court shall return the admission fee to the 

Applicant.

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DATE PRESIDING JUDGE

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