{"id":"court_ctb_1118_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1118,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION | -------------------------------------------","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |  |  |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--|--|\n| In re:                                                           | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |  |  |\n| HO WAN KWOK,<br>et al.                                           | :<br>:<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |  |  |\n| 1<br>Debtors.                                                    | :<br>:      | Jointly Administered    |  |  |\n| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |  |  |\n\n# **MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR ENTRY OF ORDER, PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1452 AND BANKRUPTCY RULES 9006(b) AND 9027, FURTHER EXTENDING TRUSTEE'S DEADLINE FOR REMOVAL OF CIVIL ACTIONS**\n\nLuc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the above-captioned chapter 11 case (the \"Chapter 11 Case\") of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), hereby files this motion (the \"Motion\") for entry of an order, substantially in the form attached hereto, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1452 and Rules 9006(b) and 9027 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the \"Bankruptcy Rules\"), extending the Trustee's deadline to file notices of removal under Bankruptcy Rule 9027(a) (the \"Removal Deadline\") for an additional period of 120 days, from the current deadline of December 6, 2022 through and including April 5, 2023. In support of this Motion, the Trustee respectfully states the following:\n\n# **JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND STATUTORY BASES**\n\n1. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (the \"Court\") has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 and the *Standing Order of*\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee and the Genever (BVI) Debtor is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).\n\n*Reference* from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (as amended). This is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b).\n\n2. Venue in this District is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409.\n\n3. The statutory bases for the relief requested herein are 28 U.S.C. § 1452 and Bankruptcy Rules 9006(b) and 9027.\n\n#### **BACKGROUND**\n\n4. On February 15, 2022 (the \"Petition Date\"), the Debtor filed with the Court a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (such title, hereinafter, the \"Bankruptcy Code\").\n\n5. On March 21, 2022, the United States Trustee appointed an official committee of unsecured creditors (\"Committee\") in this Chapter 11 Case. No examiner has been appointed in the Chapter 11 Case.\n\n6. On April 19, 2022, the Debtor filed his *Motion for Order Under 28 U.S.C.* § 1452 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(b) and 9027 Extending the Deadline by Which the Debtor May Remove Civil Actions [ECF No. 235] (the \"Debtor's Motion\"), requesting an order extending the Debtor's deadline to file notices of removal under Bankruptcy Rule 9027(a) (the \"Removal Deadline\") from May 16, 2022 through September 13, 2022. The Debtor's Motion was withdrawn on the record by the Trustee on August 4, 2022 [ECF No. 687].\n\n7. On June 15, 2022, the Court entered a memorandum of decision and order [ECF No. 465] (the \"Trustee Order\") directing the United States Trustee to appoint a chapter 11 trustee in the Chapter 11 Case. Pursuant to the Trustee Order, the United States Trustee selected Luc A. Despins as the Trustee.\n\n8. On July 8, 2022, the Court entered an order granting the appointment of Luc A.\n\nDespins as the Trustee in the Chapter 11 Case [ECF No. 523] (the \"Appointment Order\").\n\n9. On August 5, 2022, the Court entered an order granting the Trustee's motion for order extending the deadline for filing notices of removal of civil actions, extending the deadline from August 8, 2022 to December 6, 2022 [ECF No. 700]. The current deadline for filing notices of removal of civil actions is December 6, 2022.