{"id":"court_ctb_1205_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1205,"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| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x           |                         |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re:                                                      | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,                                        | :<br>:      | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors.1                                                   | :<br>:<br>: | Jointly Administered    |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x           |                         |\n\n#### **THIRD CONSENT ORDER REGARDING HING CHI NGOK'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO SUBPOENA FOR RULE 2004 EXAMINATION**\n\nOn October 13, 2022, Hing Chi Ngok (\"Mrs. Ngok\") filed a *Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Subpoena for Rule 2004 Examination* (\"Motion\"). *See* Doc. No. 963. The Court ordered Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee (the \"Trustee\") to file a response to the Motion on or before 5:00pm on October 21, 2022. In lieu of a response to the Motion, on October 24, 2022, the Trustee and Mrs. Ngok, as well as Greenwich Land, LLC (\"Greenwich Land,\" and, together with Mrs. Ngok, the \"Respondents\"), submitted a Consent Order (the \"First Consent Order\").[2](#page-0-1) On November 14, 2022, the Parties submitted a second consent order (the \"Second Consent Order\"). The Parties now submit this third consent order (\"Third Consent Order\") which shall supplement and amend the Second Consent Order as set forth herein.\n\n# **STIPULATED FACTS**\n\n<span id=\"page-0-0\"></span><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) (the \"Individual Debtor\") and Genever Holdings Corporation (the \"Genever BVI Debtor\"). 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<span id=\"page-0-1\"></span><sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein adopt the definitions set forth in the First Consent Order.\n\nThe Trustee and the Respondents (together, collectively, the \"Parties\") stipulate to the following facts (the \"Stipulated Facts\"):\n\n- 1. The First Consent Order provided, among other things, that:\n\t- 1.1. the Respondents agreed to produce all documents responsive to their respective Subpoenas on or before November 8, 2022;\n\t- 1.2. the Parties agree that the deposition of Mrs. Ngok would take place on November 14, 2022; and\n\t- 1.3. the Respondents agreed not to make any effort to sell, or to sell any property under their control, including the Greenwich Residence, prior to November 21, 2022.\n- 2. The Second Consent Order provided, among other things, that:\n\t- 2.1. The Respondents shall produce all documents responsive to their respective Subpoenas on or before November 18, 2022; and\n\t- 2.2. The deposition of Mrs. Ngok shall take place on December 6, 2022.\n- 3. In the course of final preparations for the examination, Mrs. Ngok learned on December 5, 2022 that her father-in-law was in seriously grave condition. On December 6, 2022, Mrs. Ngok's father-in-law passed away. Mrs. Ngok's counsel informed counsel to the Trustee of these facts. The parties agreed to adjourn the December 6, 2022 deposition as set forth below.\n\n# **THIRD CONSENT ORDER:**\n\nThe Parties stipulate and agree, and the Court hereby orders, as follows:\n\n1. The Stipulated Facts are adopted herein as the basis for this Third Consent Order.