{"id":"court_ctb_2456_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2456,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In re:","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"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## **CONSENTED TO MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ADDENDUM TO PROTECTIVE ORDER**\n\nLuc A. Despins, in his capacity as chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") for Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), hereby respectfully moves (the \"Motion\"), upon the consent of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Signature Bridge Bank, N.A. (the \"FDIC-Receiver\"), to approve the stipulated *Addendum* (the \"Addendum\") to the *Protective Order* [ECF No. 923] (the \"Protective Order\") entered in the above-captioned chapter 11 cases (the \"Chapter 11 Cases\"). A copy of the proposed Addendum is attached hereto as **Exhibit 1**. In support of the Motion, the Trustee respectfully states as follows:\n\n1. On October 6, 2022, the Court entered the Protective Order, which addresses, among other things, the treatment of confidential documents produced to the Trustee in connection with Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2004 (\"Rule 2004\") examinations and other discovery proceedings related to the Chapter 11 Cases.\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\n2. On October 10, 2023, the Trustee filed his *Seventh Supplemental Omnibus Motion for Entry of Order Under Bankruptcy Rule 2004 and Local Rule 2004-1 Authorizing Discovery with Respect to Additional Relevant Banks* [ECF No. 2249], which this Court granted on October 24, 2023 [ECF No. 2281] (the \"Order\").\n\n3. Pursuant to the Order, the Trustee has issued a Rule 2004 subpoena to the FDIC in its capacity as the Receiver for Signature Bridge Bank, N.A.\n\n4. The Trustee has met and conferred with counsel for the FDIC-Receiver regarding the Trustee's subpoena issued to the FDIC-Receiver (the \"FDIC Subpoena\"). The Trustee understands that the FDIC-Receiver has collected certain documents responsive to the FDIC Subpoena.\n\n5. The FDIC-Receiver has told the Trustee that it requires further controls governing the confidentiality of documents that it produces to the Trustee in light of confidentiality rules and privacy regulations that it believes may apply.\n\n6. The Trustee has thus consented to the entry of the proposed Addendum.\n\n7. As with the Protective Order itself, the FDIC-Receiver requires that the Addendum be approved and so ordered by the Court. (*See* Addendum at p. 11.)\n\n8. The Trustee reserves the right to request relief from the Court if the Trustee believes it is necessary to disclose any documents produced by the FDIC-Receiver beyond what the Protective Order and Addendum permit. The FDIC-Receiver reserves the right to oppose any such request.\n\n### *[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK.]*\n\nWHEREFORE, the Trustee respectfully requests that the Court approve and order the Addendum and grant such other relief as is just and proper.\n\nNew Haven, Connecticut\n\n### Dated: December 19, 2023 LUC A. DESPINS, 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*and*\n\nNicholas A. Bassett (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n*and*\n\nAvram E. Luft (admitted *pro hac vice*) G. Alexander Bongartz (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com alexbongartz@paulhastings.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee and Genever Holdings LLC*\n\n## **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## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that December 19, 2023, the foregoing was electronically filed. Notice of this filing was sent by e-mail to all parties to the above-captioned adversary proceeding by operation of the Court's electronic filing (\"CM/ECF\") system or by U.S. Mail to any parties not able to receive electronic notice. Parties may access this filing through the Court's\n\nCM/ECF system.\n\nDated: December 19, 2023 New Haven, Connecticut\n\n> By: */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) 821-2000\n\nplinsey@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).