{"id":"court_ctb_2427_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2427,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2023-11-29","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In re:","summary_zh":"同意延期动议（附拟定裁定） —— Ho Wan Kwok 破产案（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo），CTB 22-50073 ECF #2427（2023-11-29立案）。星展银行（DBS Bank Ltd.）在获得第11章受托人同意的情况下，申请将对受托人强迫其履行 Rule 2004 传票动议（ECF #2396）的答复截止日期延长至2023年12月13日，并附上拟定裁定。","summary_en":"Motion on Consent for Extension of Time (with Proposed Order) —— In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073 ECF #2427 (filed 2023-11-29). DBS Bank Ltd., with the consent of the Chapter 11 Trustee, moved for an extension of time until December 13, 2023, to respond to the Trustee's motion to compel compliance with a Rule 2004 subpoena (ECF #2396), attaching a proposed order.","body_en":"### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al*.,1\n\nDebtors.\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n(Jointly Administered)\n\n# **DBS BANK LTD'S MOTION** *ON CONSENT* **FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR ENTRY OF ORDER COMPELLING DBS BANK LTD TO COMPLY WITH RULE 2004 SUBPOENA (DOCKET NO. 2396)**\n\nDBS Bank Ltd. (\"DBS\"), by and through its undersigned counsel, pursuant to D. Conn. L.\n\nCiv. R. 7(b) and L. Bankr. R. 7007-1, hereby moves solely on its own behalf for an extension of\n\ntime to respond to the *Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee for Entry of Order Compelling DBS Bank*\n\n*Ltd. to Comply with Rule 2004 Subpoena* (In re Ho Wan Kwok, Case No. 22-50073, Docket No.\n\n2396) (the \"Motion to Compel\") dated November 29, 2023. As good cause for the granting of the\n\nrequested extension of time DBS states:\n\n- 1. On November 13, 2023, the Chapter 11 Trustee (the \"Trustee\") served a *Subpoena for Rule 2004 Examination* (the \"Subpoena\") on DBS.\n- 2. On November 29, 2023, the Trustee filed the Motion to Compel (Docket No. 2396).\n- 3. On November 29, 2023, the Trustee filed a *Motion, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rules 9006(c)(1), for Entry of an Order Expediting Hearing on Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (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*for Entry of Order Compelling DBS Bank Ltd to Comply with Rule 2004 Subpoena* (the \"Motion to Expedite\"; Docket No. 2399).\n\n- 4. On November 30, 2023, the Court entered an Order (the \"November 30 Order\") granting the Motion to Expedite and stating that \"[a] hearing on the Motion to Compel shall be held on December 18, 2023.\"\n- 5. The November 30 Order stated that \"the deadline to respond to the Motion to Compel shall be December 11, 2023 at 12 noon.\"\n- 6. DBS has recently retained outside counsel to assist with this matter and counsel is seeking to consensually resolve the matter with counsel for the trustee.\n- 7. DBS has contacted the Trustee and requested an extension of the deadline to respond to the Motion to Compel, as ordered in the November 30 Order, from December 11, 2023 to December 13, 2023.\n- 8. DBS thus moves for an extension of time to file an objection to the Motion to Compel, for a new deadline of December 13, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.\n- 9. This is DBS's first request for extension of time of this deadline.\n- 10. Undersigned counsel for DBS (pro hac to be filed) inquired of counsel for the Trustee regarding its position on the requested extension of time, and the Trustee's counsel consented to the granting of the requested extension.\n- 11. DBS's recently retained outside counsel in this matter worked expeditiously to get up to speed and contact the Trustee's counsel and only on December 7, 2023, confirmed agreement on the requested extension. As such there are compelling circumstances under D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 7(b) and L. Bankr. R. 7007-1 that warrant this motion for an\n\nextension within three business days before the original deadline under the November 30 Order.\n\nWHEREFORE, DBS respectfully moves for entry of an order extending its time to object to the Motion to Compel to December 13, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, granting the relief requested herein and granting such other relief as the Court deems appropriate under the circumstances.\n\nDated: December 11, 2023 Los Angeles, California\n\n## **DBS BANK, LTD.