{"id":"court_ctb_2164_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2164,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"INDICTMENT","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION HO WAN KWOK, *et al.[1](#page-0-0)","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al.[1](#page-0-0)*\n\nIn re : Chapter 11\n\n: Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n : Debtors. : \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_:\n\n:\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ :\n\n## **INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR'S OBJECTION TO EMERGENCY MOTION TO EXPEDITE HEARING ON EMERGENCY MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE UNDER 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) AND 362, TO ENJOIN INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR'S PROSECUTION OF MOTION IN CRIMINAL CASE FOR ORDER STAYING CHAPTER 11 CASES AND ASSOCIATED ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS**\n\n The individual debtor, Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Individual Debtor\"), by and through his undersigned counsel, Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C., respectfully submits his Objection to the Chapter 11 Trustee's (the \"Trustee\") September 1, 2023, Emergency Motion to Expedite Hearing on Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee, Under 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) and 362, to Enjoin Debtor's Prosecution of Motion in Criminal Case for Order Staying Chapter 11 Cases and Associated Adversary Proceedings (the \"Motion to Expedite\"). In support of his Objection to the Motion to Expedite the Individual Debtor states as follows:\n\n1. As this Court is aware, the Individual Debtor has been charged with multiple violations of federal criminal law in a superseding indictment filed in the United States District\n\n<span id=\"page-0-0\"></span><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 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\nCourt for the Southern District of New York. *See USA v. Kwok*, 23-cr-118 (SDNY). The Individual Debtor has been denied bail and remains incarcerated while he awaits trial.\n\n2. On August 30, 2023, the Individual Debtor, through his criminal counsel, filed a Motion to Stay Bankruptcy Cases (the \"Motion to Stay\") in his criminal case. The Motion to Stay seeks, *inter alia*, to ensure the protection of the Individual Debtor's Constitutional and other rights, including his rights against self-incrimination, which are being impacted by ongoing activity in the bankruptcy case and prosecution of related adversary proceedings during the pendency of the criminal case.\n\n3. On August 31, 2023, the Hon. Analisa Torres, the United States District Court Judge who is presiding over the criminal case, set a briefing schedule for the Motion to Stay, ordering the Government to file any opposition to the Motion to Stay by September 21, 2023, and ordering the Individual Debtor to file any reply by October 5, 2023. (Criminal case, Docket Index (\"D.I.\") 132).\n\n4. On September 1, 2023, the Individual Debtor's co-defendant in the criminal case, Ms. Yanping (Yevette) Wang, filed a letter motion joining in the Motion for Stay (the \"Wang Motion\"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. (*Id.*, at D.I. 135). In the Wang Motion, Ms. Wang identifies a number of her rights that are impacted by the ongoing activity in the bankruptcy case and prosecution of the related adversary proceedings, including her Fifth Amendment rights, attorney-client privileges, spoliation of evidence, and forfeiture and restitution. (*Id*.)\n\n5. At 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1, 2023, the end of the final business day before the Labor Day Holiday weekend, the Trustee filed his Emergency Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee, Under 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) and 362, to Enjoin Debtor's Prosecution of Motion in Criminal Case for Order Staying Chapter 11 Cases and Associated Adversary Proceedings (the \"Motion to Enjoin\"). The Trustee filed the Motion to Expedite ten minutes later, at 5:10 p.m.