\n\n# **EXHIBIT 1**\n\n## **(ADDENDUM)**\n\n## **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## **STIPULATED ADDENDUM TO PROTECTIVE ORDER**\n\nThis Addendum to Protective Order (the \"Addendum\") is an addendum to the *Protective Order* [Docket No. 923], entered by the Court on October 6, 2022, (the \"Protective Order\"), entered into by and among (a) Luc Despins, as the appointed Chapter 11 Trustee to the Debtor's estate (the \"Trustee\"); (b) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Signature Bridge Bank, N.A. (\"FDIC-Receiver\"); and (c) any other persons or entities who become bound by this Addendum by signifying their assent through execution of Exhibit A hereto. Each of the persons or entities identified in the foregoing clauses (a) through (e) shall be referred to herein individually as a \"Party\" and collectively, as the \"Parties.\"\n\nWHEREAS, on February 15, 2022, Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\") filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in this Court, and on July 8, 2022, the Court entered an order appointing the Trustee;\n\nWHEREAS, on October 6, 2022, the Court entered the Protective Order entered into by and among: (a) Luc Despins as Trustee, and (b) any other persons or entities who become bound by the Protective Order [Docket No. 923];\n\nWHEREAS, on November 21, 2022, the Court entered an order authorizing the joint administration, for procedural purposes, of the related chapter 11 cases of Genever Holdings LLC and Genever Holdings Corporation with the Debtor's chapter 11 case (collectively, the \"Chapter 11 Cases\") [Docket No. 1141];\n\nWHEREAS, the Trustee in the Chapter 11 Cases has, by and through a document request made under Rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (\"Rule 2004 Request\"), requested the production of certain records owned, controlled, or in the custody of the FDIC-Receiver; and\n\nWHEREAS, the FDIC-Receiver may disclose, or may be ordered or otherwise obligated to disclose, certain confidential documents, information, data, testimony, records, and other materials (including the \"Confidential Records,\" defined below); and\n\nWHEREAS, such disclosure is made strictly under the terms and conditions of the Protective Order and this Addendum; and\n\nNOW THEREFORE, in accordance with the \"Amendment\" provision of Paragraph 31 of the Protective Order, to facilitate and expedite the production, exchange, and treatment of Discovery Material (as defined in the Protective Order)1 and Confidential Records, the Parties to this Addendum stipulate and agree as follows:\n\n1. The Protective Order as supplemented and/or modified by this Addendum applies to all Discovery Material or Confidential Records (as defined herein) produced by the FDIC-Receiver in the Chapter 11 Cases, including adversary proceedings. To be clear, if there are any conflicts between the provisions of the Protective Order and this Addendum with respect to Discovery Material or Confidential Records produced by the FDIC-Receiver, then this Addendum shall control.\n\n2. The FDIC-Receiver is a Producing Party under the terms of the Protective Order\n\n<sup>1</sup> Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Protective Order.\n\nand this Addendum. No Receiving Party shall receive Discovery Material or Confidential Records produced by the FDIC-Receiver except under the terms and conditions of the Protective Order as modified by this Addendum and unless the Receiving Party has first signified their assent to be bound by the terms of the Protective Order as modified by this Addendum either as a signatory to this Addendum or by executing Exhibit A hereto.