\n\n### **REQUESTED RELIEF**\n\n10. By this Motion, the Trustee seeks entry of an order, substantially in the form attached hereto, extending the Trustee's Removal Deadline by 120 days, December 6, 2022, through and including April 5, 2023 without prejudice to the Trustee's ability to request additional extensions of the Removal Deadline. The Trustee requests that the proposed Removal Deadline apply to all matters specified in Bankruptcy Rules 9027(a)(2) and (3).\n\n11. The removal of pending civil actions is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1452 and Bankruptcy Rule 9027. Specifically, section 1452(a) provides:\n\n> A party may remove any claim or cause of action in a civil action other than a proceeding before the United States Tax Court or a civil action by a governmental unit to enforce such governmental unit's police or regulatory power, to the district court for the district where such civil action is pending, if such district court has jurisdiction of such claim or cause of action under section 1334 of this title.\n\n28 U.S.C. § 1452(a).\n\n12. Bankruptcy Rule 9027(a)(2) further provides, in relevant part:\n\nIf the claim or cause of action in a civil action is pending when a case under the [Bankruptcy] Code is commenced, a notice of removal may be filed [in the bankruptcy court] only within the longest of (A) 90 days after the order for relief in the case under the [Bankruptcy] Code, (B) 30 days after entry of an order terminating a stay, if the claim or cause of action in a civil action has been stayed under § 362 of the [Bankruptcy] Code, or (C) 30 days after a trustee qualifies in a chapter 11 reorganization case but not later than 180 days after the order for relief.\n\nFed. R. Bank. P. 9027(a)(2).\n\n13. Under Bankruptcy Rule 9006(b), the Court may extend unexpired time periods, such as the Debtor's removal period:\n\n> [W]hen an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified period by these rules or by a notice given thereunder or by order of court, the court for cause shown may at any time in its discretion . . . with or without motion or notice order the period enlarged if the request therefor is made before the expiration of the period originally prescribed or as extended by a previous order.\n\nFed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(b).\n\n14. It is well settled, in this district and others, that this Court is authorized to extend, for cause, the removal period provided under 28 U.S.C. § 1452 and Bankruptcy Rule 9027. *See Matter of Circle Litho, Inc.*, 12 B.R. 752, 757 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1981) (acknowledging authority to extend removal period under prior construction); *see also Pacor, Inc. v. Higgins*, 743 F.2d 984, 996 n.17 (3d Cir. 1984), *overruled on other grounds Things Remembered, Inc. v. Petrarca*, 516 U.S. 124, 134–35 (1995) (holding the bankruptcy court's power to grant an extension of the removal period pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9006(b) is \"clear\"); *Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., Inc.*, 251 B.R. 322, 325 (S.D. W.Va. 2000) (\"Considered in *pari materia* with [Bankruptcy] Rule 9027, [Bankruptcy] Rule 9006 provides authority to enlarge the thirty-day time period for removing actions arising under the Bankruptcy Code.\"); *In re Jandous Elec. Constr. Corp.*, 106 B.R. 48, 50 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1989) (holding that the period in which to file motion to remove may be expanded pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9006); *In re World Fin. Servs. Ctr., Inc.*, 81 B.R. 33, 39 (Bankr. S.D. Cal. 1987) (noting that \"it appears that the Supreme Court intended to give bankruptcy judges the powers to enlarge the filing periods\" of Bankruptcy Rule 9027(a) pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9006(b)); *Raff v. Gordon*, 58 B.R. 988, 990 (E.D. Pa. 1986) (\"An expansion of time [to file notices of removal] is authorized under the [Bankruptcy] Rules.\").\n\n15. According to a declaration sworn by the Debtor and filed in this Chapter 11 Case on March 20, 2022 [Docket No. 107] (the \"Kwok Declaration\"), the Debtor was named as a defendant in 21 lawsuits as of the Petition Date. Kwok Declaration at ¶ 19. Since entry of the Appointment Order, the Trustee's investigation of any litigation undertaken by and against the Debtor has continued concurrently with the Trustee's investigation into the Debtor's labyrinth of business and personal enterprises in order to recover assets for the Debtor's estate (the \"Estate\"). The Trustee's investigation is proceeding as expeditiously as possible in the face of continuing dilatory tactics of the Debtor.