\n\n2. Given the fact that Mrs. Ngok's father-in-law has passed away on December 6, 2022, the deposition of Mrs. Ngok shall take place on a date to be determined subsequent the mourning period. The Parties agree to meet and confer to determine a mutually agreeable date for the deposition of Mrs. Ngok. The location and time to be determined by the Parties. There will be one official, independent/third-party translator at the deposition for purposes of the official record and transcript, to be provided by the Trustee. Counsel for Mrs. Ngok is permitted to bring Mrs. Ngok's translator to the deposition, provided the translator does not communicate with the witness while the deposition is ongoing and on-the-record, agrees to be bound by the Protective Order, and agrees not to make statements on the record. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mrs. Ngok's translator will be permitted to advise counsel for Mrs. Ngok if the translator believes there has been an improper translation.\n\n3. The Respondents shall not make any effort to sell, or sell any property under their control, including, without limitation, the Greenwich Residence, prior to January 13, 2023.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 6th day of December, 2022.\n\nAcknowledged and agreed to by:\n\n#### **Hing Chi Ngok and Greenwich Land LLC**\n\nBy: */s/ Evan S. Goldstein*\n\nEvan S. Goldstein *Their Attorney*\n\n**Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee**  By: */s/ Avi E. Luft*\n\nAvi E. Luft His Attorney\n\nSo Ordered,\n\nThe Court","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于：\n第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，\n案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1\n联合审理\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n关于 HING CHI NGOK（岳庆芝）就回复第 2004 条调查规则传票申请延期的第三份同意裁定\n\n2022年10月13日，Hing Chi Ngok（岳庆芝，“岳女士”）提交了一份《就回复第 2004 条调查规则传票申请延期的动议》（“动议”）。参见文件编号 963。法院命令第 11 章受托人 Luc A. Despins（“受托人”）在2022年10月21日下午5:00或之前就该动议提交答复。为代替对该动议的答复，2022年10月24日，受托人与岳女士，以及 Greenwich Land, LLC（“Greenwich Land”，与岳女士合称“被答复人”）提交了一份同意裁定（“第一份同意裁定”）。[2] 2022年11月14日，各方提交了第二份同意裁定（“第二份同意裁定”）。各方现提交本第三份同意裁定（“第三份同意裁定”），对本文所述的第二份同意裁定进行补充和修改。\n约定事实\n\n1 这些第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他众多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）（“个人债务人”）和 Genever Holdings Corporation（“Genever BVI 债务人”）。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 转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于通知和通讯目的）。\n\n2 本文未另行定义的首字母大写术语均采用第一份同意裁定中所列的定义。\n\n受托人与被答复人（统称为“各方”）就以下事实达成约定（“约定事实”）：\n\n- 1. 第一份同意裁定除其他事项外规定：\n\t- 1.1. 被答复人同意在2022年11月8日或之前提交针对其各自传票应予出示的所有文件；\n\t- 1.2. 各方同意岳女士的宣誓证言陈述将于2022年11月14日进行；以及\n\t- 1.3. 被答复人同意在2022年11月21日之前不采取任何措施出售，亦不出售其控制下的任何财产，包括格林威治住所（Greenwich Residence）。\n- 2. 第二份同意裁定除其他事项外规定：\n\t- 2.1. 被答复人应在2022年11月18日或之前提交针对其各自传票应予出示的所有文件；以及\n\t- 2.2. 岳女士的宣誓证言陈述应于2022年12月6日进行。\n- 3. 在为调查进行最后准备的过程中，岳女士于2022年12月5日获悉其公公病情极其危重。2022年12月6日，岳女士的公公去世。岳女士的律师将这些事实告知了受托人的律师。各方同意如下文所述推迟2022年12月6日的宣誓证言陈述。\n第三份同意裁定：\n\n各方约定并同意，法院特此命令如下：\n\n1. 约定事实特此被采纳作为本第三份同意裁定的依据。\n\n2. 鉴于岳女士的公公已于2022年12月6日去世的事实，岳女士的宣誓证言陈述应在服丧期过后的待定日期进行。各方同意进行会商，以确定一个双方均同意的岳女士宣誓证言陈述日期。地点和时间由各方确定。宣誓证言陈述时将设一名由受托人提供的官方、独立/第三方法庭翻译，用于官方记录和笔录誊本之目的。岳女士的律师获准携带岳女士的翻译参加宣誓证言陈述，前提是该翻译在宣誓证言陈述进行且记录在案期间不得与证人沟通，同意受《保护令》约束，并同意不在记录中发表声明。尽管有前述规定，如果该翻译认为存在不当翻译，将获准向岳女士的律师提出建议。\n\n3. 被答复人在2023年1月13日之前不得采取任何措施出售，亦不得出售其控制下的任何财产，包括但不限于格林威治住所。\n\n2022年12月6日签署于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。\n\n承认并同意人：\nHing Chi Ngok（岳庆芝）及 Greenwich Land LLC\n\n签署人：/s/ Evan S. Goldstein\n\nEvan S. Goldstein 其律师\n\nLuc A. Despins，第 11 章受托人 签署人：/s/ Avi E. Luft\n\nAvi E. Luft 其律师\n\n特此裁定，\n\n法院","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Guo","Miles Guo","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":791,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:33:57"}