\n\n3. To the extent that any Discovery Material or Confidential Records that are responsive to the Rule 2004 Request or any other discovery request served on the FDIC-Receiver in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases are subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, et al., and the FDIC's implementing federal regulations, 12 C.F.R. Part 310, this Order constitutes an order of a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing the disclosure, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11) and 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b), of such Discovery Material or Confidential Records to those persons and entities specified in Paragraph 10 of the Protective Order (the \"Paragraph 10 Persons\") under the conditions set forth therein. Such disclosure shall be subject to the provisions and protections of the Protective Order and this Addendum. Absent further order of the Court, only the Paragraph 10 Persons may have access to such Discovery Material or Confidential Records produced by the FDIC-Receiver. As to any other party in the Chapter 11 Cases seeking access to such Discovery Material or Confidential Records or any other discovery from the FDIC-Receiver in these Chapter 11 Cases (a \"Third Party\"), such Third Party shall attempt to obtain the written consent of each individual to whom the record pertains, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b) and 12 C.F.R § 310.10(a), and shall provide such written consent to the FDIC-Receiver. The form of such written consent shall be substantially in the form as attached in **Exhibit B**. If the Third Party is unable to obtain and provide such written consent to the FDIC-Receiver, or obtaining such written consent is impracticable due to the unavailability or inaccessibility of the\n\nindividual from whom consent is sought, the Third Party may move the Court for the entry of an order authorizing the FDIC-Receiver to disclose the records that are subject to the Privacy Act, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11) and 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b)(11), subject to the provisions and protections of the Protective Order and Addendum. The FDIC-Receiver shall not be required to produce documents to a Third Party in response to the Rule 2004 Request or any other discovery request served on the FDIC-Receiver in these Chapter 11 Cases that are subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 absent either (i) the written consent of the individual to whom the record pertains or the entry of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing such disclosure, or (ii) the satisfaction of any other applicable exception as set forth in 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b) and 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b)(1)–(12).\n\n4. \"Confidential Records\" are materials that contain (a) trade secrets or other confidential research, development, or commercial information; (b) information subject by law or by contract to a legally protected right of privacy; (c) information that the FDIC-Receiver is legally obligated by law to keep confidential; (d) information that the FDIC-Receiver would not normally reveal to third parties except in confidence or has undertaken with others to maintain in confidence; or (e) Discovery Material designated as \"Confidential\" or \"Highly Confidential\" in the Protective Order. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Confidential Records do not include information that (1) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by the FDIC-Receiver or a party in interest in the Chapter 11 Cases in breach of the Protective Order or Addendum; or (2) becomes available to the Receiving Party on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the FDIC-Receiver, provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal, or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to any other party hereto with respect to such information.\n\n5. Confidential Records may be so designated in the same manner of marking Discovery Material as \"Confidential\" or \"Highly Confidential\" as described in Paragraph 6 of the Protective Order.\n\n6. Confidential Records, including all records produced by the FDIC-Receiver that are marked \"Confidential\" or \"Highly Confidential\" or otherwise designated as confidential, and all information contained therein or related thereto, shall be held strictly confidential and may be used only in accordance with Paragraph 8 of the Protective Order.