{"id":"court_ctb_2374_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2374,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"MOTION","filed_date":"2023-11-27","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION | -------------------------------------------","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |        |                         |  |  |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------|--|--|\n| In re:                                                           | :<br>: | Chapter 11              |  |  |\n| 1<br>HO WAN KWOK,<br>et al.,                                     | :<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |  |  |\n| Debtors.                                                         | :<br>: | (Jointly Administered)  |  |  |\n| -----------------------------------------------------------      | :<br>x |                         |  |  |\n\n### **CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S MOTION TO PERMIT EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC'S REPRESENTATIVE TO APPEAR REMOTELY FOR NOV. 28, 2023 HEARING**\n\nPursuant to section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code and Rule 1001 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the \"Bankruptcy Rules\"), Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as trustee in the above-captioned case filed under chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the \"Trustee\"), respectfully moves (the \"Motion\") the Court for permission for Anthony Calascibetta (\"Mr. Calascibetta\") of Eisner Advisory Group LLC (\"Eisner\") the Trustee to appear remotely at the November 27, 2023 hearing at 2 p.m. on the Trustee's and Genever Holdings LLC and Genever Holdings Corporation's application to employ Eisner as their tax advisors [ECF No. 2282] (the \"Retention Application\"). The Trustee and his counsel will attend the hearing in person.\n\nThe Trustee would like Mr. Calascibetta, who is a partner at Eisner and executed a declaration appended to the Retention Application, to be available to answer any questions that the Court may have. The Trustee understands that Mr. Calascibetta, whose office is in New Jersey,\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\nrecently underwent back surgery, which limits his ability to travel.\n\nWHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, the Trustee respectfully requests that Mr. Calascibetta be permitted to appear remotely before this Court at the hearing on the Retention Application on November 28, 2023 at 2 p.m.\n\nDated: November 27, 2023 LUC A. DESPINS,\n\nNew Haven, Connecticut CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE\n\nBy: */s/ Patrick R. Linsey*\n\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |  |  |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--|--|\n| In re:                                                           | :<br>:<br>: | Chapter 11              |  |  |\n| 2<br>HO WAN KWOK,<br>et al.,                                     | :<br>:      | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |  |  |\n| Debtors.                                                         | :<br>:      | (Jointly Administered)  |  |  |\n| -----------------------------------------------------------      | x           |                         |  |  |\n\n# **[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S MOTION TO PERMIT EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC'S REPRESENTATIVE TO APPEAR REMOTELY FOR NOV. 28, 2023 HEARING**\n\nUpon the motion (the \"Motion\") of Luc A. Despins, as chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") for the individual debtor in the above-captioned chapter 11 cases for permission for Mr. Calascibetta to participate remotely at the hearing scheduled for November 27, 2023, at 2 p.m. on the Retention Application<sup>3</sup> , sufficient notice having been provided, and good cause appearing therefore, it is hereby\n\n1. ORDERED that the Motion is granted as set forth herein; and it is further\n\n2. ORDERED that the Mr. Calascibetta may participate in the hearing of the Retention Application scheduled for November 28, 2023 at 2 p.m. via the Court's Zoom.gov platform, by contacting the Clerk's Office for instructions to connect to the ZoomGov remote conference by sending an email to the following court email address: CalendarConnect\\_BPT@ctb.uscourts.gov.\n\n<sup>2</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>3</sup> Capitalized terms not defined in this Order adopt the definitions as set forth in the Motion.