\n\n16. Prior to entry of the Appointment Order, the Debtor removed one proceeding to which he is a party—*i.e.*, litigation involving Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. (\"PAX\"), originally pending in the State of New York Supreme Court, County of New York (Index Number 652077/2017) and presently pending in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Case No. 3:22-cv-00553-VAB).<sup>2</sup>\n\n17. As the Trustee's investigation progresses and this Chapter 11 Case develops, it may become prudent to remove other civil actions. To allow the Trustee additional time to conduct a thorough and thoughtful investigation and weigh any costs and benefits to the Estate, the Court should extend the Trustee's Removal Deadline from December 6, 2022 through and including April 5, 2023. The extension sought will afford the Trustee a reasonable period to investigate litigation as to which the Debtor is a party and determine whether removing such litigation will benefit the Estate. Further, the rights of the Debtor's adversaries in any litigation will not be prejudiced by such an extension, because any party to an action that is removed may seek to have it remanded to the state court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1452(b).\n\n<sup>2</sup> There is presently pending an unopposed motion by PAX to transfer this case to this Court.\n\n18. The Trustee further requests that the order approving this Motion be without prejudice to (a) any position the Trustee may take on whether section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code stays any given civil action or other litigation pending against the Debtor, and (b) the right of the Trustee to seek further extensions of the Removal Deadline.\n\n19. The Trustee submits that the relief requested by this Motion is appropriate and in the best interest of the Estate. Indeed, courts in this Circuit and others have routinely granted similar requests by debtors for extensions of the removal period. *See, e.g., In re Windstream Holdings, Inc.*, No. 19-22312 (RDD) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. May 15, 2019); *In re Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.*, No. 18-13374 (MEW) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Feb. 14, 2019); *In re Samuels Jewelers, Inc.*, Case No. 18¬11818 (KJC) (Bankr. D. Del. Nov. 26, 2018); *In re J&M Sales Inc.*, Case No. 18-11801 (LSS) (Bankr. D. Del. Nov. 13, 2018).\n\n20. This is the Trustee's second request for the relief sought by this Motion.\n\nWHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, the Court should enter the proposed order filed herewith extending the Trustee's Removal Order through and including April 5, 2023 and grant such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.\n\n| Dated: | November 18, 2022      | LUC A. DESPINS,    |\n|--------|------------------------|--------------------|\n|        | New Haven, Connecticut | CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE |\n\nBy: /s/Douglas S. Skalka Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 821-2000 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n*and*\n\nNicholas A. Bassett *(*admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n*and*\n\nAvram E. Luft *(*admitted *pro hac vice*) Douglass Barron (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n|                     | x                            |\n|---------------------|------------------------------|\n|                     | :                            |\n| In re:              | :<br>CHAPTER 11              |\n|                     | :                            |\n| HON WO KWOK, et al. | :<br>Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n|                     | :                            |\n| 1<br>Debtors.       | :<br>Jointly Administered    |\n|                     | X                            |\n\n# **ORDER, PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1452 AND BANKRUPTCY RULES 9006(b) AND 9027, EXTENDING TRUSTEE'S DEADLINE FOR REMOVAL OF CIVIL ACTIONS**\n\nUpon the motion (the \"Motion\")<sup>2</sup> of Mr. Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), for the entry of an order (this \"Order\"), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1452 and Bankruptcy Rules 9006(b) and 9027, extending the Removal Deadline for a period of 120 days, from the current deadline of December 6, 2022 through and including April 5, 2023; and this Court having jurisdiction to consider the Motion and the relief requested therein in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 and the *Standing Order of Reference* from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (as amended); and consideration of the Motion and the relief requested therein being a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b); and venue being proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409; and the Court having found that the relief requested in the Motion is in the best interest of the Estate, its creditors, and all parties in interest; and due and sufficient notice of the Motion having been given under the particular circumstances; and it appearing that no other or further notice need be given; and upon all of the proceedings had before this Court;\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee and the Genever (BVI) Debtor is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).\n\n<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Order have the meanings ascribed to them in the Motion.\n\nand any objections to the relief requested herein having been withdrawn or overruled on the merits; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor, it is hereby ORDERED THAT:\n\n1. The Motion is granted as set forth herein.\n\n2. All objections to entry of this Order, to the extent not withdrawn or otherwise resolved, are overruled.\n\n3. The Removal Deadline is extended by 120 days, through and including April 5, 2023.\n\n4. The Trustee is authorized to take all actions necessary to effectuate the relief granted pursuant to this Order in accordance with the Motion.\n\n5. This Order is without prejudice to (a) any position the Trustee may take on whether section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code stays any litigation pending against the Debtor, and (b) the Trustee's right to seek further extensions of the Removal Deadline.\n\n6. The Court retains exclusive jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related to the implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of this Order.\n\n# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n|                     | x               |                         |\n|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|\n|                     | :               |                         |\n| In re:              | :<br>CHAPTER 11 |                         |\n|                     | :               |                         |\n| HON WO KWOK, et al. | :               | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n|                     | :               |                         |\n| 1<br>Debtors.       | :               | Jointly Administered    |\n|                     | X               |                         |\n\n# **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that on November 18, 2022, the foregoing Motion was electronically filed. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the Court's case management/electronic filing (CM/ECF) system or by mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing pursuant to the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system.\n\n| Dated: | November 18, 2022      | LUC A. DESPINS,    |\n|--------|------------------------|--------------------|\n|        | New Haven, Connecticut | CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE |\n\nBy: /s/Douglas S. Skalka Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 821-2000 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee and the Genever (BVI) Debtor is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\nx\n\n案件：\n第11章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。