\n\n7. In accordance with Paragraph 7 of the Protective Order, the FDIC-Receiver's inadvertent failure to designate any Confidential Records as \"Confidential\" or \"Highly Confidential\" shall not be deemed a waiver of the FDIC-Receiver's later claim that such Confidential Records are \"Confidential\" or \"Highly Confidential,\" and the FDIC-Receiver may designate such Confidential Records as \"Confidential\" or \"Highly Confidential\" pursuant to the Protective Order and this Addendum at any time thereafter. At such time, arrangement will be made for the substitution, where appropriate, of properly labeled copies of such Confidential Records. All previously produced copies of such Confidential Records that were mis-designated shall be destroyed by the Receiving Party upon receipt of replacement copies of such Confidential Records with the proper designation. The Receiving Party shall verify in writing that it has destroyed said mis-designated Confidential Records. The FDIC-Receiver's inadvertent failure to designate any Confidential Records as \"Confidential\" or \"Highly Confidential\" shall not be cause to adjourn any deposition or other proceeding, unless by agreement of the parties.\n\n8. The provisions at Paragraph 27 of the Protective Order regarding Production of Privileged Discovery Material shall apply except that the first sentence of that paragraph shall be deleted and replaced with the following language:\n\nThe production of any privileged or otherwise protected or exempted information shall not be deemed a waiver or impairment of any claim of privilege or protection, including, but not limited to, the attorney-client privilege or the protection afforded to work product materials, or the subject matter thereof, as to the produced information, or any other information. The production of privileged or work-product protected documents, electronically stored information, or other information, whether inadvertent or otherwise, is not a waiver of the privilege or protection from discovery in the Chapter 11 Cases or in any other federal or state proceeding. This Order shall be interpreted to provide the maximum protection afforded by Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d).\n\n9. Confidential Records may be disclosed only to the Paragraph 10 Persons.\n\n10. No person permitted access to Confidential Records pursuant to Paragraph 10 of the Protective Order and this Addendum shall transcribe, copy, or disclose in any manner any information contained in or related to the Confidential Records, except in accordance with the terms of the Protective Order and this Addendum or upon order of the Court or as necessary for the limited purpose of the preparation, discovery in connection with, trial, and appeal of the Chapter 11 Cases.\n\n11. The Receiving Party shall use, and shall cause its agents, employees, controlling persons, consultants, advisors, accountants, and legal counsel (collectively, the \"Representatives\") to use the Confidential Records solely in a manner consistent with the Protective Order and this Addendum and make all reasonably necessary efforts to safeguard Confidential Records from disclosure to anyone other than as permitted hereby. Representatives who are given access to Confidential Records will be instructed that such persons and the parties are bound by the terms of the Protective Order and this Addendum.\n\n12. Any disputes concerning the FDIC-Receiver's production of Confidential Records shall be adjudicated in accordance with the \"Manner of Objecting to Designated Material\" provision at Paragraph 25 of the Protective Order.\n\n13. The terms and conditions of this Addendum apply to any subsequent or supplemental process that may be issued and served on the FDIC-Receiver in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases.\n\n14. If any Receiving Party discloses Confidential Records designated as Confidential or Highly Confidential to a recipient in accordance with the provisions of the Protective Order or this Addendum who is not among the persons specified in Paragraph 10(a)(i) and 10(c)-(g) of the Protective Order, such recipient shall execute an affidavit in the form of **Exhibit A** hereto, counsel for the party disclosing the Confidential Records shall retain an executed copy of such affidavit but need not file it with the Court.