\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |  |  |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--|--|\n| In re:                                                           | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |  |  |\n| 1<br>HO WAN KWOK,<br>et al.,                                     | :<br>:      | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |  |  |\n| Debtors.                                                         | :<br>:<br>: | (Jointly Administered)  |  |  |\n| -----------------------------------------------------------      | x           |                         |  |  |\n\n#### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that on November 27, 2023 the foregoing was filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties able to receive electronic notice by operation of the Court's electronic filing system. Parties may access this filing through the Court's system.\n\nDated: November 27, 2023 LUC A. DESPINS,\n\nNew Haven, Connecticut CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE\n\nBy: */s/ Patrick R. Linsey* Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\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).","body_zh":"美国破产法院 康涅狄格区 布里奇波特分院\n\nx\n\n关于： :\n: 第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）\n等人， :\n: 案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。 :\n: （合并审理）\n\nx\n第 11 章受托人关于准许 EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC 代表远程出席 2023 年 11 月 28 日听证会的动议\n\n根据《破产法典》第 105(a) 条和《联邦破产诉讼规则》（简称“《破产规则》”）第 1001 条，Luc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯）以根据《美国法典》第 11 篇第 11 章提起的上述案卷案件之受托人（简称“受托人”）身份，谨提请（简称“本动议”）法院准许 Eisner Advisory Group LLC（简称“Eisner”）的 Anthony Calascibetta（安东尼·卡拉西贝塔，“Calascibetta 先生”）就受托人以及 Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 聘请 Eisner 担任其税务顾问的申请 [ECF No. 2282]（简称“聘请申请”），远程出席于 2023 年 11 月 27 日下午 2 点举行的听证会。受托人及其法律顾问将亲自出席听证会。\n\n受托人希望身为 Eisner 合伙人并签署了附于《聘请申请》之后的声明书的 Calascibetta 先生能够到场回答法院可能提出的任何问题。受托人获悉，办公室位于新泽西州的 Calascibetta 先生，\n\n1 本第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、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 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财团受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于通知与联络目的）。\n\n近期接受了背部手术，该手术限制了他的出行能力。\n\n为此，基于上述理由，受托人谨请求准许 Calascibetta 先生于 2023 年 11 月 28 日下午 2 点就《聘请申请》在本院举行的听证会上远程出庭。\n\n日期：2023 年 11 月 27 日\n康涅狄格州纽黑文\n\nLUC A. DESPINS，\n第 11 章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick R. Linsey\n\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n美国破产法院 康涅狄格区 布里奇波特分院\n\nx\n\n关于： :\n:\n: 第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK\n等人， :\n: 案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。 :\n: （合并审理）\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n[拟定] 准许第 11 章受托人关于准许 EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC 代表远程出席 2023 年 11 月 28 日听证会之动议的裁定\n\n经审理上述第 11 章案件中个人债务人的第 11 章受托人（简称“受托人”）Luc A. Despins 提出的准许 Calascibetta 先生远程参加定于 2023 年 11 月 27 日下午 2 点举行的关于《聘请申请》3 的听证会的动议（简称“本动议”），在已提供充分通知且有正当理由的情况下，特此\n\n1. 裁定：按本裁定所述批准本动议；并进一步\n\n2. 裁定：Calascibetta 先生可通过法院的 Zoom.gov 平台参加定于 2023 年 11 月 28 日下午 2 点举行的《聘请申请》听证会，方式为通过向以下法院电子邮箱发送电子邮件以联系书记官办公室获取连接 ZoomGov 远程会议的指引：CalendarConnect_BPT@ctb.uscourts.gov。\n\n2 本第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）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 转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财团受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于通知与联络目的）。\n\n3 本裁定中未定义的首字母大写术语采用本动议中所述的定义。\n\n美国破产法院 康涅狄格区 布里奇波特分院\n\nx\n\n关于： :\n: 第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK\n等人， :\n: 案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。 :\n:\n: （合并审理）\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n送达证明\n\n下述签署人特此证明，上述文件已于 2023 年 11 月 27 日进行电子立案提交。本立案通知将通过法院电子立案系统的运行，以电子邮件形式发送给所有能够接收电子通知的当事方。各当事方可通过法院系统查阅本份立案文件。\n\n日期：2023 年 11 月 27 日\n康涅狄格州纽黑文\n\nLUC A. DESPINS，\n第 11 章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick R. Linsey\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n1 本第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）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 转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财团受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于通知与联络目的）。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Guo","Miles Guo","Paul Hastings","CIPA","Je"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":2282,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":1009,"status":"published","published_at":"2023-11-27 00:00:00","created_at":"2023-11-27","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:46:32"}