Miles Guo Court Documents · Doc 816

摘要

Defense Supplemental Submission · Rule 17(c) Subpoena (Sealed)

This six-page document, docketed March 13, 2026, is the defense's supplemental submission in support of Mr. Guo's application for a Rule 17(c) subpoena directed at his purported former attorney in United States v. Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo), 23 Cr. 118 (AT). Most of the substantive content is filed under seal; the publicly visible material is limited to a January 27, 2026 cover letter from Joshua L. Dratel of Dratel & Lewis.

Procedural Context

The Court had previously directed the defense (by ex parte order dated January 13, 2026) to supplement its November 12, 2025 ex parte letter motion (case-doc-815) with greater specificity about:

• The relevance of the requested materials to sentencing;
• Why counsel cannot prepare for sentencing without them;
• What information is contained or believed to be contained within the materials.

This filing is that supplement.

Renewed Request for Rule 17(c) Subpoena

The visible cover-letter material indicates that the defense supplement renews the request for issuance of a Rule 17(c) subpoena "to produce all documents possessed by [the former attorney] related to his representation of Mr. Guo and to which Mr. Guo is entitled." The defense relies on the reasons set forth both in the original November 12, 2025 letter application (case-doc-815) and in the additional content of this January 27, 2026 supplement (the bulk of which is filed under seal).

Path of the Application

• November 12, 2025: Original ex parte application (case-doc-815);
• January 13, 2026 (ex parte order): Court directs supplemental specificity;
• January 27, 2026: Defense files this supplemental submission (case-doc-816);
• March 11, 2026 (case-doc-814): Court orders no further ex parte handling;
• March 17, 2026 (case-doc-819): Government moves to quash;
• March 23, 2026 (case-doc-823): Court denies motion to quash and grants subpoena with limits.