{"id":"court_ctb_154_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":154,"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,<sup>1</sup>\n\nDebtor.\n\nChapter 11 Case No.\n\n22-50073 (JAM)\n\nApril 4, 2022\n\n# **PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.'S RESPONSE TO GOLDEN SPRING (NEW YORK) LTD.'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AND RESERVATION OF RIGHTS RELATED TO THE APRIL 13, 2022 HEARING ON THE DIP FINANCING MOTION**\n\nPacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. (\"PAX\") files this response (the\n\n\"Response\") to Golden Spring (New York), Ltd.'s (\"Golden Spring\") *Motion for Enlargement of Time* (the \"Motion\") [ECF No. 152] and reservation of rights related to the April 13, 2022 hearing (the \"DIP Hearing\") on the *Motion for Entry of Interim and Final Orders (I) Authorizing the Debtor to Obtain Unsecured, Unsubordinated Postpetition Financing; and (II) Scheduling Interim and Final Hearings; and (III) Granting Related Relief* (the \"DIP Motion\") [ECF No. 117] filed by Ho Wan Kwok, the above-captioned debtor and debtor in possession (the\n\n\"Debtor\"). In Support of its Response and Reservation of Rights, PAX states as follows:\n\n#### **RESPONSE**\n\n1. On March 22, 2022, the Debtor filed the DIP Motion, wherein Golden Spring is identified as the putative debtor in possession lender. The DIP Motion identifies Golden Spring as an \"entity owned and controlled by the Debtor's son.\" DIP Motion, ¶ 2. The Debtor's Bankruptcy Schedules D and F also list Golden Spring as holding both secured and unsecured\n\n<sup>1</sup> The last four digits of the Debtor's taxpayer identification number are 9595.\n\nclaims against the Debtor in the aggregate amount of \\$21,000,000.00 pursuant to one or more Litigation Funding Agreements. *See* Schedule D, p. 18; Schedule F, p. 19 [ECF No. 78].\n\n2. On March 24, 2022, the Court scheduled the DIP Hearing. *See* ECF No. 131.\n\n3. On March 29, 2022, PAX served its *Notice of Deposition of Golden Spring (New York) Limited Pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure* (the \"Deposition Notice\"), *Subpoena to Produce Documents in a Bankruptcy Case* (the \"Document Subpoena\") and *Subpoena to Testify at a Deposition* (the \"Deposition Subpoena\") related to the relief the Debtor seeks in the DIP Motion.\n\n4. The Document Subpoena sought the production of documents by April 1, 2022 and the Deposition Subpoena seeks the deposition of a Golden Spring corporate representative on April 12, 2022, prior to the DIP Hearing.\n\n5. On April 1, 2022, Golden Spring filed its *Motion for Enlargement of Time* (the \"Enlargement Motion\")*,* wherein it requests an enlargement of time to respond or object to the Document Subpoena as it is \"marshaling responsive documents and [communicates] with its agents to obtain responsive documents.\" *Id.*, ¶¶ 8-9. [ECF No. 152].\n\n6. Counsel for PAX and Golden Spring have engaged in a meet and confer regarding the Enlargement Motion and, subject to its Reservation of Rights, *infra*, PAX does not object to Golden Spring's Enlargement Motion so long as Golden Spring produces responsive documents to the Document Subpoena by Friday, April 8, 2022, identifies its corporate representative for the Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition by Friday, April 8, 2022 and produces the witness on April 12, 2022 in accordance with the Deposition Notice.\n\n### **RESERVATION OF RIGHTS**\n\n7. PAX reserves its right to seek the adjournment of the DIP Hearing if Golden Springs does not comply with the Document Subpoena and produce responsive documents by\n\n2\n\nFriday, April 8, 2022; fails to identify its corporate representative for the Rule 30(b)(6) deposition by Friday April 8, 2022; and/or fails to produce the designated representative on April 12, 2022. Further, PAX continues to reserve all rights, claims and defenses with respect to these chapter 11 proceedings, including but not limited to its right to contest venue, seek dismissal of\n\nthe case, and any other remedy.