\n\n15. Any party who executes **Exhibit A** hereto shall be bound by the terms and conditions of the Protective Order and this Addendum as though a signatory to the Protective Order and this Addendum.\n\n16. In accordance with Paragraph 38 of the Protective Order, the Parties agree that the U.S. Trustee shall be provided with access to all records produced by the FDIC-Receiver in response to the Rule 2004 Request or any other discovery request served on the FDIC-Receiver upon request from the U.S. Trustee and may conduct and participate in all discovery contemplated by and governed by this Order. This Order constitutes an order of a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing the disclosure of such Discovery Material or Confidential Records to the U.S. Trustee pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11) and 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b).\n\n17. This Addendum shall become effective upon execution by the Trustee and the FDIC-Receiver and approval by the Court.\n\n*[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK.]*\n\n### **STIPULATED AND AGREED TO BY**.\n\nDated: December 19, 2023 **LUC A DESPINS**\n\n# **CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE**\n\n */s/ Patrick R. Linsey\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_*\n\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n### Dated: December 19, 2023 **FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION LEGAL DIVISION**\n\n */s/ Rosemary Q. Barry\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_* Rosemary Q. Barry (ct202730) New York Legal Services Office 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1200 New York, New York 10118 (917) 320-2862 [RBarry@fdic.gov](mailto:RBarry@fdic.gov)\n\n*Counsel to Third-Party Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Signature Bridge Bank N.A.*\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n## **APPROVED AND SO ORDERED,**\n\nManning, J.\n\n#### **Protective Order Addendum**\n\n## **Exhibit A**\n\n## **ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY PROTECTIVE ORDER AND ADDENDUM**\n\nI, \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_, state:\n\n1. My business or personal address is \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_.\n\n2. My present employer is \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_.\n\n3. My present occupation or job description is \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_.\n\n4. I have been informed of and/or read the Protective Order and Addendum thereto executed by the parties in *In re Ho Wan Kwok, et al.*, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn.) (together, the \"Protective Order\"), and I understand and will abide by its contents and confidentiality requirements. I agree to keep confidential all Confidential Records provided to me in connection with the above-referenced matter that have been designated \"Confidential\" pursuant to the Protective Order and Addendum, and I will not divulge any Confidential Records, as defined in the Addendum, that have been designated as \"Confidential\" or \"Highly Confidential\" to persons other than those specifically authorized by the Protective Order and the Addendum. I will not use any Confidential Records in any manner not expressly allowed by the Protective Order.\n\n5. I understand that violation of the Protective Order is punishable by contempt of court and other potential sanctions as the Court deems appropriate under the circumstances. I agree to be subject to the authority of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut in the event of any violation of this agreement or dispute related to this agreement.\n\n6. I state under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.