**\n\n/s/ *Genevieve G. Weiner*\n\n Genevieve G. Weiner (*pro hac vice* to be filed) Sidley Austin LLP 555 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, California 90013 Telephone: (213) 896-6000 Facsimile: (213) 896-6600 Email: gweiner@sidley.com\n\n*Proposed Counsel to DBS Bank, Ltd.*\n\n /s/ *William S. Fish, Jr.* William S. Fish, Jr. Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP 20 Church Street, 18th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: (860) 331-2700 Email: wfish@hinckleyallen.com\n\n*Counsel to DBS Bank, Ltd.*\n\n[*Remainder of page intentionally left blank.*]\n\n### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al*.,\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nDebtors.\n\n(Jointly Administered)\n\n# **PROPOSED ORDER EXTENDING TIME FOR DBS BANK LTD TO RESPOND TO MOTION TO COMPEL**\n\nWHEREAS, DBS Bank Ltd., by and through its undersigned counsel, moved for an\n\nextension of time to respond to the *Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee for Entry of Order Compelling*\n\n*DBS Bank Ltd. to Comply with Rule 2004 Subpoena* (In re Ho Wan Kwok, Case No. 22-50073,\n\nDocket No. 2396) (the \"Motion to Compel\") dated November 29, 2023,\n\nIT IS HEREBY ORDERED that an extension of time to respond to the Motion to Compel\n\nis granted up to and including \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_.","body_zh":"United States Bankruptcy Court District of Connecticut Bridgeport Division（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\n案件涉及：\n\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵）等，1\n\n债务人。\n\n第 11 章\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n（合并审理）\n\nDBS Bank Ltd.（星展银行有限公司）关于延长对第 11 章受托人请求做出责令星展银行有限公司遵守《第 2004 条规则》传票的裁定之动议（案卷号 2396）答复期限的合意动议\n\nDBS Bank Ltd.（星展银行有限公司，简称“DBS”），由其下述签字律师代表，依据《D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 7(b)》（康涅狄格区联邦民事诉讼地方规则第 7(b) 条）及《L. Bankr. R. 7007-1》（破产地方规则第 7007-1 条），特此仅代表其自身提出动议，请求延长对日期为 2023年11月29日 的《第 11 章受托人请求做出责令星展银行有限公司遵守〈第 2004 条规则〉传票的裁定之动议》（In re Ho Wan Kwok，案号：22-50073，案卷号：2396）（简称“强制作出动议”）作出答复的期限。作为准予所请求之延期的正当理由，DBS 陈述如下：\n\n- 1. 2023年11月13日，Chapter 11 Trustee（第 11 章受托人，简称“受托人”）向 DBS 送达了《依据第 2004 条规则进行调查的传票》（简称“传票”）。\n\n- 2. 2023年11月29日，受托人提交了《强制作出动议》（案卷号 2396）。\n\n- 3. 2023年11月29日，受托人依据《Bankruptcy Rules 9006(c)(1)》（破产规则第 9006(c)(1) 条），提交了《关于请求做出加快审理第 11 章受托人请求做出责令星展银行有限公司遵守〈第 2004 条规则〉传票之动议的裁定的动议》（简称“加快审理动议”；案卷号 2399）。\n\n1 本批第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，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 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于通知与通信目的）。\n\n- 4. 2023年11月30日，法院作出了一项命令（简称“11月30日命令”），准予《加快审理动议》，并载明“《强制作出动议》的听证会应于 2023年12月18日 举行”。\n\n- 5. “11月30日命令”载明“对《强制作出动议》作出答复的截止日期应为 2023年12月11日 中午 12:00”。\n\n- 6. DBS 近期已聘请外部律师协助处理此事，且律师正寻求与受托人律师通过协商一致的方式解决该事项。\n\n- 7. DBS 已与受托人联系，并请求将“11月30日命令”中所命令的对《强制作出动议》作出答复的截止日期由 2023年12月11日 延长至 2023年12月13日。\n\n- 8. 因此，DBS 提出动议，请求延长提交对《强制作出动议》之异议的期限，新的截止日期为东部时间 2023年12月13日 下午 5:00。\n\n- 9. 这是 DBS 首次就该截止日期提出延期申请。\n\n- 10. DBS 的下述签字律师（即将提交 pro hac vice 特许出庭申请）已就受托人对所请求之延期的立场询问了受托人律师，受托人律师同意准予所请求的延期。\n\n- 11. DBS 在本事项中新聘请的外部律师迅速开展工作以熟悉情况并与受托人律师取得联系，且直至 2023年12月7日 方确认就所请求的延期达成一致。因此，存在符合《D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 7(b)》及《L. Bankr. R. 7007-1》规定的令人信服的情形，证明在“11月30日命令”规定的原截止日期前三个工作日内提出本延期动议具有正当理由。\n\n为此，DBS 谨请法院作出裁定，将其对《强制作出动议》提出异议的期限延长至东部时间 2023年12月13日 下午 5:00，准予此处所请求的救济，并准予法院在具体情形下认为适当的其他救济。\n\n日期：2023年12月11日 加利福尼亚州洛杉矶\nDBS BANK, LTD.\n\n/签名/ Genevieve G. Weiner\n\nGenevieve G. Weiner（即将提交 pro hac vice 特许出庭申请）\nSidley Austin LLP（盛德律师事务所）\n555 West Fifth Street\nLos Angeles, California 90013\n电话：(213) 896-6000\n传真：(213) 896-6600\n电子邮箱：gweiner@sidley.com\n\nDBS Bank, Ltd. 拟任律师\n\n/签名/ William S. Fish, Jr.\nWilliam S. Fish, Jr.\nHinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP\n20 Church Street, 18th Floor\nHartford, CT 06103\n电话：(860) 331-2700\n电子邮箱：wfish@hinckleyallen.com\n\nDBS Bank, Ltd. 律师\n\n[本页其余部分有意留白。]\n\nUnited States Bankruptcy Court District of Connecticut Bridgeport Division（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\n案件涉及：\n\nHo Wan Kwok 等，\n\n第 11 章\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。\n\n（合并审理）\n\n关于延长 DBS BANK LTD 对强制作出动议答复期限的拟定裁定\n\n鉴于，DBS Bank Ltd. 由其下述签字律师代表，提出动议请求延长对日期为 2023年11月29日 的《第 11 章受托人请求做出责令星展银行有限公司遵守〈第 2004 条规则〉传票的裁定之动议》（In re Ho Wan Kwok，案号：22-50073，案卷号：2396）（简称“强制作出动议”）作出答复的期限，\n\n特此裁定：对《强制作出动议》作出答复的期限准予延长至 ________________________（含当日）。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Je","Despins","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":858,"status":"published","published_at":"2023-11-29 00:00:00","created_at":"2023-11-29","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:33:05"}