\n合并审理\n\nx\n\n第11章受托人依据 28 U.S.C. § 1452 以及《破产程序规则》第 9006(b) 条和第 9027 条请求作出进一步延长受托人移转民事诉讼截止期限裁定的动议\n\nLuc A. Despins 作为上述标题所示 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（以下简称“债务人”）第11章案件（以下简称“第11章案件”）中指定的第11章受托人（以下简称“受托人”），特此依据 28 U.S.C. § 1452 以及《联邦破产程序规则》（以下简称“《破产规则》”）第 9006(b) 条和第 9027 条提出本动议（以下简称“本动议”），请求作出大体如本动议附件形式的裁定，将受托人根据《破产规则》第 9027(a) 条提交移转通知的截止期限（以下简称“移转截止期限”）自目前的截止日期 2022年12月6日 进一步延长120天，直至并包括 2023年4月5日。为支持本动议，受托人谨陈述如下：\n\n管辖权、审判地及法定依据\n\n1. 依据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 和 1334 以及 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区联邦地区法院）的移交常规命令（经修订），United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区破产法院，以下简称“本法院”）对本事项拥有管辖权。在 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) 的含义范围内，本案属于核心程序。\n\n脚注1：在这些第11章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，亦称为郭文贵、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他众多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）和 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人及 Genever（英属维尔京群岛）债务人的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财团受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于接收通知和通信之目的）。\n\n2. 依据 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 和 1409，本司法管辖区审判地正当。\n\n3. 本文所请求救济的法定依据为 28 U.S.C. § 1452 以及《破产规则》第 9006(b) 条和第 9027 条。\n\n背景\n\n4. 2022年2月15日（以下简称“申请日”），债务人依据《美国法典》第11篇（该篇以下简称“《破产法典》”）第11章向本法院提交了自愿破产救济申请。\n\n5. 2022年3月21日，美国受托人（United States Trustee）在本第11章案件中指定了官方无担保债权人委员会（以下简称“委员会”）。本第11章案件中未指定审查员。\n\n6. 2022年4月19日，债务人提交了其《关于依据 28 U.S.C. § 1452 以及联邦破产程序规则第 9006(b) 条和第 9027 条延长债务人可移转民事诉讼截止期限的裁定动议》[ECF No. 235]（以下简称“债务人动议”），请求作出裁定将债务人根据《破产规则》第 9027(a) 条提交移转通知的截止期限（以下简称“移转截止期限”）从 2022年5月16日 延长至 2022年9月13日。受托人于 2022年8月4日 在庭审记录中撤回了债务人动议 [ECF No. 687]。\n\n7. 2022年6月15日，本法院作出了决定备忘录及裁定 [ECF No. 465]（以下简称“受托人裁定”），指示美国受托人在此第11章案件中指定一名第11章受托人。依据受托人裁定，美国受托人选任了 Luc A. Despins 担任受托人。\n\n8. 2022年7月8日，本法院作出裁定，批准指定 Luc A. Despins 担任本第11章案件中的受托人 [ECF No. 523]（以下简称“指定裁定”）。\n\n9. 2022年8月5日，本法院作出裁定，准许受托人关于延长提交民事诉讼移转通知截止期限的动议，将截止期限从 2022年8月8日 延长至 2022年12月6日 [ECF No. 700]。目前提交民事诉讼移转通知的截止期限为 2022年12月6日。\n\n请求的救济\n\n10. 通过本动议，受托人请求作出大体如本动议附件形式的裁定，将受托人的移转截止期限自 2022年12月6日 起延长120天，直至并包括 2023年4月5日，且不损害受托人请求进一步延长移转截止期限的权利。受托人请求拟议的移转截止期限适用于《破产规则》第 9027(a)(2) 条和 (3) 条所规定的所有事项。\n\n11. 待决民事诉讼的移转受 28 U.S.C. § 1452 和《破产规则》第 9027 条管辖。具体而言，第 1452(a) 条规定：\n\n当事人可将民事诉讼中的任何主张或诉由移转至该民事诉讼待决所在地区的地区法院，但 United States Tax Court（美国税务法院）审理的诉讼或由政府部门为行使其治安或监管权力而提起的民事诉讼除外，前提是该地区法院根据本篇第 1334 条对该主张或诉由享有管辖权。\n\n28 U.S.C. § 1452(a)。\n\n12. 《破产规则》第 9027(a)(2) 条进一步在相关部分规定：\n\n如果民事诉讼中的主张或诉由在依《破产法典》立案时已处于待决状态，则移转通知仅可在以下期限中最长者之内[向破产法院]提交：(A) 依《破产法典》作出救济令后90天，(B) 若民事诉讼中的主张或诉由已依《破产法典》第 362 条被中止，则在作出终止中止令后30天，或 (C) 在第11章重整案中受托人取得任职资格后30天，但不迟于救济令作出后180天。\n\nFed. R. Bankr. P. 9027(a)(2)。\n\n13. 根据《破产规则》第 9006(b) 条，本法院可延长未届满的期限，例如债务人的移转期限：\n\n当依本规则或依其发出的通知或依法院裁定要求或允许在指定期间内进行某项行为时，本法院若有正当理由，可随时由其自由裁量……在有或无动议或通知的情况下，只要在原定期限届满前或在前次裁定延长的期限届满前提出请求，即可裁定延长该期限。\n\nFed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(b)。\n\n14. 本司法管辖区及其他管辖区均已确立明确判例，本法院有权因正当理由延长 28 U.S.C. § 1452 和《破产规则》第 9027 条规定的移转期限。参见 Matter of Circle Litho, Inc., 12 B.R. 752, 757 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1981)（承认在先前法律解释下延长移转期限的权力）；亦参见 Pacor, Inc. v. Higgins, 743 F.2d 984, 996 n.17 (3d Cir. 1984)，因其他理由被 Things Remembered, Inc. v. Petrarca, 516 U.S. 124, 134–35 (1995) 废止（认定破产法院依据《破产规则》第 9006(b) 条准予延长移转期限的权力是“明确的”）；Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., Inc., 251 B.R. 322, 325 (S.D. W.Va. 2000)（“与《破产规则》第 9027 条同等考量下，《破产规则》第 9006 条提供了延长因《破产法典》引起的诉讼移转三十天期限的权力”）；In re Jandous Elec. Constr. Corp., 106 B.R. 48, 50 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1989)（认定提交移转动议的期限可根据《破产规则》第 9006 条予以延长）；In re World Fin. Servs. Ctr., Inc., 81 B.R. 33, 39 (Bankr. S.D. Cal. 1987)（指出“最高法院似乎意图根据《破产规则》第 9006(b) 条赋予破产法官延长《破产规则》第 9027(a) 条提交期限的权力”）；Raff v. Gordon, 58 B.R. 988, 990 (E.D. Pa. 1986)（“根据《破产规则》，[提交移转通知的]延期是获得授权的”）。\n\n15. 根据债务人宣誓并于 2022年3月20日 在本第11章案件中提交的声明书 [Docket No. 107]（以下简称“郭氏声明书”），截至申请日，债务人在21起诉讼中被列为被告。郭氏声明书第19段。自指定裁定作出以来，受托人对债务人提起及针对债务人提起的任何诉讼的调查，一直与受托人对债务人错综复杂的商业和个人企业网络的调查并行开展，以便为债务人破产财团（以下简称“破产财团”）追回资产。面对债务人持续的拖延战术，受托人的调查正尽可能迅速地进行。\n\n16. 在指定裁定作出之前，债务人移转了一起其作为当事人的诉讼程序——即涉及 Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（太盟亚洲机会基金有限公司，以下简称“PAX”）的诉讼，该案最初在 State of New York Supreme Court, County of New York（纽约州最高法院纽约县分院）待决（案号：652077/2017），目前在 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区联邦地区法院）待决（案号：3:22-cv-00553-VAB）。脚注2\n\n17. 随着受托人调查的推进和本第11章案件的展开，移转其他民事诉讼可能会变得审慎必要。为了让受托人有充裕时间开展彻底且周密的调查，并权衡对破产财团的各项成本与利益，本法院应当将受托人的移转截止期限从 2022年12月6日 延长至并包括 2023年4月5日。