{"id":"court_ctb_1885_5","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1885,"sub_number":5,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"Exhibit E From:** Despins, Luc A. **Sent:** Friday, June 2, 2023 06:48 **To:** 'Stephen Ki","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **Exhibit E**\n\n**From:** Despins, Luc A. **Sent:** Friday, June 2, 2023 06:48 **To:** 'Stephen Kindseth' ; Cheesebrough, Theodore 'Ted' R **Cc:** 'Vartan, Lee' ; 'Aaron A. Romney' ; 'Goldman, Irve J.' ; 'Sarnoff, Stuart M.' ; Casasanta, Laurel A ; Biehn, Jeffrey S ; Bongartz, Alex ; Bassett, Nicholas **Subject:** [EXTERNAL] RE: Kwok Chapter 11 case/ Escrow Agreement Dated As of April 28, 2022\n\n[WARNING] Use caution when opening attachments or links from unknown senders.\n\nFollow up on this. Today is June 2 and under the order all property of HK USA must be delivered to the Trustee.\n\n## **Luc Despins** | **Partner | Financial Restructuring Group** Paul Hastings LLP | 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 | Direct: +1.212.318.6001 | M +1.212.318.6000 | Fax: +1.212.230.7771 | lucdespins@paulhastings.com | www.paulhastings.com\n\n**From:** Despins, Luc A. **Sent:** Monday, May 29, 2023 6:52 PM **To:** 'Stephen Kindseth' ; 'Cheesebrough, Theodore 'Ted' R' **Cc:** Vartan, Lee ; Aaron A. Romney ; 'Goldman, Irve J.' ; 'Sarnoff, Stuart M.' ; Casasanta, Laurel A ; Biehn, Jeffrey S ; Bongartz, Alex ; Bassett, Nicholas **Subject:** RE: Kwok Chapter 11 case/ Escrow Agreement Dated As of April 28, 2022\n\nSteve, while you are free to seek relief from the Court and from the District Court on appeal, at the present time there is an order that is effective and until it is stayed, it must be complied with. That order holds that the escrowed funds are property of the estate, and the escrow agreement cannot change that holding. Persons who seek to exercise control over property of the estate are violating the automatic stay, and you know that people who violate the stay intentionally may be held to account for such stay violation under section 362(k). Courts have sanctioned counsel involved in intentional violation of the stay in the past. I want to be clear that it is our position that you and your clients are, as evidenced by your email below, currently attempting to exercise control over property of the estate and that we will seek appropriate relief in connection with such stay violation.\n\n## **Luc Despins** | **Partner | Financial Restructuring Group** Paul Hastings LLP | 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 | Direct: +1.212.318.6001 | M +1.212.318.6000 | Fax: +1.212.230.7771 | lucdespins@paulhastings.com | www.paulhastings.com\n\n**From:** Stephen Kindseth **Sent:** Friday, May 26, 2023 2:16 PM **To:** Despins, Luc A. ; 'Cheesebrough, Theodore 'Ted' R' **Cc:** Vartan, Lee ; Aaron A. Romney ; 'Goldman, Irve J.' ; 'Sarnoff, Stuart M.' ; Casasanta, Laurel A ; Biehn, Jeffrey S ; Bongartz, Alex \n\n**Subject:** [EXT] RE: Kwok Chapter 11 case/ Escrow Agreement Dated As of April 28, 2022\n\n## **--- External Email ---**\n\nLuc,\n\nFollowing your request concerning the release of the escrowed funds, I reviewed the Escrow Agreement dated as of April 28, 2022. In particular, the applicable provision of paragraph 4a provides that the Escrow Agent shall disburse the Escrow Funds upon receipt of \"a final, non-appealable order by the Bankruptcy Court on or after July 16, 2022, directing delivery of the Escrow Funds, accompanied by a certificate executed by the Party requesting disbursement to the effect that such order of the Bankruptcy Court is a final, non-appealable order of the Bankruptcy Court.