\n\nBy: \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nDated: \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n## **Protective Order Addendum**\n\n## **Exhibit B**\n\n### **Form of Consent**\n\n## **CONSENT TO DISCLOSE RECORDS**\n\nI, \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_, understand that under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as the Receiver for Signature Bridge Bank, N.A. (\"FDIC-Receiver\"), may not disclose any record which is contained in a system of records by any means of communication to any person, or to another agency, except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual to whom the record pertains unless there exists an exception under such statute or the regulations promulgated thereunder allowing such disclosure.\n\nI am familiar with the request or subpoena to produce documents that was issued by Attorney \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ (\"Attorney\"), on behalf of \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_, dated \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ in the matter of \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_. I understand that the request or subpoena requests the FDIC-Receiver to provide copies of documents concerning myself, \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_, including any documents \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_.\n\nI hereby consent to the FDIC-Receiver's disclosure, pursuant to Rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b), and 12 C.F.R § 310.10(a), of the above described documents to Attorney for the purpose of facilitating the discovery process in the above-referenced matter. I further consent to the Attorney's disclosure, distribution, and use of such documents as permitted by the Protective Order and Addendum entered into in the above-referenced matter.\n\nI declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct, and that I am the person named above, and that I am a person to whom records or information to be released pertain. I understand that any falsification of this statement is punishable under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 by a fine of not more than \\$10,000 or by imprisonment of not more than five years or both, and that requesting or obtaining any record(s) under false pretenses is punishable under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 552a(i)(3) by a fine of not more than \\$5,000.\n\nA photocopy or an electronically transmitted copy (for example, a pdf) shall be considered as valid and effective as the original of this Consent.\n\n| Name:      | ____________________________ |\n|------------|------------------------------|\n| Signature: | ____________________________ |\n| Date:      | ____________________________ |","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）等人，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关于批准保护令补遗的经同意动议\n\nLuc A. Despins 以其作为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（下称「债务人」）的第 11 章受托人（下称「受托人」）的身份，在取得作为 Signature Bridge Bank, N.A. 接管人的 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation（联邦存款保险公司）（下称「FDIC 接管人」）同意的前提下，特此恭敬地提出动议（下称「本动议」），请求批准在上述第 11 章案件（下称「第 11 章案件」）中已作出的保护令 [ECF 编号 923]（下称「保护令」）的约定补遗（下称「补遗」）。拟议补遗的副本作为附件 1 附于本动议。为支持本动议，受托人谨陈述如下：\n\n1. 2022年10月6日，法院作出了保护令，该保护令涉及（其中包括）就 Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure（联邦破产诉讼程序规则）第 2004 条（下称「第 2004 条」）审查程序以及与本第 11 章案件相关的其他证据开示程序向受托人提供的保密文件的处理方式。\n\n1 本第 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 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于接收通知和联络之目的）。\n\n2. 2023年10月10日，受托人提交了其《根据破产规则第 2004 条及本地规则第 2004-1 条请求作出授权就其他相关银行进行证据开示之命令的第七次补充综合动议》[ECF 编号 2249]，本法院于 2023年10月24日批准了该动议 [ECF 编号 2281]（下称「裁定」）。\n\n3. 依据该裁定，受托人已向以 Signature Bridge Bank, N.A. 接管人身份行事的 FDIC 发出了第 2004 条传票。\n\n4. 受托人已就向 FDIC 接管人发出的受托人传票（下称「FDIC 传票」）与 FDIC 接管人的律师进行了会商。受托人获悉，FDIC 接管人已收集了响应 FDIC 传票的某些文件。\n\n5. FDIC 接管人已告知受托人，鉴于其认为可能适用的保密规则和隐私规章，其要求对其向受托人提供的文件的保密性采取进一步的管控措施。\n\n6. 受托人因此同意签署拟议的补遗。\n\n7. 与保护令本身一样，FDIC 接管人要求该补遗须经法院批准并由法院签署命令生效。（参见补遗第 11 页。）\n\n8. 若受托人认为有必要在保护令及补遗所允许的范围之外披露由 FDIC 接管人提供的任何文件，受托人保留向法院申请救济的权利。FDIC 接管人保留对任何此类请求提出异议的权利。\n[本页以下部分特意留白。]\n\n综上所述，受托人恭请法院批准并签署命令确认该补遗，并给予其他公正且适当的救济。