{"id":"court_ctb_1668_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1668,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"<span id=\"page-0-1\"></span>**UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## <span id=\"page-0-1\"></span>**UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al.*[,](#page-0-0) 1\n\nDebtor.\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n(Jointly Administered)\n\n **Re: Docket No. 1666**\n\nApril 14, 2023\n\n## **BRAVO LUCK LIMITED'S OBJECTION TO MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE TO LIMIT NOTICE AND TO SEAL WITH RESPECT TO MOTION FOR ORDER AUTHORIZING ABANDONMENT OF PROPERTY PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTION 554 AND BANKRUPTCY RULE 6007**\n\nBravo Luck Limited (\"Bravo\"), by and through its undersigned counsel, hereby objects to\n\nthe *Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee to Limit Notice and to Seal With Respect to Motion for Order*\n\n*Authorizing Abandonment of Property Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 554 and Bankruptcy*\n\n*Rule 6007* [Docket No. 1666] (the \"Motion\"), and in support thereof respectfully represents as\n\nfollows:\n\n1. The bankruptcy process is supposed to be transparent for all parties in interest. Bravo in particular has important interests at stake in the above-captioned cases, including its ownership interest in the Sherry Netherland Apartment, and its status as a creditor that has filed a proof of claim in excess of \\$76 million. *See* Case No. 22-50073, Claim No. 117; Case No. 22- 50592, Claim No. 6 and; Case No. 22-50542, Claim No. 2.\n\n<span id=\"page-0-0\"></span>[<sup>1</sup>](#page-0-1) The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and the Genever Holdings Corporation 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\n2. Nonetheless, the Trustee seeks court approval to abandon estate property—property that could be related to or otherwise used to satisfied Bravo's claims—with no notice to Bravo. Both the Bankruptcy Code and the Bankruptcy Rules provide procedural safeguards to avoid such a result. Section 554(a) of the Bankruptcy Code requires notice and a hearing. Section 102(1) defines \"after notice and a hearing,\" and Bravo submits that providing it with meaningful notice, a hearing, and an opportunity to object to the abandonment is \"appropriate under the particular circumstances.\" 11 U.S.C. § 102(1)(A). Further, Bankruptcy Rule 6007(b) provides that \"[u]nless otherwise directed by the court,\" the motion and notice must be served on all creditors, who then have time to object (14 days \"or within the time fixed by the court.\" Fed. R. Bankr. P. 6007(b).\n\n3. The Trustee's justification for an exception to these safeguards is thin—in particular as it related to Bravo, a significant creditor in these cases and a defendant in three related adversary proceedings where interests in certain property are heavily disputed. The Trustee claims that providing any actual explanation for the relief sought in the Motion would require that the Trustee \"necessarily disclose confidential commercial information related to this property . . .\" Motion at ¶ 17. This lacking explanation requires the Court, and other parties in interest, to take on faith that the extreme procedural shortcuts sought in the motion are appropriate and will not prejudice key parties such as Bravo.\n\n4. If the Motion is granted, Bravo will not know which assets are being abandoned, or to whom they are being abandoned. Nor will Bravo have the ability to object to the proposed abandonment. The Trustee has brought no compelling reasons or evidence for why this is \"appropriate under the particular circumstances.\" Bravo is entitled to notice and a hearing and access to an unredacted copy of any forthcoming abandonment motion. The Court should deny the Motion.