\"\n\nAs you know, we today filed the attached Notice of Appeal with respect to the Bankruptcy Court's Memorandum of Decision and Order Granting Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Second Counterclaim [Doc. No. 221] entered May 18, 2022. Accordingly, the Bankruptcy Court's order is not yet final.\n\nFurthermore, please be advised that we intend to file promptly a motion for a stay pending appeal.\n\nSteve\n\nStephen M. Kindseth, Esq. Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. 10 Middle Street, 15th Fl. Bridgeport, CT 06604 Office: 203-368-4234 Direct: 203-368-5487 Facsimile: 203-549-0903 Email: skindseth@zeislaw.com Website: www.zeislaw.com\n\nThis message, together with its attachments, if any, may contain information that is legally privileged and/or confidential, and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message, or of its contents, or any attachments, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the original sender immediately by return e-mail or by telephone and delete the message, along with any attachments thereto, from your computer. Thank you.\n\n**From:** Despins, Luc A. **Sent:** Friday, May 26, 2023 1:25 PM **To:** 'Cheesebrough, Theodore 'Ted' R' **Cc:** Vartan, Lee ; Stephen Kindseth ; Aaron A. Romney ; 'Goldman, Irve J.' ; 'Sarnoff, Stuart M.' ; Casasanta, Laurel A ; Biehn, Jeffrey S\n\n; Bongartz, Alex Subject: Kwok Chapter 11 case/ Escrow Agreement Dated As of April 28, 2022\n\nExternal E-mail - CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Firm. Do NOT reply, click links or open attachments, unless you recognize the sending email address and know the content is safe..\n\nPlease see attached letter. My colleague Alex Bongartz will is an attachment to the letter by separate email. Have a good holiday weekend.\n\nLuc Despins | Partner | Financial Restructuring Group PAUL Paul Hastings LLP | 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 | Direct: +1.212.318.6001 | I H A S T I N G S +1.212.318.6000 | Fax: +1.212.230.7771 | lucdespins@paulhastings.com |\nwww.paulhastings.com\n\n\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\* This message is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. If you reply to this message, Paul Hastings may collect personal information including your name, business name and other contact details, and IP address. For more information about Paul Hastings' information collection, privacy and security principles please click HERE. If you have any questions, please contact Privacy@paulhastings.com.\n\nThis message is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. If you reply to this message, Paul Hastings may collect personal information including your name, business name and other contact details, and IP address. For more information about Paul Hastings' information collection, privacy and security principles please click HERE. If you have any questions, please contact Privacy@paulhastings.com.\n\nU.S. BANCORP made the following annotations\n\nElectronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.","body_zh":"证据 E\n\n发件人：Despins, Luc A.（吕克·A·德斯潘） 发送时间：2023年6月2日，星期五 06:48 收件人：'Stephen Kindseth（斯蒂芬·金德塞斯）' ；Cheesebrough, Theodore 'Ted' R（西奥多·“泰德”·R·奇斯布罗） 抄送：'Vartan, Lee（李·瓦尔坦）' ；'Aaron A. Romney（亚伦·A·罗姆尼）' ；'Goldman, Irve J.（欧文·J·高德曼）' ；'Sarnoff, Stuart M.（斯图尔特·M·萨诺夫）' ；Casasanta, Laurel A（劳雷尔·A·卡萨桑塔）；Biehn, Jeffrey S（杰弗里·S·比恩）；Bongartz, Alex（亚历克斯·邦加茨）；Bassett, Nicholas（尼古拉斯·巴塞特） 主题：[EXTERNAL] 回复：Kwok（郭）第11章破产案/ 截至2022年4月28日的第三方托管协议\n\n[警告] 打开来自未知发件人的附件或链接时请保持谨慎。