{"id":"court_ctb_1351_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1351,"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**§ § § § §**\n\n**IN RE:**\n\n**HO WAN KWOK et al.**\n\n**Debtors.**\n\n**CHAPTER 11**\n\n**CASE NO. 22-50073 (JAM)**\n\n# **THE DEBTOR'S LIMITED OBJECTION TO MOTION, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY RULE 9006(c)(1), TO EXPEDITE HEARINGS ON EMERGENCY MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE AND GENEVER DEBTORS FOR ENTRY OF ORDER (A) COMPELLING INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR TO COMPLY WITH PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS PROCESS, (B) QUASHING INDIVIDUAL DEBTORS' OBJECTIONS TO CLAIMS, AND (C) BARRING INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR FROM FILING FURTHER OBJECTIONS TO CLAIMS, ABSENT PRIOR LEAVE OF COURT**\n\nHo Wan Kwok, the individual debtor (the \"Debtor\") in the above-captioned bankruptcy case (the \"Bankruptcy Case\"), hereby submits his limited objection to the Motion, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9006(C)(1), to Expedite Hearings on Emergency Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee and Genever Debtors for Entry of Order (A) Compelling Individual Debtor to Comply with Preliminary Injunction with Respect to Claims Process, (B) Quashing Individual Debtors' Objections to Claims, and (C) Barring Individual Debtor from Filing Further Objections to Claims, Absent Prior Leave Of Court (Doc. No. 1347) (the \"Motion to Expedite\"), filed by Luc A. Despins, the Chapter 11 Trustee (the \"Trustee\"), and debtor Genever Holdings LLC (\"Genever\") on the evening of Thursday, January 19, 2023. While the Debtor does no object to an expedited hearing and objection deadline, in general, he requests that the Court give him adequate time to respond, which the dates set forth in the Motion to Expedite would not do. In support of his limited objection, the Debtor respectfully represents as follows:\n\n1. On Thursday, January 19, 2023, at 5:44pm, the Trustee and Genever filed the Emergency Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee and Genever Debtors for Entry of Order (A) Compelling Individual Debtor to Comply with Preliminary Injunction with Respect to Claims Process, (B) Quashing Individual Debtors' Objections to Claims, and (C) Barring Individual Debtor from Filing Further Objections to Claims, Absent Prior Leave Of Court (Doc. No. 1345) (the \"Motion to Compel and Quash\"), seeking an order (i) compelling the Debtor to comply with the Corrected Order Granting in Part Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Adv. Proc. Docket No. 134) issued by this Court in the adversary proceeding captioned *Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. v. Kwok*, Adv. Pro. No. 22-05032 (the \"Adversary Proceeding\"); (ii) quashing the claims objections (Doc. Nos. 1332, 1333, 1334) filed by the Debtor; and (iii) barring the Debtor from filing any further objections to claims absent leave from the Court.\n\n2. Immediately after filing the Motion to Compel and Quash, the Trustee and Genever filed the Motion to Expedite, seeking an expedited hearing on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 2:00pm and an order that any opposition to the Motion to Compel and Quash be filed by \"9:00am (noon)\" on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.\n\n3. Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(c)(1) provides that \"when an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified time by these rules or by a notice given thereunder or by order of court, the court for cause shown may in its discretion with or without motion or notice order the period reduced.\" \"In considering such motions, courts should balance possible prejudice to other parties against the reasons advanced for reducing the time.\" 10 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶ 9006.09[2] (Richard Levin & Henry J. Sommer eds., 16th ed.). \"The flexibility written into Bankruptcy Rule 9006 to reduce the time for notice should be sparingly invoked and may be invoked only for cause shown.\" *In re Sandra Cotton, Inc.*, 65 B.R. 153, 156 (W.D.N.Y. 1986).\n\n4. The Debtor does not generally object to the Court holding a hearing on the Motion to Compel and Quash on an expedited basis or setting a shortened deadline for the\n\n2\n\nDebtor to file his objections. However, the Debtor objects to having the hearing and submitting his oppositions only two business days after the Motion to Compel and Quash was filed. The Debtor requires additional time to confer with his counsel and to properly respond to the Motion to Compel and Quash, which, although filed as a single motion, actually seeks separate relief in both the Adversary Proceeding and the Bankruptcy Case. As the Court is aware, the Debtor has separate counsel in the Adversary Proceeding and the Bankruptcy Case, and it is necessary to confer with both in order to formulate a response to the Motion to Compel and Quash. Moreover, the Motion to Compel and Quash seeks the extraordinary relief of barring the Debtor from filing objections to claims without permission of the Court.\n\n5. Therefore, the Debtor respectfully requests that the Court deny the Motion to Expedite to the extent that it seeks a hearing on January 24, 2023, and requires that any opposition be due that morning. Rather, to the extent the Court is inclined to grant the Motion to Expedite, the Debtor respectfully requests that the Court set a hearing on the Motion to Compel and Quash no earlier than Tuesday, January 31, 2023, and order that any opposition should be filed by noon on Monday, January 30, 2023.\n\n**WHEREFORE**, the Debtor requests that the Court deny the Motion to Expedite to the extent set forth herein, and grant him such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.\n\n3\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 20 th day of January, 2023.\n\n# **THE DEBTOR, HO WAN KWOK**\n\n*/s/* John L. Cesaroni James M. Moriarty (ct21876) John L. Cesaroni (ct29309) 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Telephone: (203) 368-4234 Facsimile: (203) 368-5487 Email: [jmoriarty@zeislaw.com](mailto:jmoriarty@zeislaw.com) [jcesaroni@zeislaw.com](mailto:jcesaroni@zeislaw.com)\n\n### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n**§ § § § §**\n\n**IN RE:**\n\n**HO WAN KWOK et al.**\n\n**Debtors.**\n\n**CHAPTER 11**\n\n**CASE NO. 22-50073 (JAM)**\n\n### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI, John L. Cesaroni, hereby certify that on the 20 th day of January, 2023, a copy of the foregoing was sent by e-mail to all appearing parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system.