\n\n康涅狄格州纽黑文\n日期：2023年12月19日 LUC A. DESPINS，第 11 章受托人，\n\n签署人：/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及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（经特别准许代理本案）PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n及\n\nAvram E. Luft（经特别准许代理本案）G. Alexander Bongartz（经特别准许代理本案）PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com alexbongartz@paulhastings.com\n\n第 11 章受托人及 Genever Holdings LLC 之代理律师\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（郭文贵）等人，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送达证明\n\n下述签署人特此证明，2023年12月19日，上述文件已通过电子方式提交。本提交之通知已通过法院的电子案件归档（下称「CM/ECF」）系统通过电子邮件发送给上述附带对抗制诉讼程序的所有当事人，或通过美国邮政服务发送给无法接收电子通知的任何当事人。当事人可通过法院的\n\nCM/ECF 系统查阅本文件。\n\n日期：2023年12月19日 康涅狄格州纽黑文\n\n签署人：/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) 821-2000\n\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n1 本第 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 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于接收通知和联络之目的）。\n附件 1\n（补遗）\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）\n\n案件涉及：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，\n\n债务人。\n\n第 11 章\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n（合并审理）\n保护令约定补遗\n\n本保护令补遗（下称「补遗」）是对法院于 2022年10月6日作出的保护令 [案卷编号 923]（下称「保护令」）的补充，由下列各方订立：(a) Luc Despins，以其作为债务人破产财产的指定第 11 章受托人（下称「受托人」）；(b) 作为 Signature Bridge Bank, N.A. 接管人的 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation（联邦存款保险公司）（下称「FDIC 接管人」）；以及 (c) 通过签署本补遗附件 A 表示同意而受本补遗约束的任何其他个人或实体。上述 (a) 至 (e) 项所确定的各个人或实体在下文中单独称为「一方」，统称为「各方」。\n\n鉴于，2022年2月15日，Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（下称「债务人」）向本法院提交了依据《破产法典》第 11 章寻求救济的自愿破产申请，且于 2022年7月8日，法院作出了任命受托人的命令；\n\n鉴于，2022年10月6日，法院作出了由下列各方订立的保护令：(a) 作为受托人的 Luc Despins，以及 (b) 受该保护令约束的任何其他个人或实体 [案卷编号 923]；\n\n鉴于，2022年11月21日，法院作出命令，出于诉讼程序之目的，准予将 Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的相关第 11 章案件与债务人的第 11 章案件合并审理（统称「第 11 章案件」）[案卷编号 1141]；\n\n鉴于，第 11 章案件中的受托人已通过根据《联邦破产诉讼程序规则》第 2004 条提出的文件调取请求（下称「第 2004 条请求」），请求调取由 FDIC 接管人所有、控制或保管的某些记录；且\n\n鉴于，FDIC 接管人可能会披露，或可能被命令或以其他方式被要求披露某些保密文件、信息、数据、证言、记录及其他材料（包括下文定义的「保密记录」）；且\n\n鉴于，此类披露系严格依据保护令及本补遗的条款和条件进行的；且\n\n因此，现在根据保护令第 31 款关于「修订」的规定，为便利并加快证据开示材料（定义见保护令）1 及保密记录的提供、交换与处理，本补遗各方约定并同意如下：\n\n1. 经本补遗补充和/或修改的保护令适用于 FDIC 接管人在本第 11 章案件（包括对抗制诉讼程序）中提供的所有证据开示材料或保密记录（定义见本补遗）。澄清而言，若保护令与本补遗的规定在涉及 FDIC 接管人提供的证据开示材料或保密记录方面存在任何冲突，则以本补遗为准。\n\n2. FDIC 接管人是保护令\n\n1 本文中未另行定义的首字母大写术语具有保护令中赋予它们的含义。\n\n及本补遗条款下的提供方。任何接收方均不得接收 FDIC 接管人提供的证据开示材料或保密记录，除非依据经本补遗修改的保护令的条款和条件，且接收方已首先通过作为本补遗的签署方或通过签署本补遗附件 A 表示同意受经本补遗修改的保护令条款的约束。\n\n3. 针对响应第 2004 条请求或就第 11 章案件向 FDIC 接管人送达的任何其他证据开示请求所提供的任何证据开示材料或保密记录，凡受 1974 年《隐私法》（5 U.S.C. § 552a 等）以及 FDIC 的联邦实施规章（12 C.F.R. 第 310 部分）约束的，本命令构成有管辖权法院依据 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11) 及 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b) 授权在保护令第 10 款规定的条件下向该款指定的个人和实体（下称「第 10 款人员」）披露此类证据开示材料或保密记录的命令。此类披露应受保护令及本补遗的各项规定和保护措施的约束。在法院另有命令之前，仅第 10 款人员可查阅 FDIC 接管人提供的此类证据开示材料或保密记录。至于本第 11 章案件中寻求查阅此类证据开示材料或保密记录或向本第 11 章案件中的 FDIC 接管人寻求任何其他证据开示的任何其他当事方（下称「第三方」），该第三方应尝试根据 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b) 及 12 C.F.R § 310.10(a) 获得该记录所涉及的每位个人的书面同意，并将该书面同意提供给 FDIC 接管人。该书面同意的格式应基本如附件 B 所附格式。若第三方无法获得此类书面同意并提供给 FDIC 接管人，或者由于无法联系或无法找到\n\n被寻求同意的个人而导致获取此类书面同意不可行，则第三方可向法院提出动议，请求根据 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11) 及 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b)(11) 作出命令，授权 FDIC 接管人在受保护令及补遗的规定和保护措施约束的前提下，披露受《隐私法》约束的记录。针对第三方响应第 2004 条请求或在这些第 11 章案件中向 FDIC 接管人送达的任何其他证据开示请求而要求提供的受 1974 年《隐私法》约束的文件，若未满足以下条件之一，FDIC 接管人无须向该第三方提供文件：(i) 该记录所涉及个人的书面同意，或有管辖权的法院作出授权此类披露的命令，或 (ii) 满足 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b) 及 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b)(1)–(12) 中所列的任何其他适用例外情形。\n\n4. “机密记录”是指包含以下内容的文件材料：(a) 商业秘密或其他机密研究、开发或商业信息；(b) 依照法律或合同享有受法律保护的隐私权的信息；(c) FDIC-Receiver（联邦存款保险公司作为破产管理人）依法负有保密法定义务的信息；(d) FDIC-Receiver 通常不会向第三方透露（除非以保密方式），或已向他人承诺予以保密的信息；或 (e) 在 Protective Order（保护令）中被指定为“Confidential”（机密）或“Highly Confidential”（高度机密）的 Discovery Material（证据开示材料）。尽管本补充协议中有任何相反规定，机密记录不包括以下信息：(1) 已经或变成公众普遍可获取的信息，但因 FDIC-Receiver 或 Chapter 11 Cases（第 11 章破产案件）中的利害关系方违反保护令或本 Addendum（补充协议）披露而导致的除外；或 (2) Receiving Party（接收方）从非 FDIC-Receiver 的来源在非机密基础上获得的信息，前提是该来源就该信息未受到与本协议任何其他方的保密协议约束，亦未对任何其他方负有其他合同、法律或信义保密义务。\n\n5. 机密记录可按照保护令第 6 段中关于将证据开示材料标记为“机密”或“高度机密”的相同方式予以指定。\n\n6. 机密记录，包括由 FDIC-Receiver 提供的所有标记为“机密”或“高度机密”或以其他方式被指定为机密的记录，以及其中包含或与之相关的全部信息，均应严格保密，且仅可依照保护令第 8 段使用。\n\n7. 