\n\n跟进此事。今天是6月2日，根据裁定，HK USA（香港美国）的所有财产必须移交给 Trustee（破产受托人）。\nLuc Despins 合伙人 金融重组部 Paul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所） 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 直线：+1.212.318.6001 手机：+1.212.318.6000 传真：+1.212.230.7771 lucdespins@paulhastings.com www.paulhastings.com\n\n发件人：Despins, Luc A. 发送时间：2023年5月29日，星期一 下午6:52 收件人：'Stephen Kindseth' ；'Cheesebrough, Theodore 'Ted' R' 抄送：Vartan, Lee ；Aaron A. Romney ；'Goldman, Irve J.' ；'Sarnoff, Stuart M.' ；Casasanta, Laurel A ；Biehn, Jeffrey S ；Bongartz, Alex ；Bassett, Nicholas 主题：回复：Kwok 第11章破产案/ 截至2022年4月28日的第三方托管协议\n\nSteve，虽然你可自由向 Court（法院）以及在上诉中向 District Court（地方法院）寻求救济，但目前存在一项有效的裁定，在被中止执行之前，必须予以遵守。该裁定认定托管资金属于 estate（破产财产），托管协议无法改变该项裁定。企图对破产财产行使控制权的人均违反了 automatic stay（自动中止），且你知道，根据 section 362(k)（第362条(k)款），故意违反中止的人可能会被追究此类违反中止的责任。法院过去曾对参与故意违反中止的律师实施过制裁。我想明确表明我们的立场：正如你下方的电子邮件所证明的，你和你的委托人目前正在企图对破产财产行使控制权，我们将就此类违反中止的行为寻求适当的救济。\nLuc Despins 合伙人 金融重组部 Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 直线：+1.212.318.6001 手机：+1.212.318.6000 传真：+1.212.230.7771 lucdespins@paulhastings.com www.paulhastings.com\n\n发件人：Stephen Kindseth 发送时间：2023年5月26日，星期五 下午2:16 收件人：Despins, Luc A. ；'Cheesebrough, Theodore 'Ted' R' 抄送：Vartan, Lee ；Aaron A. Romney ；'Goldman, Irve J.' ；'Sarnoff, Stuart M.' ；Casasanta, Laurel A ；Biehn, Jeffrey S ；Bongartz, Alex \n\n主题：[EXT] 回复：Kwok 第11章破产案/ 截至2022年4月28日的第三方托管协议\n--- 外部邮件 ---\n\nLuc，\n\n继你关于释放托管资金的请求之后，我审阅了截至2022年4月28日的第三方托管协议。特别是，第4a段的适用条款规定，Escrow Agent（托管代理人）应在收到“Bankruptcy Court（破产法院）于2022年7月16日或之后作出的指示交付托管资金的终局、不可上诉的裁定，并附有请求拨付方签署的证明该破产法院裁定为破产法院的终局、不可上诉的裁定的证明书”后，方可拨付托管资金。\n\n如你所知，针对破产法院于2022年5月18日录入的关于批准第二项反诉的部分即决判决动议的裁决备忘录和裁定 [Doc. No. 221]，我们今天提交了随附的上诉通知书。因此，破产法院的裁定尚未具有终局性。\n\n此外，谨此告知，我们打算立即提交一份上诉期间中止执行的动议。\n\nSteve\n\nStephen M. Kindseth, 律师 Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. 10 Middle Street, 15th Fl. Bridgeport, CT 06604 办公室电话：203-368-4234 直线：203-368-5487 传真：203-549-0903 电子邮件：skindseth@zeislaw.com 网站：www.zeislaw.com\n\n本邮件连同其任何附件可能包含享有法律特权和/或保密的信息，且仅供其所发往的个人或实体使用。如果你不是预期的收件人，特此通知，严禁对本邮件或其内容或任何附件进行任何传播、分发或复制。如果你错误地收到了本邮件，请立即通过回复电子邮件或电话通知原发件人，并从你的计算机中删除该邮件及其任何附件。谢谢。\n\n发件人：Despins, Luc A. 发送时间：2023年5月26日，星期五 下午1:25 收件人：'Cheesebrough, Theodore 'Ted' R' 抄送：Vartan, Lee ；Stephen Kindseth ；Aaron A. Romney ；'Goldman, Irve J.' ；'Sarnoff, Stuart M.' ；Casasanta, Laurel A ；Biehn, Jeffrey S\n\n；Bongartz, Alex 主题：Kwok 第11章破产案/ 截至2022年4月28日的第三方托管协议\n\n外部电子邮件 - 警告：本邮件来自律所外部。除非你认得发件人电子邮件地址并确认内容安全，否则请勿回复、点击链接或打开附件。\n\n请参阅随附信函。我的同事 Alex Bongartz 将通过单独的电子邮件发送该信函的附件。祝周末假期愉快。\n\nLuc Despins 合伙人 金融重组部 Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 直线：+1.212.318.6001 手机：+1.212.318.6000 传真：+1.212.230.7771 lucdespins@paulhastings.com\nwww.paulhastings.com\n\n\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 本信息由一家律师事务所发送，可能包含享有特权或保密的信息。如果你错误地收到了此传输信息，请通过回复电子邮件通知发件人，并删除该邮件及任何附件。如果你回复此信息，Paul Hastings 可能会收集个人信息，包括你的姓名、企业名称和其他联系方式以及 IP 地址。有关 Paul Hastings 的信息收集、隐私和安全原则的更多信息，请点击此处。如果你有任何问题，请联系 Privacy@paulhastings.com。\n\n本信息由一家律师事务所发送，可能包含享有特权或保密的信息。如果你错误地收到了此传输信息，请通过回复电子邮件通知发件人，并删除该邮件及任何附件。如果你回复此信息，Paul Hastings 可能会收集个人信息，包括你的姓名、企业名称和其他联系方式以及 IP 地址。有关 Paul Hastings 的信息收集、隐私和安全原则的更多信息，请点击此处。如果你有任何问题，请联系 Privacy@paulhastings.com。\n\nU.S. BANCORP（美国合众银行）添加了以下批注\n\n电子隐私声明。本电子邮件及任何附件包含受或可能受电子通信隐私法保护的信息，且本质上属于保密和专有信息。如果你不是预期的收件人，谨此告知，法律禁止你以任何方式保留、使用、复制、分发或以其他方式披露此信息。相反，请回复发件人表明你错误地收到了该通信，然后立即将其删除。预先感谢你的合作。","key_entities":["Despins","Je","Paul Hastings","Kwok","Luc Despins"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":1154,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:50:36"}