{"id":"court_ctb_2009_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2009,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT HO WAN KWOK, *et al.*, ) (Jointly Administered)","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al.*, ) (Jointly Administered)\n\n)\n\n)\n\n)\n\nDebtors.1\n\nIn re: ) Chapter 11 ) Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n) Re: ECF No. 1805\n\n## **ORDER GRANTING IN PART MOTION FOR ENTRY OF ORDER HOLDING HUDSON DIAMOND NY LLC IN CIVIL CONTEMPT OF COURT**\n\n Before the Court is the May 18, 2023 Motion for Entry of Order Holding Hudson Diamond NY LLC in Civil Contempt for Failing to Respond to Rule 2004 Subpoenas (the \"Contempt Motion\") filed by Mr. Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as Chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") for the bankruptcy estate of Mr. Ho Wan Kwok. (ECF No. 1805<sup>2</sup> .) The Court grants the Contempt Motion insofar as it relates to Hudson Diamond NY LLC.\n\nA hearing was held on the Contempt Motion on June 6, 2023. During the hearing, the Trustee and counsel for Hudson Diamond NY LLC and Hudson Diamond Holding LLC (collectively, the \"Hudson Diamond Entities\") read into the record a stipulation regarding the Hudson Diamond Entities' compliance with the Rule 2004 subpoenas served on them. Following the hearing, on June 8, 2023, the Court entered the Consent Order Regarding Contempt Motion (the \"Consent Order\"). (ECF No. 1896.) Pursuant to the Consent Order, the\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (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\n<sup>2</sup> Various pleadings and orders discussed in this memorandum of decision were omnibus in nature. For the sake of clarity, the titles of pleadings and orders are set forth herein only as they concern Hudson Diamond NY LLC.\n\nHudson Diamond Entities were to comply with the Trustee's subpoenas on or before June 15, 2023.\n\nOn June 13, 2023, Attorney Romney filed a Motion to Withdraw as Attorney (the \"Motion to Withdraw\"), seeking to withdraw his appearance for Hudson Diamond NY LLC and stating that he had incorrectly believed that Ms. Mei Guo – Mr. Kwok's daughter – was the sole member of Hudson Diamond NY LLC and that this error was discovered in his attempt to comply with the Trustee's subpoena. (ECF No. 1903.) The Motion to Withdraw implicates the Consent Order.\n\nOn July 11, 2023, a hearing was held on the Motion to Withdraw. During the hearing, Attorney Romney indicated that Hudson Diamond NY LLC did not comply with the terms of the Consent Order and has not produced any documents responsive to the Rule 2004 subpoena. He further indicated that he did not believe he was in a position to oppose entry of an order holding Hudson Diamond NY LLC in contempt of court.\n\nGiven the issues raised by the Motion to Withdraw and its impact on the Contempt Motion as against Hudson Diamond NY, LLC, it is necessary to review the service of the Rule 2004 subpoena, Contempt Motion, and the Motion to Withdraw on Hudson Diamond NY LLC. On December 2, 2022, the Court entered the Second Supplemental Rule 2004 Order authorizing in pertinent part the Rule 2004 subpoena directed to Hudson Diamond NY LLC. (ECF No. 1184.) On December 7, 2022, Hudson Diamond NY LLC was served with the Rule 2004 subpoena at Hudson Diamond NY LLC, c/o Corporate Creations Network Inc., 600 Mamaroneck Ave, #400, Harrison, NY 10528 via personal service on an agent authorized to accept service on Hudson Diamond NY LLC's behalf at that address. (ECF No. 1805 Decl. of Avi Luft Ex. C-6.) On May 24, 2023, Hudson Diamond NY LLC was served with the Contempt Motion and the Notice of Hearing regarding the Contempt Motion via UPS overnight delivery at Hudson Diamond NY LLC, 140 Pearl Street, Suite 100, Buffalo, NY 14202-4014, and at Hudson Diamond NY LLC, c/o Corporate Creations Network Inc., 600 Mamaroneck Ave, #400, Harrison, NY 10528. (ECF No. 1826.) On June 20, 2023, Hudson Diamond NY LLC was served with the orders scheduling a hearing on the Motion to Withdraw via FedEx overnight mail at Hudson Diamond NY LLC, c/o Corporate Creations Network, Inc., 600 Mamaroneck Avenue, #400, Harrison, NY 10528. (ECF No. 1915.)\n\nHudson Diamond NY LLC has neither complied with nor objected to the Rule 2004 subpoena. Except through Attorney Romney and Attorney Vartan who now contend they never had authority to represent it and to enter into the Consent Order, Hudson Diamond NY LLC has not appeared in Court in relation to the Contempt Motion or the Motion to Withdraw. Therefore, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(g), made applicable by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9016, the Court finds Hudson Diamond NY LLC in contempt for failure to comply with or respond to the Rule 2004 subpoena. The failure to excuse its lack of response to the Rule 2004 subpoena in response to the Contempt Motion supports a finding of contempt under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.