\n\n> */s/* John L. Cesaroni John L. Cesaroni (ct29309) 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Telephone: (203) 368-4234 Facsimile: (203) 368-5487 Email: [jcesaroni@zeislaw.com](mailto:jcesaroni@zeislaw.com)","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部）\n\n§ § § § §\n\n案件关联：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等\n\n债务人。\n\n第 11 章\n\n案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人依据《破产程序规则》第 9006(c)(1) 条对以下动议提出的有限异议：关于加快审理第 11 章受托人与 GENEVER 债务人请求作出命令以 (A) 强迫个人债务人遵守关于债权申报程序的初步禁令、(B) 撤回个人债务人对债权提出的异议，以及 (C) 禁止个人债务人在未经法院事先准许的情况下进一步提交债权异议的紧急动议的动议\n\n上述标题破产案件（“破产案件”）中的个人债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（“债务人”），特此针对第 11 章受托人（“受托人”）Luc A. Despins 与债务人 Genever Holdings LLC（“Genever”）于 2023 年 1 月 19 日星期四晚间提交的《依据〈破产程序规则〉第 9006(c)(1) 条请求加快审理第 11 章受托人与 Genever 债务人请求作出命令以 (A) 强迫个人债务人遵守关于债权申报程序的初步禁令、(B) 撤回个人债务人对债权提出的异议，以及 (C) 禁止个人债务人在未经法院事先准许的情况下进一步提交债权异议的紧急动议的动议》（文件编号：1347）（“加快审理动议”）提交其有限异议。尽管债务人总体上并不反对加快听证程序和异议截止日期，但他请求法院给予其充分的时间作出回应，而加快审理动议中列出的日期则无法做到这一点。为支持其有限异议，债务人谨陈述如下：\n\n1. 2023 年 1 月 19 日星期四下午 5:44，受托人与 Genever 提交了《第 11 章受托人与 Genever 债务人请求作出命令以 (A) 强迫个人债务人遵守关于债权申报程序的初步禁令、(B) 撤回个人债务人对债权提出的异议，以及 (C) 禁止个人债务人在未经法院事先准许的情况下进一步提交债权异议的紧急动议》（文件编号：1345）（“强迫遵守及撤回动议”），请求作出命令：(i) 强迫债务人遵守本法院在标题为 Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. 诉 Kwok 的对抗性程序（对抗性程序编号：22-05032）（“对抗性程序”）中作出的《关于部分批准初步禁令动议的更正命令》（对抗性程序案件卷宗编号：134）；(ii) 撤回债务人提交的债权异议（文件编号：1332、1333、1334）；以及 (iii) 禁止债务人在未经法院准许的情况下进一步提交任何债权异议。\n\n2. 在提交强迫遵守及撤回动议后，受托人与 Genever 随即提交了加快审理动议，请求在 2023 年 1 月 24 日星期二下午 2:00 举行加快听证，并请求命令对强迫遵守及撤回动议的任何反对意见须在 2023 年 1 月 24 日星期二“上午 9:00（中午）”前提交。\n\n3. 《联邦破产程序规则》第 9006(c)(1) 条规定：“当本规则、依本规则发出的通知或法院命令要求或允许在指定时间内完成某项行为时，法院在有正当理由的情况下，可依其裁量权在有或没有动议或通知的情况下命令缩短该期间。”“在审理此类动议时，法院应当权衡对其他当事人可能造成的损害与提出缩短时间的理由。”《科利尔论破产》（10 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶ 9006.09[2]）（理查德·莱文与亨利·J·索默编，第 16 版）。“破产规则第 9006 条中赋予的缩短通知时间的灵活性应当审慎援引，且只有在证明有正当理由时方可援引。”In re Sandra Cotton, Inc., 65 B.R. 153, 156 (W.D.N.Y. 1986)。\n\n4. 债务人总体上并不反对法院就强迫遵守及撤回动议以加急方式举行听证，或为债务人提交异议设定缩短的截止日期。然而，债务人反对在强迫遵守及撤回动议提交后仅两个工作日就举行听证并提交反对意见。债务人需要额外的时间与其律师进行协商，并对强迫遵守及撤回动议作出适当的回应；该动议虽然作为单一动议提交，但实际上在对抗性程序和破产案件中均寻求了各自独立的救济。正如法院所知，债务人在对抗性程序和破产案件中分别聘请了不同的律师，为了拟定对强迫遵守及撤回动议的回应，有必要与双方律师均进行协商。此外，强迫遵守及撤回动议寻求了一项非常规救济，即禁止债务人在未经法院许可的情况下提交债权异议。\n\n5. 因此，债务人谨请求法院在加快审理动议要求于 2023 年 1 月 24 日举行听证并要求在当天上午提交任何反对意见的范围内驳回该动议。相反，如果法院倾向于批准加快审理动议，债务人谨请求法院将强迫遵守及撤回动议的听证时间安排在不早于 2023 年 1 月 31 日星期二，并命令任何反对意见应在 2023 年 1 月 30 日星期一中午之前提交。\n\n据此，债务人请求法院在此处所述范围内驳回加快审理动议，并给予其本法院认为公正且适当的其他及进一步的救济。\n2023 年 1 月 20 日签署于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。\n债务人：HO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）\n\n/签名/ John L. Cesaroni James M. Moriarty (ct21876) John L. Cesaroni (ct29309) 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 电话：(203) 368-4234 传真：(203) 368-5487 电子邮件：[jmoriarty@zeislaw.com] [jcesaroni@zeislaw.com]\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部）\n\n§ § § § §\n\n案件关联：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等\n\n债务人。\n\n第 11 章\n\n案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n送达证书\n\n我，John L. Cesaroni，特此证明于 2023 年 1 月 20 日，前述文书的副本已通过本法院的电子归档系统以电子邮件方式发送给所有出庭当事人。\n\n/签名/ John L. Cesaroni John L. Cesaroni (ct29309) 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 电话：(203) 368-4234 传真：(203) 368-5487 电子邮件：[jcesaroni@zeislaw.com]","key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":1024,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:41:13"}