{"id":"court_ctb_2340_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2340,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT In re:","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al.*,\n\nDebtors.\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n(Jointly Administered)\n\n## *EX-PARTE* **MOTION TO EXPEDITE HEARING AND LIMIT NOTICE RE: MOTION TO STAY PENDING APPEAL, FILED BY G. CLUB OPERATIONS, LLC**\n\nPursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(c)(1) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8007, G Club Operations, LLC (\"**G Club Operations**\"), respectfully moves that the Court expedite the hearing on *G Club Operations, LLC Emergency Motion to Stay Pending Appeal* (the \"**Motion to Stay**\"), filed concurrently herewith. G Club Operations seeks a hearing on **Thursday, November 16, 2023** (at any time, either in person or via Zoom.gov) as the Court has set Friday, November 17, 2023 (a date 4 days after entry of the November 13, 2023 *Order Granting Motion for Order Requiring Production of G-Club Documents* (Filed only in the Adv. Proc. 23-5013, the \"**Ruling**\"),<sup>1</sup> as the deadline for compliance with the Ruling.\n\n1. The background of this matter is well known to the Court and summarized in the\n\nMotion to Stay.\n\n2. Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(c)(1) provides that the Court may reduce the notice period for a motion upon cause shown.\n\n<sup>1</sup> G Club Operations is not a party to, was never served in, and no counsel has an appearance in Adv. Proc. 23-5013 (the \"**HCHK AP**\"). The Ruling relates to G Club's opposition to certain elements of an order entered under Fed. R. Civ. P. 9019 (Main Case ECF No. 2038), approving certain aspects of a settlement of the HCHK AP between the Trustee and HCHK. *See* Main Case ECF Nos. 2270, 2242, 2237, 2233, 2077, 2038, 1977). A Notice of Appeal has been filed in both the Main Case and HCHK AP.\n\n3. The Motion to Stay requires immediate consideration as the compliance date set by the Court is November 17, 2023, 4 days after the Court issued its Ruling.\n\n4. As detailed in the Motion to Stay, G Club Operationssatisfies the requisite elements for a stay pending appeal because (1) failure to grant the stay and forcing G Club Operations to turn privileged communications over to the Trustee before an appeal is heard will effectively deprive G Club Operations of the right to appeal by rendering the appeal moot and irrevocably impacting its due process rights; (2) there is no harm to the Trustee as the Trustee has already received more than 140,000 documents from G Club Operations in connection with the Rule 2004 process, in addition to having issued far in excess of 200 Rule 2004 subpoenas; (3) the ruling is against public policy as it implicates the privacy and constitutionally protected rights of millions of customers; and (4) G Club Operations is likely to succeed on the merits because the Court's reasoning is mistaken in fact and law. Accordingly, a stay pending appeal should be granted so protected documents are not turned over before the issues on appeal are finally resolved.\n\n5. Because the Order requires compliance by November 17, 2023, exigent circumstances exist to address this motion on an emergency motion. *Further, G Club Operations respectfully requests that, to the extent practical, the Court rule on this motion no later than Thursday, November 16, 2023, so that G Club Operations may have the opportunity to seek further appropriate relief from the District Court if necessary.* In the absence of a ruling, G Club Operations intends to file a motion to stay in the District Court on Friday, November 15, 2023.\n\n6. Thus, cause exists for the Court to grant this Motion to Expedite and to schedule an expedited hearing on the Motion to Stay.