when the extradition request was made in may 2011, o'dwyer spent one night in wandsworth prison before arrangements were made for bail. on 14 june 2011, he appeared before the westminster magistrates court for a preliminary hearing regarding the extradition request. o'dwyer's barrister ben cooper opposed extradition and argued that any criminal prosecution should be brought in the uk, as tvshack was not hosted on american servers.