所请求的延期将给予受托人一段合理的期间，以调查债务人作为当事人的诉讼，并确定移转此类诉讼是否有利于破产财团。此外，债务人在任何诉讼中的相对方权利均不会因此类延期而受到损害，因为被移转案件的任何当事方均可依据 28 U.S.C. § 1452(b) 请求将案件发回州法院。\n\n脚注2：PAX 目前有一项将本案移送至本法院的无异议动议尚待决。\n\n18. 受托人进一步请求，批准本动议的裁定不影响：(a) 受托人就《破产法典》第 362 条是否中止针对债务人待决的任何特定民事诉讼或其他诉讼可能采取的任何立场，以及 (b) 受托人寻求进一步延长移转截止期限的权利。\n\n19. 受托人认为，本动议所请求的救济是适当的，且符合破产财团的最佳利益。事实上，本巡回区及其他巡回区的法院历来经常准许债务人提出的类似延长移转期限的请求。参见，例如，In re Windstream Holdings, Inc., No. 19-22312 (RDD) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. May 15, 2019)；In re Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc., No. 18-13374 (MEW) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Feb. 14, 2019)；In re Samuels Jewelers, Inc., Case No. 18-11818 (KJC) (Bankr. D. Del. Nov. 26, 2018)；In re J&M Sales Inc., Case No. 18-11801 (LSS) (Bankr. D. Del. Nov. 13, 2018)。\n\n20. 这是受托人就本动议所求救济提出的第二次请求。\n\n因此，基于上述理由，本法院应当作出随本动议一并提交的拟议裁定，将受托人的移转截止期限延长至并包括 2023年4月5日，并准予本法院认为公正妥当的其他及进一步救济。\n\n日期：2022年11月18日\n康涅狄格州纽黑文\n\nLUC A. DESPINS，\n第11章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/Douglas S. Skalka\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 821-2000\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（特许出庭律师）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n2050 M Street NW\nWashington, D.C., 20036\n(202) 551-1902\nnicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n及\n\nAvram E. Luft（特许出庭律师）\nDouglass Barron（特许出庭律师）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6079\navilufl@paulhastings.com\n\n第11章受托人代理律师\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\nx\n\n案件：\n第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。\n合并审理\n\nx\n\n依据 28 U.S.C. § 1452 以及《破产规则》第 9006(b) 条和第 9027 条延长受托人移转民事诉讼截止期限的裁定\n\n根据在 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（下称“债务人”）的第 11 章案件中获任命的第 11 章受托人（下称“受托人”）Luc A. Despins 先生提出的动议（下称“动议”）2，请求依据 28 U.S.C. § 1452 以及《破产程序规则》（Bankruptcy Rules）第 9006(b) 条和第 9027 条作出命令（下称“本命令”），将移送截止日期（Removal Deadline）自目前的截止日期 2022年12月6日 延长 120 天，直至并包括 2023年4月5日；且本法院根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 和 1334 以及 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区联邦地区法院）的《案件移转现行常设命令》（Standing Order of Reference，经修订）具有审理该动议及其中请求之救济的管辖权；且根据 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)，审理该动议及其中请求之救济属于核心程序；且根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 和 1409，本法院审判地适当；且本法院认定动议中请求之救济符合破产财团（Estate）、其债权人及所有利害关系方的最大利益；且在具体情况下已就该动议给予了正当且充分的通知；且看似无需再给予其他或进一步的通知；以及根据在本法院进行的所有程序；\n\n1 在这些第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称为 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人和 Genever (BVI) 债务人的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok（仅用于接收通知和通信联络）。\n\n2 本命令中使用但未另作定义的首字母大写术语，具有动议中赋予它们的涵义。\n\n且对本文所请求救济的任何异议均已被撤回或在实体上被驳回；经审慎研议并有充分理由，特此命令：\n\n1. 动议按本文所述予以准许。\n\n2. 对作出本命令的所有异议，在尚未撤回或以其他方式解决的范围内，均予以驳回。\n\n3. 移送截止日期延长 120 天，直至并包括 2023年4月5日。\n\n4. 受托人获授权采取一切必要行动，以根据动议落实依据本命令所准许的救济。\n\n5. 本命令不影响：(a) 受托人就《破产法典》（Bankruptcy Code）第 362 条是否中止针对债务人待决的任何诉讼可能采取的任何立场，以及 (b) 受托人寻求进一步延长移送截止日期的权利。\n\n6. 本法院就因本命令的执行、解释和强制执行而产生或与之相关的所有事项保留专属管辖权。\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分部）\n\nx\n\n关于：\n第 11 章\n\nHON WO KWOK 等\n案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。\n合并审理\nX\n送达证明书\n\n下述签名人特此证明，于 2022年11月18日，前述动议已通过电子方式提交。本项提交的通知将通过法院的案件管理/电子案卷系统（CM/ECF）通过电子邮件发送给所有当事方，或根据《电子案卷提交通知》通过邮寄方式发送给无法接受电子提交的任何人。各当事方可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本文件。\n\n日期：2022年11月18日\nLUC A. DESPINS，\n\n康涅狄格州纽黑文\n第 11 章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/Douglas S. Skalka\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 821-2000\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n1 在这些第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称为 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人和 Genever (BVI) 债务人的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok（仅用于接收通知和通信联络）。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Guo","Paul Hastings","Miles Guo","Je"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":235,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":465,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":523,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":687,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":700,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":2793,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 13:24:56"}