\n\nWHEREFORE, Bravo Luck Limited respectfully requests that the Trustee's Motion be denied, or in the alternative, that the Court order the Trustee to give notice of any forthcoming motion for abandonment to Bravo, and that the Court order such other and further relief to which Bravo may be entitled at law or equity.\n\nDated: April 14, 2023\n\n*/s/ Francis J. Lawall*\n\nFrancis J. Lawall, Esq. TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP 3000 Two Logan Square Eighteenth and Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 981-4481 francis.lawall@troutman.com\n\n*and*\n\nDavid M. S. Shaiken (ct02297) Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC 433 South Main Street, Suite 319 West Hartford, CT 06110 Telephone: (860) 606-1703 Fax: (866) 431-3248 david@shipmanlawct.com\n\n*Counsel for Bravo Luck Limited*\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that on this 14th day of April, 2023, the foregoing Objection, was electronically filed. Notice of this filing was sent by e-mail to all parties to the above-captioned chapter 11 case by operation of the Court's electronic filing (\"CM/ECF\") system or by mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system.\n\n> */s/ Francis J. Lawall*  Francis J. Lawall","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\n关于：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等， 1\n\n债务人。\n\n第 11 章\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n（合并审理）\n\n涉及：Docket No. 1666\n\n2023年4月14日\nBRAVO LUCK LIMITED 对第 11 章托管人关于依据《破产法典》第 554 条及《破产规则》第 6007 条请求作出授权放弃财产裁定的动议中限制通知及予以封存之动议的异议\n\nBravo Luck Limited（以下简称“Bravo”），通过其下述署名律师，特此对第 11 章托管人关于依据《破产法典》第 554 条及《破产规则》第 6007 条请求作出授权放弃财产裁定的动议中限制通知及予以封存之动议 [Docket No. 1666]（以下简称“本动议”）提出异议，并为此谨陈述如下：\n\n1. 破产程序理应向所有利害关系方保持透明。Bravo 特别在上述案号案件中拥有重大利益，包括其对 Sherry Netherland Apartment（雪梨荷兰公寓）的所有权权益，以及作为已提交超过 7600 万美元债权证明的债权人地位。参见案号 22-50073，Claim No. 117；案号 22-50592，Claim No. 6 以及；案号 22-50542，Claim No. 2。\n\n[1] 这些第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，税务识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号后四位：8202）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。托管人、Genever Holdings LLC 及 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所），200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 转交 Luc A. Despins（作为郭文贵破产财产托管人，仅用于接收通知和通讯之目的）。\n\n2. 尽管如此，托管人仍寻求法院批准其在不向 Bravo 发出任何通知的情况下放弃破产财产——这些财产可能与 Bravo 的主张相关或可用于清偿 Bravo 的债权。《破产法典》和《破产规则》均提供了程序性保障以避免此类结果。《破产法典》第 554(a) 条要求必须经过通知与听证程序。第 102(1) 条对“经通知和听证后”进行了界定，Bravo 认为，向其提供具有实质意义的通知、听证以及提出异议的机会在“特定情况下是适当的”。11 U.S.C. § 102(1)(A)。此外，《破产规则》第 6007(b) 条规定，“除法院另有指示外”，动议和通知必须送达所有债权人，债权人随后有权在规定时间内提出异议（14天“或在法院确定的期限内”）。Fed. R. Bankr. P. 6007(b)。\n\n3. 托管人主张对这些保障措施适用例外的理由十分薄弱——特别是涉及到 Bravo 时，Bravo 是这些案件中的重大债权人，也是三起涉及某些财产权益存在严重争议的关联对抗诉讼中的被告。托管人声称，若对本动议所寻求的救济提供任何实质性解释，将要求托管人“必然披露与该财产相关的商业秘密信息……”动议第 17 段。这种解释的缺失要求法院以及其他利害关系方盲目相信动议中所寻求的极端程序性捷径是适当的，且不会损害诸如 Bravo 等关键当事方的利益。\n\n4. 如果该动议获得批准，Bravo 将无法得知哪些资产被放弃，也无法得知这些资产被放弃给了谁。Bravo 也将无法对拟议的放弃行为提出异议。托管人并未就为何此举在“特定情况下是适当的”提出任何令人信服的理由或证据。Bravo 有权获得通知和听证，并有权查阅任何即将提交的放弃财产动议的未删节副本。法院应驳回本动议。\n\n据此，Bravo Luck Limited 谨请求法院驳回托管人的动议，或者作为替代方案，请求法院裁定托管人就任何即将提交的放弃财产动议向 Bravo 发出通知，并请求法院裁定 Bravo 依据法律或衡平法有权获得的此类其他及进一步救济。\n\n日期：2023年4月14日\n\n/s/ Francis J. Lawall\n\nFrancis J. Lawall, 律师\nTROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP\n3000 Two Logan Square\nEighteenth and Arch Streets\nPhiladelphia, PA 19103\n电话：(215) 981-4481\nfrancis.lawall@troutman.com\n\n以及\n\nDavid M. S. Shaiken (ct02297)\nShipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC\n433 South Main Street, Suite 319\nWest Hartford, CT 06110\n电话：(860) 606-1703\n传真：(866) 431-3248\ndavid@shipmanlawct.com\n\nBravo Luck Limited 之代理律师\n\n送达证明\n\n下述署名人特此证明，于2023年4月14日，上述异议书已通过电子方式归档。此归档通知已通过法院的电子归档（“CM/ECF”）系统运行发送电子邮件至上述第 11 章案件的所有当事人，或按照电子归档通知上的指示，通过邮寄方式发送给任何无法接受电子归档的人员。各方当事人均可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅此归档文件。\n\n/s/ Francis J. Lawall\nFrancis J. Lawall","key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":809,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:33:28"}