\n\n6. The Motion to Expedite seeks to require the Individual Debtor to submit any opposition to the Motion to Enjoin on less than eight business hours' notice, *i.e.,* by 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, the first business day following the Labor Day Holiday, and seeks a hearing on September 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.\n\n7. The Trustee argues that the ridiculously expedited time frame he seeks is necessary because Judge Torres has ordered the Government to respond to the Motion to Stay by September 21, 2023. The Trustee conveniently fails to inform this Court that Judge Torres has actually set a full briefing schedule with any reply due on October 5, 2023. No date has been set for argument on the Motion to Stay, but based on the briefing schedule the Motion to Stay will not be heard before October 6, 2023.\n\n8. Moreover, the Trustee controlled the timing of the filing of the Motion to Enjoin and Motion to Expedite and it cannot be a coincidence that the Trustee filed both at or after 5:00 p.m. on the Friday of a holiday weekend knowing that this Court was unlikely to act on the Motion to Expedite until September 5, 2023, the same date that the Trustee seeks to force the Individual Debtor to file his opposition to the Motion to Enjoin. Requiring the Individual Debtor to respond to the Motion to Enjoin on eight business hours' notice would be fundamentally unfair and highly prejudicial. *See* 10 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶9006.09[2] (Richard Levin & Henry J. Sommer eds., 16th ed.). (\"In considering such motions [to shorten time under Rule 9006(c], courts should balance possible prejudice to other parties against the reasons advanced for reducing the time.\").\n\n9. In addition, the Individual Debtor expects that the Trustee will seek relief in this Court with respect to the Wang Motion. Any motion to enjoin Ms. Wang's prosecution of the\n\nMotion to Stay via the Wang Motion should be heard at the same time as the Motion to Enjoin, but no motion seeking relief vis-à-vis the Wang Motion has been filed despite the claim that the Motion to Enjoin must be heard immediately.[2](#page-3-0)\n\n10. For all of the foregoing reasons the Motion to Expedite should be denied and the Motion to Enjoin should proceed on a regular motion track with any opposition due within 21 days, *i.e.*, by September 22, 2023. *See* D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 7(a)(2), made applicable by Local Bankr. R. 1001-1(b).\n\n11. If this Court determines that the Motion to Enjoin should proceed on an expedited basis, the Individual Debtor respectfully requests that his opposition be due no earlier than September 12, 2023, to afford sufficient time to prepare the opposition taking into account pending deadlines in other client matters. The Individual Debtor further requests that a hearing not be scheduled until at least September 13, 2023, a date that comports with the availability of the Trustee's counsel, (*see* Emergency Motion, at n. 4), and provides the Trustee with sufficient time to seek relief in the criminal case should this Court deny the Motion to Enjoin.[3](#page-3-1)\n\nWHEREFORE, the Individual Debtor requests that the Court deny the Motion to Expedite, and grant him such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.\n\n<span id=\"page-3-0\"></span><sup>2</sup> If the Trustee will not seek relief against Ms. Wang in this Court such that the Motion for Stay will be addressed in the criminal case regardless of the outcome of the Motion to Enjoin then the Motion to Enjoin should be withdrawn to avoid wasting Estate assets and this Court's time.\n\n<span id=\"page-3-1\"></span><sup>3</sup> The Trustee submitted a letter directly to Judge Torres on September 3, 2023, informing her of the filing of the Motion to Enjoin and requesting that if the Motion to Enjoin is denied or not acted upon that he be provided \"the opportunity to file a response to the Stay Motion by September 21 and to be heard at any hearing on such motion\".