Michael Cohen‘s attorneys were ordered Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood to make the best legal case they could to prevent Stormy Daniels‘ California-based lawyer Michael Avenattifrom appearing in a New York courtroom pro hac vice (“for this occasion”). They have responded two days later by accusing Avenatti of professional misconduct amongst other charges.

Law&Crime has reached out to both Michael Avenatti and Cohen’s attorney Stephen Ryan for comment.

“We have done nothing wrong and any suggestion to the contrary is nonsense,” Avenatti replied.

In case you missed it, Judge Wood ordered Cohen’s team to “respond to Mr. Avenatti’s letter and motion for admission pro hac vice” and told Cohen’s attorneys their “response should include citations to any legal authorities” to support the idea that Avenatti should not be allowed to appear. As Law&Crime has previously explained, appearing pro hac vice means “an attorney is allowed participate in a case within a jurisdiction where they’re not admitted to practice law.”

Cohen attorneys’s Stephen M. Ryan, Todd Harrison and Joseph B. Evans have filed what is evidently their best legal answer to the judge.

In a prior May 9 filing, Cohen’s attorney Ryan contested Avenatti’s motion to be allowed to appear, citing inaccuracies in Avenatti’s “executive summary” featuring Cohen’s bank records and deals with major companies. The judge consequently asked for legal authority to back that up.

While Cohen’s team recognized in their Friday’s response that pro hac vice motions were “routinely granted” (Stephen Ryan, for instance, is appearing for Cohen pro hac vice), they’re saying Avenatti is an “exceptional” case for the following reasons.

1) Violation of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct (NYRPC).

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