\n\n**WHEREFORE**, G Club Operations respectfully requests that the Court expedite the\n\nhearing on the Motion to Stay to **Thursday, November 16, 2023**, and for such other and further relief as the Court deems just, proper, and necessary.\n\nDated: November 15, 2023 G CLUB OPERATIONS, LLC\n\nBy: */s/ Jeffrey M. Sklarz* GREEN & SKLARZ LLC Jeffrey M. Sklarz Kellianne Baranowsky One Audobon St, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 Tel: 203-285-8545 jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com kbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com\n\n> PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP Carolina A. Fornos (*pro hac vice*) 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 Tel: 212-858-1558 carolina.fornos@pillsburylaw.com\n\n*Attorneys for G Club Operations LLC*\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI hereby certify that on the date set forth below, a copy of the foregoing was served via CM/ECF. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system. Date: November 15, 2023.\n\n> Jeffrey M. Sklarz */s/ Jeffrey M. Sklarz*","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（康涅狄格区美国破产法院）\n\n关于：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，\n\n债务人。\n\n第 11 章\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n（合并审理）\nG. CLUB OPERATIONS, LLC 提交的关于上诉期间中止动议的加快听证及限制通知的单方面动议\n\n根据 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(c)(1) 和 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8007，G Club Operations, LLC（「G Club Operations」）谨请求法院加快对与本动议同时提交的 G Club Operations, LLC 紧急上诉期间中止动议（「中止动议」）的听证。G Club Operations 请求于 2023年11月16日 星期四（任何时间，通过到庭或经由 Zoom.gov）举行听证，因为法院已将 2023年11月17日 星期五（即 2023年11月13日 作出要求提供 G-Club 文件命令的准予动议裁定（仅在 Adv. Proc. 23-5013 中提交，即「裁定」）1 录入之日起 4 天后的日期）定为履行该裁定的截止日期。\n\n1. 本案背景为法院所熟知，并已在中止动议中进行了概述。\n\n2. Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(c)(1) 规定，经说明理由，法院可缩短动议的通知期。\n\n1 G Club Operations 不是 Adv. Proc. 23-5013（「HCHK AP」）的当事方，从未在该案中收到送达，且没有律师在该案中出庭。该裁定涉及 G Club 反对根据 Fed. R. Civ. P. 9019 作出的命令（主案 ECF No. 2038）中的某些内容，该命令批准了受托人与 HCHK 之间就 HCHK AP 达成的和解的某些方面。参见主案 ECF Nos. 2270, 2242, 2237, 2233, 2077, 2038, 1977。在上诉通知书已在主案和 HCHK AP 中均已提交。\n\n3. 中止动议需要立即审理，因为法院设定的履行日期为 2023年11月17日，即法院作出裁定后 4 天。\n\n4. 正如中止动议中详述的那样，G Club Operations 满足上诉期间中止的必要要件，因为 (1) 若不予准予中止并强迫 G Club Operations 在上诉审理前将受特权保护的通信转交给受托人，将因导致上诉无实际意义并不可挽回地影响其正当程序权利而实际上剥夺 G Club Operations 的上诉权；(2) 对受托人没有损害，因为除已发出远超 200 份 Rule 2004 传票外，受托人已经就 Rule 2004 程序收到了来自 G Club Operations 的超过 140,000 份文件；(3) 该裁定违背公共政策，因为它涉及数百万客户的隐私权和受宪法保护的权利；以及 (4) G Club Operations 很有可能在实体胜诉，因为法院的推理在事实和法律上均存在错误。因此，应准予上诉期间中止，以使受保护的文件在上诉问题得到最终解决之前不被移交。\n\n5. 由于该命令要求在 2023年11月17日 前履行，因此存在通过紧急动议处理本动议的紧迫情形。此外，G Club Operations 谨请求，在可行的范围内，法院不迟于 2023年11月16日 星期四对本动议作出裁定，以便 G Club Operations 在必要时有机会向地区法院寻求进一步的适当救济。在未作出裁定的情况下，G Club Operations 打算于 2023年11月15日 星期五向地区法院提交中止动议。\n\n6. 因此，存在充分理由使法院准予本加快动议，并安排对中止动议的加快听证。\n\n为此，G Club Operations 谨请求法院将中止动议的听证加快至 2023年11月16日 星期四，并给予法院认为公正、恰当和必要的其他及进一步救济。\n\n日期：2023年11月15日 G CLUB OPERATIONS, LLC\n\n签署人：/s/ Jeffrey M. Sklarz GREEN & SKLARZ LLC Jeffrey M. Sklarz Kellianne Baranowsky One Audobon St, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 电话：203-285-8545 jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com kbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com\n\nPILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP Carolina A. Fornos (pro hac vice) 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 电话：212-858-1558 carolina.fornos@pillsburylaw.com\n\nG Club Operations LLC 的代理律师\n送达证明\n\n我特此证明，在下述日期，上述文件的副本已通过 CM/ECF 进行了送达。各方当事人可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统获取此备案文件。日期：2023年11月15日。\n\nJeffrey M. Sklarz /s/ Jeffrey M. Sklarz","key_entities":["Je","HCHK","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":2038,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":757,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:29:34"}