\n\nAccordingly, it is hereby\n\n**ORDERED:** Hudson Diamond NY LLC is held to be in civil contempt of Court; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED:** Hudson Diamond NY LLC may purge itself of contempt by complying with the Rule 2004 subpoena. Should Hudson Diamond NY LLC fail to purge itself of contempt by August 11, 2023, the Trustee may move for sanctions against Hudson Diamond NY LLC; and it is further\n\n3\n\n**ORDERED:** The Trustee shall serve this Order upon Hudson Diamond NY LLC on or before July 18, 2023, and file a certificate of service demonstrating such service on or before July 19, 2023.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 17th day of July, 2023.","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）\n\n有关：HO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，\n债务人。1\n\n第11章\n（联合审理）\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n涉及：ECF No. 1805\n\n部分批准关于作出裁定判定 HUDSON DIAMOND NY LLC 构成民事民事藐视法庭动议的裁定\n\n本法庭审理的是 Luc A. Despins 先生以 Ho Wan Kwok 先生破产财产的第11章受托人（以下简称“受托人”）身份于 2023年5月18日 提交的《关于作出裁定判定 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 因未对第2004条传票作出回应而构成民事藐视法庭的动议》（以下简称“《藐视法庭动议》”）。(ECF No. 1805 2 。) 本法庭在涉及 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 的范围内批准该《藐视法庭动议》。\n\n本法庭于 2023年6月6日 就《藐视法庭动议》举行了听证会。在听证会期间，受托人以及 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 和 Hudson Diamond Holding LLC（统称“Hudson Diamond 各实体”）的代理律师将一份关于 Hudson Diamond 各实体遵守送达给它们的第2004条传票的约定载入记录。听证会后，本法庭于 2023年6月8日 作出《关于藐视法庭动议的同意裁定》（以下简称“《同意裁定》”）。(ECF No. 1896。) 依据《同意裁定》，\n\n1 这些第11章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及诸多其他化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为：Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok（仅用于送达通知和通信目的）。\n\n2 本裁决备忘录中讨论的多项诉状和裁定具有综合性质。为明确起见，此处列出的诉状和裁定标题仅涉及 Hudson Diamond NY LLC。\n\nHudson Diamond 各实体应在 2023年6月15日 或之前遵守受托人的传票。\n\n2023年6月13日，Romney 律师提交了《退出代理动议》（以下简称“《退出代理动议》”），请求撤回其作为 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 代理律师的出庭身份，并声明其此前错误地认为 Kwok 先生的女儿 Mei Guo（郭美）女士是 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 的唯一成员，且该错误是在其试图遵守受托人传票的过程中发现的。(ECF No. 1903。) 《退出代理动议》牵涉到《同意裁定》。\n\n2023年7月11日，就《退出代理动议》举行了听证会。在听证会期间，Romney 律师表示 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 未遵守《同意裁定》的条款，也未出示任何响应第2004条传票的文件。他进一步表示，他认为自己无法反对作出判定 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 藐视法庭的裁定。\n\n鉴于《退出代理动议》提出的问题及其对针对 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 的《藐视法庭动议》产生的影响，有必要对向 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 送达第2004条传票、《藐视法庭动议》及《退出代理动议》的情况进行审查。2022年12月2日，本法庭作出了《第二份补充第2004条裁定》，相关部分授权向 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 发出第2004条传票。(ECF No. 1184。) 2022年12月7日，第2004条传票通过直接向该地址有权代表 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 接受送达的代理人当面送达的方式，在 Hudson Diamond NY LLC, c/o Corporate Creations Network Inc., 600 Mamaroneck Ave, #400, Harrison, NY 10528 送达至 Hudson Diamond NY LLC。(ECF No. 1805 Avi Luft 声明附件 C-6。) 2023年5月24日，《藐视法庭动议》及关于《藐视法庭动议》的听证通知通过 UPS 次日达快递送达至 Hudson Diamond NY LLC，地址为 Hudson Diamond NY LLC, 140 Pearl Street, Suite 100, Buffalo, NY 14202-4014，以及 Hudson Diamond NY LLC, c/o Corporate Creations Network Inc., 600 Mamaroneck Ave, #400, Harrison, NY 10528。(ECF No. 1826。) 2023年6月20日，关于对《退出代理动议》排期举行听证会的裁定通过 FedEx 次日达邮件送达至 Hudson Diamond NY LLC，地址为 Hudson Diamond NY LLC, c/o Corporate Creations Network, Inc., 600 Mamaroneck Avenue, #400, Harrison, NY 10528。(ECF No. 1915。)\n\nHudson Diamond NY LLC 既未遵守也未对第2004条传票提出异议。除通过 Romney 律师和 Vartan 律师（二人现主张其从未获得代表该公司及达成《同意裁定》的授权）之外，Hudson Diamond NY LLC 并未就《藐视法庭动议》或《退出代理动议》在法庭出庭。因此，依据由 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9016（《联邦破产诉讼规则》第9016条）适用的 Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(g)（《联邦民事诉讼规则》第45条(g)款），本法庭认定 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 因未能遵守或回应第2004条传票而构成藐视法庭。未能对《藐视法庭动议》作出答辩并对其未对第2004条传票作出回应进行合理解释，构成了根据《联邦民事诉讼规则》认定其藐视法庭的依据。\n\n据此，特此\n\n裁定：判定 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 构成民事藐视法庭；且进一步\n\n裁定：Hudson Diamond NY LLC 可通过遵守第2004条传票来消除其藐视法庭状态。如果 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 未能在 2023年8月11日 或之前消除藐视法庭状态，受托人可申请对 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 实施制裁；且进一步\n\n裁定：受托人应在 2023年7月18日 或之前将本裁定送达 Hudson Diamond NY LLC，并在 2023年7月19日 或之前提交证明已进行该等送达的送达证明书。\n\n2023年7月17日 签署于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Despins","Miles Guo","Je","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":1184,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":1805,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":1826,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":1896,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":1903,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":1915,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":996,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:36:44"}