\n\n### **CONCLUSION**\n\nSubject to the aforesaid Reservation of Rights, PAX does not object to the relief requested in the Enlargement Motion.\n\nDated: Hartford, Connecticut April 4, 2022\n\n### **Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.**\n\n*By: /s/ Patrick M. Birney*\n\n Patrick M. Birney (CT No. 19875) Annecca H. Smith (CT No. 31148) **ROBINSON & COLE LLP**  280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: (860) 275-8275 Facsimile: (860) 275-8299 E-mail: pbirney@rc.com asmith@rc.com\n\nPeter Friedman (admitted *pro hac vice*) Stuart M. Sarnoff (admitted *pro hac vice*) **O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP**  Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 326-2293 E-Mail: pfriedman@omm.com ssarnoff@omm.com","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格州破产法院布里奇波特分部）\n\n关于：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），1\n\n债务人。\n\n第 11 章案件编号：\n\n22-50073 (JAM)\n\n2022年4月4日\nPACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. 对 GOLDEN SPRING (NEW YORK) LTD. 延期动议的回应及与 2022年4月13日 DIP 融资动议听证会相关的权利保留\n\nPacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（PAX）就 Golden Spring (New York), Ltd.（Golden Spring，金泉（纽约）有限公司）的《延长时间动议》（以下简称“《动议》”）[ECF No. 152] 提交本回应（以下简称“《回应》”），并针对上述标题项下的债务人及占有中债务人（以下简称“债务人”）Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）提交的《关于作出授权债务人获得无担保、非次级申请后融资的临时及最终裁定；(II) 排定临时及最终听证会日程；以及 (III) 给予相关救济的动议》（以下简称“《DIP 动议》”）[ECF No. 117] 于 2022年4月13日举行的听证会（以下简称“DIP 听证会”）提出权利保留。为支持其《回应》及权利保留，PAX 陈述如下：\n\n回应\n\n1. 2022年3月22日，债务人提交了《DIP 动议》，其中 Golden Spring 被列为推定的占有中债务人出借人。《DIP 动议》将 Golden Spring 认定为“由债务人之子拥有并控制的实体”。《DIP 动议》第 2 段。债务人的破产附表 D 和附表 F 亦列明，根据一份或多份《诉讼资助协议》，Golden Spring 对债务人持有总额为 $21,000,000.00 的有担保和无担保债权。\n\n1 债务人纳税人识别号的后四位为 9595。\n\n参见附表 D，第 18 页；附表 F，第 19 页 [ECF No. 78]。\n\n2. 2022年3月24日，法院排定了 DIP 听证会的时间。参见 ECF No. 131。\n\n3. 2022年3月29日，PAX 就债务人在《DIP 动议》中寻求的救济，送达了其《根据〈联邦民事诉讼规则〉第 30(b)(6) 条对 Golden Spring (New York) Limited 进行采证的通知》（以下简称“《采证通知》”）、《在破产案件中提供文件的传票》（以下简称“《文件传票》”）以及《出庭作证传票》（以下简称“《采证传票》”）。\n\n4. 《文件传票》要求在 2022年4月1日之前提供文件，而《采证传票》则要求在 DIP 听证会之前的 2022年4月12日对 Golden Spring 的法人代表进行采证。\n\n5. 2022年4月1日，Golden Spring 提交了其《延长时间动议》（以下简称“《延期动议》”），其中请求延长对《文件传票》作出回应或提出异议的时间，理由是其正在“整理相关文件并与其代理人进行沟通以获取相关文件”。出处同上，第 8-9 段。[ECF No. 152]。\n\n6. PAX 与 Golden Spring 的律师已就《延期动议》进行了会商，且在下文所述的权利保留的前提下，只要 Golden Spring 在 2022年4月8日星期五之前提供针对《文件传票》的相应文件，在 2022年4月8日星期五之前指定其用于第 30(b)(6) 条采证的法人代表，并按照《采证通知》在 2022年4月12日提供该证人，PAX 对 Golden Spring 的《延期动议》不持异议。\n\n权利保留\n\n7. 如果 Golden Spring 未能遵守《文件传票》并在 2022年4月8日星期五之前提供相应文件；未能于 2022年4月8日星期五之前指定其用于第 30(b)(6) 条采证的法人代表；以及/或者未能在 2022年4月12日安排指定代表出面作证，PAX 保留请求推迟 DIP 听证会的权利。此外，PAX 继续保留关于本第 11 章诉讼程序的所有权利、主张和抗辩，包括但不限于对审判地提出异议、请求驳回案件以及寻求任何其他救济的权利。\n\n结论\n\n在上述权利保留的前提下，PAX 对《延期动议》中请求的救济不持异议。\n\n日期：康涅狄格州哈特福德 2022年4月4日\nPacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick M. Birney\n\nPatrick M. Birney (CT No. 19875)\nAnnecca H. Smith (CT No. 31148)\nROBINSON & COLE LLP\n280 Trumbull Street\nHartford, CT 06103\n电话：(860) 275-8275\n传真：(860) 275-8299\n电子邮箱：pbirney@rc.com\nasmith@rc.com\n\nPeter Friedman（获准特许出庭）\nStuart M. Sarnoff（获准特许出庭）\nO'MELVENY & MYERS LLP\nTimes Square Tower\n7 Times Square\nNew York, NY 10036\n电话：(212) 326-2293\n电子邮箱：pfriedman@omm.com\nssarnoff@omm.com","key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":78,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":117,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":131,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":152,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":723,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:30:03"}