\n\nTHE DEBTOR, HO WAN KWOK\n\n By: */s/ James M. Moriarty*  Eric Henzy (ct12849) James M. Moriarty (ct21876) ZEISLER & ZEISLER, P.C. 10 Middle Street, 15th floor Bridgeport, CT 06605 Telephone: (203) 368-4234 Facsimile: (203) 368-5485 Email: [ehenzy@zeislaw.com](mailto:ehenzy@zeislaw.com) [jmoriarty@zeislaw.com](mailto:jmoriarty@zeislaw.com)\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI hereby certify that on this 4th day of September, 2023, a copy of foregoing was filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing 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 By: */s/ James M. Moriarty*  James M. Moriarty (ct21876)","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION\n（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等[1]\n\n关于：第11章\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。\n\n个人债务人对第11章受托人根据《美国法典》第11编第105(A)条及第362条提起的旨在禁止个人债务人在刑事案件中推进请求中止第11章案件及相关民事诉讼程序的动议的紧急动议进行加急听证的紧急动议的异议\n\n个人债务人Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，下称“个人债务人”）由其下述签字律师Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C.代表，谨此就第11章受托人（下称“受托人”）于2023年9月1日提交的《关于第11章受托人根据<美国法典>第11编第105(A)条及第362条提起的旨在禁止债务人在刑事案件中推进请求裁定中止第11章案件及相关民事诉讼程序的动议的动议进行加急听证的紧急动议》（下称“加急动议”）提交异议。为支持其对加急动议的异议，个人债务人陈述如下：\n\n1. 正如本法院所知，个人债务人在向United States District Court for the Southern District of New York（美国纽约南区联邦地区法院）提交的替代起诉书中被指控犯有多项违反联邦刑法的罪行。参见USA v. Kwok，案号 23-cr-118 (SDNY)。个人债务人已被拒绝保释，目前仍在羁押中等待审判。\n\n[1] 本批第11章案件中的债务人为Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，亦称Guo Wengui、Miles Guo及Miles Kwok，以及其他化名）（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及Genever Holdings Corporation的邮寄地址为Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins，以Ho Wan Kwok破产财产受托人身份（仅用于送达通知及联络之目的）。\n\n2. 2023年8月30日，个人债务人通过其刑事律师在其刑事案件中提交了《中止破产案件动议》（下称“中止动议”）。中止动议除其他事项外，旨在确保保护个人债务人的宪法及其他权利，包括其不自证其罪的权利，该等权利正受到破产案件中正在进行的活动以及在刑事案件审理期间推进相关民事诉讼程序的影响。\n\n3. 2023年8月31日，主持审理该刑事案件的美国联邦地区法院法官Analisa Torres（阿纳丽莎·托雷斯）阁下确定了中止动议的书面意见提交日程，命令政府在2023年9月21日前对中止动议提交任何反对意见，并命令个人债务人在2023年10月5日前提交任何答复意见。（刑事案件，案件卷宗索引编号〔\"D.I.\"〕132）。\n\n4. 2023年9月1日，个人债务人在刑事案件中的共同被告Yanping (Yevette) Wang（王雁平）女士提交了一份信函动议，加入中止动议（下称“王氏动议”），其副本作为附件A附于本文件。（同上，D.I. 135）。在王氏动议中，王女士列明了其受破产案件中正在进行的活动及推进相关民事诉讼程序影响的若干权利，包括其《第五修正案》权利、律师-委托人保密特权、证据毁灭以及没收和赔偿。（同上）。\n\n5. 2023年9月1日星期五下午5:00，即劳动节假期周末前的最后一个工作日结束时，受托人提交了其《关于第11章受托人根据<美国法典>第11编第105(A)条及第362条提起的旨在禁止债务人在刑事案件中推进请求裁定中止第11章案件及相关民事诉讼程序的动议的紧急动议》（下称“禁令动议”）。受托人在十分钟后的下午5:10提交了加急动议。\n\n6. 加急动议试图要求个人债务人在少于八个工作小时的通知时间内对禁令动议提交任何反对意见，即在2023年9月5日星期二下午5:00之前（劳动节假期后的第一个工作日），并请求于2023年9月6日下午2:00举行听证会。\n\n7. 受托人辩称其所寻求的极其仓促的时间框架是必要的，因为托雷斯法官已命令政府在2023年9月21日之前对中止动议作出答复。受托人故意不告知本法院，托雷斯法官实际上设定了完整的书面意见提交日程，任何答复意见的截止日期为2023年10月5日。目前尚未确定中止动议的辩论日期，但根据书面意见提交日程，中止动议在2023年10月6日之前不会举行听证。\n\n8. 此外，受托人完全掌控了提交禁令动议和加急动议的时间，受托人在假期周末的星期五下午5:00或之后提交这两份动议绝非巧合，受托人明知本法院不太可能在2023年9月5日之前对加急动议采取行动，而该日期正是受托人试图强迫个人债务人对禁令动议提交反对意见的同一日期。要求个人债务人在八个工作小时的通知时间内对禁令动议作出回应，将是根本不公平的且具有高度损害性。参见10 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶9006.09[2] (Richard Levin & Henry J. Sommer eds., 16th ed.)。（“在审议此类〔根据第9006(c)条缩短时间的〕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。”）。\n\n9. 此外，个人债务人预计受托人将就王氏动议向本法院寻求救济。任何旨在通过王氏动议禁止王女士推进中止动议的动议，均应与禁令动议同时进行听证，尽管受托人声称禁令动议必须立即进行听证，但目前尚未提交任何针对王氏动议寻求救济的动议。[2]\n\n10. 基于上述所有理由，加急动议应予驳回，禁令动议应按照常规动议审理程序进行，任何反对意见应在21天内提交，即2023年9月22日之前。参见《康涅狄格区民事诉讼地方规则》第7(a)(2)条（经由《破产地方规则》第1001-1(b)条适用）。\n\n11. 如果本法院裁定禁令动议应按加急程序进行，个人债务人谨请求将其提交反对意见的截止日期定为不早于2023年9月12日，以便在兼顾其他客户案件中即将到期的截止日期的同时，给予充分的时间准备反对意见。个人债务人进一步请求将听证会安排在至少2023年9月13日之后，该日期既符合受托人律师的出庭时间安排（参见紧急动议第4号脚注），又为受托人在本法院驳回禁令动议的情况下向刑事案件法院寻求救济提供了充足的时间。[3]\n\n为此，个人债务人请求法院驳回加急动议，并给予个人债务人法院认为公正和适当的其他及进一步救济。\n\n[2] 如果受托人不在本法院对王女士寻求救济，从而使得无论禁令动议的结果如何，中止动议都将在刑事案件中予以审理，那么禁令动议应当被撤回，以避免浪费破产财产资产及本法院的时间。\n\n[3] 受托人于2023年9月3日直接向托雷斯法官提交了一封信函，告知其已提交禁令动议，并请求若禁令动议被驳回或未获处理，受托人应获得“在9月21日之前对中止动议提交回应并在该等动议的任何听证会上陈述意见的机会”。\n\n债务人，HO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）\n\n代表签署：/s/ James M. Moriarty\nEric Henzy (ct12849)\nJames M. Moriarty (ct21876)\nZEISLER & ZEISLER, P.C.\n10 Middle Street, 15th floor\nBridgeport, CT 06605\n电话：(203) 368-4234\n传真：(203) 368-5485\n电子邮件：[ehenzy@zeislaw.com] [jmoriarty@zeislaw.com]\n\n送达证明\n\n我谨此证明，于2023年9月4日，前述文件的副本已通过电子方式提交。本提交事项的通知将通过法院电子提交系统的运行以电子邮件形式发送给所有当事人，或按照电子提交通知上的指示，以邮寄方式发送给任何无法接受电子提交的人员。各方当事人可通过法院的CM/ECF系统查阅本提交文件。\n\n代表签署：/s/ James M. Moriarty\nJames M. Moriarty (ct21876)","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Torres","Guo","Miles Guo","Despins","Analisa Torres","Paul Hastings","forfeiture"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":1408,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:51:43"}