{"id":"court_ctb_1302_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1302,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In re:","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al.*\n\nDebtors.\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No: 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nRe: ECF No 299, 1272, and 1273\n\n## **CONSENT ORDER GRANTING HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC'S MOTION FOR ORDER AUTHORIZING HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC TO ENGAGE JAMES PIZZARUSO AS CAPTAIN OF THE LADY MAY**\n\nUpon the M*otion for Order Authorizing HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC to Engage James Pizzaruso as Captain of the Lady May* [Doc. No. 1272] (the \"Motion\") filed by HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC (\"HK USA\"), which seeks an order pursuant to this Court's *Stipulated Order Compelling HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC to Transport and Deliver that Certain Yacht, the \"Lady May\"* [Doc. No. 299] (the \"Stipulated Order\") authorizing HK USA to engage James Pizzaruso to replace Lloyd Bernard as captain of the Lady May; upon the consent to the entry of this Order in resolution of the Motion by (a) each of the parties to the Stipulated Order, namely the debtor Ho Wan Kwok, HK USA, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed in this case, and the creditors Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P., Rui Ma and Zheng Wu, as well as (b) the trustee appointed in this case, Luc A. Despins; and finally upon consideration of the Motion and the relief requested appearing to this Court to be necessary and appropriate; due and sufficient notice of the Motion having been given under the particular circumstances; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor, it is hereby:\n\n**ORDERED** that the Motion is hereby **GRANTED** and HK USA is hereby authorized to engage James Pizzaruso to replace Lloyd Bernard as captain of the Lady May as set forth herein in accordance with the Stipulated Order (subject to further order of this Court); and it is\n\n**ORDERED** that all references to \"Captain\" in the Stipulated Order shall refer to Mr. Pizzaruso acting in such capacity in accordance with the Stipulated Order (subject to further order of this Court); and it is\n\n**ORDERED** that HK USA shall provide each of the parties to the Stipulated Order and the Trustee with proof of service of the Stipulated Order made on Mr. Pizzaruso and a copy of the declaration required by the Stipulated Order to be executed by Mr. Pizzaruso within 24 hours of HK USA receiving such proof of service and executed declaration; and it is finally\n\n**ORDERED** that, the Motion having been granted, HK USA's *Ex-Parte Motion Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9006(C)(1) to Prescribe Notice and Expedite the Hearing on HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC's Motion for Order Authorizing HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC to Engage James Pizzaruso as Captain of the Lady May* [Doc. No. 1273] is hereby **DENIED** as moot.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 6th day of January, 2023.","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关于：\n\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵）等\n\n债务人。\n\n第 11 章\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n涉及：ECF No 299, 1272, and 1273\n准许 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC（香港国际基金投资（美国）有限公司）请求作出授权 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 聘请 James Pizzaruso 担任 Lady May 号船长之命令的动议之同意裁定\n\n鉴于 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC（香港国际基金投资（美国）有限公司，简称“HK USA”）提交了《请求作出授权 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 聘请 James Pizzaruso 担任 Lady May 号船长之命令的动议》[Doc. No. 1272]（简称“《动议》”），该《动议》依据本法院《强令 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 运输并交付特定游艇“Lady May”号的约定裁定》[Doc. No. 299]（简称“《约定裁定》”），请求作出授权 HK USA 聘请 James Pizzaruso（詹姆斯·皮扎鲁索）接替 Lloyd Bernard（劳埃德·伯纳德）担任 Lady May 号船长的命令；鉴于 (a) 《约定裁定》的各方当事人，即债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）、HK USA、本案中指定的无担保债权人官方委员会（Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors），以及债权人 Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（太盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙）、Rui Ma（马蕊）和 Zheng Wu（吴征），以及 (b) 本案中指定的受托人 Luc A. Despins（吕克·A·德斯平斯），均同意签署本裁定以解决该《动议》；最后鉴于经审议该《动议》，本法院认为所请求之救济属必要且适当；在该特定情况下已给予适当且充分的《动议》通知；经合议并具有充分理由，特此：\n\n裁定：《动议》特此获得准许，且特此授权 HK USA 按照本裁定所述并依据《约定裁定》（服从本法院后续命令），聘请 James Pizzaruso 接替 Lloyd Bernard 担任 Lady May 号船长；并且\n\n裁定：《约定裁定》中所有提及“船长”之处，均应指依据《约定裁定》（服从本法院后续命令）以此身份行事的 Pizzaruso 先生；并且\n\n裁定：HK USA 应在收到送达证明及签署完毕的声明书后 24 小时内，向《约定裁定》的各方当事人及受托人提供向 Pizzaruso 先生送达《约定裁定》的证明，以及《约定裁定》所要求的由 Pizzaruso 先生签署的声明书副本；最后\n\n裁定：鉴于《动议》已获准许，HK USA 依据《破产规则》第 9006(C)(1) 条提出的《关于规定通知方式并加快审理 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 请求作出授权 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 聘请 James Pizzaruso 担任 Lady May 号船长之命令的动议的单方动议》[Doc. No. 1273] 特此因失去实际意义（as moot）予以驳回。\n\n日期：2023 年 1 月 6 日，于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Je","Despins"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":299,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":484,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:15:41"}