依照保护令第 7 段，FDIC-Receiver 无意中未能将任何机密记录指定为“机密”或“高度机密”，不应被视为放弃 FDIC-Receiver 此后主张该等机密记录为“机密”或“高度机密”的权利，且 FDIC-Receiver 此后可随时依据保护令及本补充协议将该等机密记录指定为“机密”或“高度机密”。届时，将在适当时安排替换贴有正确标识的该等机密记录副本。在收到正确指定的该等机密记录替代副本后，接收方应销毁此前提供的所有被错误指定的该等机密记录副本。接收方应书面核实其已销毁上述错误指定的机密记录。除非当事各方达成协议，否则 FDIC-Receiver 无意中未能将任何机密记录指定为“机密”或“高度机密”不得作为休会任何 deposition（取证录音录像口供/宣誓作证程序）或其他诉讼程序的理由。\n\n8. 保护令第 27 段关于特权证据开示材料提供的规定应予适用，但该段第一句应予删除并替换为以下用语：\n\n提供任何享有特权或以其他方式受保护或豁免的信息，不应被视为对所提供的信息或任何其他信息放弃或损害任何特权或保护主张（包括但不限于律政咨询保密特权/律师-委托人保密特权，或赋予工作成果材料的保护，或其标的事项）。无论是无意中还是以其他方式提供享有特权或受工作成果保护的文件、电子存储信息或其他信息，均不构成在第 11 章破产案件中或在任何其他联邦或州诉讼程序中对该等特权或豁免证据开示的保护的放弃。本命令的解释应旨在提供 Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d)（《联邦证据规则》第 502(d) 条）所赋予的最大程度保护。\n\n9. 机密记录仅可向保护令第 10 段所述人员披露。\n\n10. 依据保护令第 10 段及本补充协议获准接触机密记录的任何人，均不得以任何方式转录、复制或披露机密记录中包含或与之相关的任何信息，但依照保护令及本补充协议的条款、或依法院命令、或仅为第 11 章破产案件的准备、与案件相关的证据开示、审判及上诉之有限目的所必需的除外。\n\n11. 接收方应仅以符合保护令及本补充协议的方式使用机密记录，并应促使其代理人、雇员、控制人员、顾问、专业顾问、会计师及法律顾问（统称“Representatives（代表）”）同样使用机密记录，并做出所有合理必要的努力以保护机密记录免遭泄露给本协议允许以外的任何人。获准接触机密记录的代表将被告知该等人员及当事各方受保护令及本补充协议条款的约束。\n\n12. 有关 FDIC-Receiver 提供机密记录的任何争议，应依照保护令第 25 段中的“对被指定材料提出异议的方式”条款进行裁决。\n\n13. 本补充协议的条款和条件适用于今后可能针对第 11 章破产案件向 FDIC-Receiver 发出并送达的任何后续或补充法律文书/程序。\n\n14. 若任何接收方依照保护令或本补充协议的规定，将指定为机密或高度机密的机密记录披露给未在保护令第 10(a)(i) 段及第 10(c)-(g) 段指定人员之列的接收人，该接收人应签署一份形式如本协议附件 A 的宣誓书，披露机密记录一方的法律顾问应保留该宣誓书的签署件副本，但无需向法院提交。\n\n15. 签署本协议附件 A 的任何一方均应受保护令及本补充协议条款和条件的约束，如同保护令及本补充协议的签字方一样。\n\n16. 依照保护令第 38 段，当事各方同意，在 U.S. Trustee（美国受托人/联邦破产受托人）提出请求时，应向其提供 FDIC-Receiver 针对 Rule 2004 Request（《破产规则》第 2004 条请求）或向 FDIC-Receiver 送达的任何其他证据开示请求而提供的所有记录的查阅权，且美国受托人可进行并参与本命令所设想并受其管辖的所有证据开示。本命令构成有管辖权法院依据 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11) 及 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b) 授权向美国受托人披露该等证据开示材料或机密记录的法院命令。\n\n17. 本补充协议自 Trustee（受托人）和 FDIC-Receiver 签署并经法院批准后生效。\n\n[本页其余部分有意留白。]\n各方正式约定并同意：\n\n日期：2023年12月19日 LUC A DESPINS\nCHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE（第 11 章受托人）\n\n /s/ Patrick R. Linsey______________________\n\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n第 11 章受托人之法律顾问\n日期：2023年12月19日 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION LEGAL DIVISION（联邦存款保险公司法律部）\n\n /s/ Rosemary Q. Barry__________ Rosemary Q. Barry (ct202730) New York Legal Services Office 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1200 New York, New York 10118 (917) 320-2862 [RBarry@fdic.gov]\n\n第三方联邦存款保险公司（作为 Signature Bridge Bank N.A. 的破产管理人）之法律顾问\n\n______________________________________\n批准并特此裁定/命令，\n\nManning, J.（曼宁法官）\n保护令补充协议\n附件 A\n确认并同意受保护令及补充协议约束\n\n本人，___________________，声明：\n\n1. 本人的营业或个人地址为 __________________________________________\n\n__________________________________________________.\n\n2. 本人目前的雇主为 __________________________________________.\n\n3. 本人目前的职业或职务描述为 ______________________________.\n\n4. 本人已获知和/或阅读了各方在 In re Ho Wan Kwok, et al., Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn.)（《关于 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）等人案》，案号 22-50073 (JAM)（康涅狄格区破产法院））中签署的保护令及其补充协议（合称“保护令”），本人理解并将遵守其内容及保密要求。本人同意对就上述案件向本人提供的、依据保护令及补充协议已被指定为“机密”的所有机密记录予以保密，且本人不会向保护令及补充协议明确授权以外的人员泄露补充协议中所定义的、已被指定为“机密”或“高度机密”的任何机密记录。本人不会以保护令未明文允许的任何方式使用任何机密记录。\n\n5. 本人理解，违反保护令将受到藐视法庭的处罚，以及法院在当时情况下认为适当的其他潜在制裁。本人同意，如发生违反本协议的任何行为或与本协议相关的争议，本人服从 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）的管辖权。\n\n6. 本人在愿意接受伪证罪处罚的前提下声明，上述内容真实无误。\n\n签署人：_______________________\n\n日期：_______________________\n保护令补充协议\n附件 B\n同意书格式\n同意披露记录书\n\n本人，_______________________，理解根据 1974 年《隐私法案》（5 U.S.C. § 552a），Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation（联邦存款保险公司）作为 Signature Bridge Bank, N.A. 的破产管理人（“FDIC-Receiver”），不得通过任何通信方式向任何人或另一机构披露记录系统中所包含的任何记录，除非依据该记录所涉个人的书面请求或事先书面同意，或者根据该法案或据其颁布的法规存在允许此类披露的例外情形。\n\n本人熟悉由律师 _____________________（“律师”）代表 _________________________________ 发出的、日期为 _____________________ 的、案涉 _________________________________________________________________ 的提供文件请求或传票。本人理解该请求或传票要求 FDIC-Receiver 提供涉及本人 _______________________ 的文件副本，包括任何 _______________________ 的文件。\n\n本人特此同意 FDIC-Receiver 根据《联邦破产程序规则》第 2004 条、5 U.S.C. § 552a(b) 及 12 C.F.R § 310.10(a)，向律师披露上述文件，以便利上述案件中的证据开示程序。本人进一步同意该律师在上述案件所达成的保护令及补充协议允许的范围内，披露、分发和使用此类文件。\n\n我依据美利坚合众国（United States of America）法律，在愿受伪证罪处罚的前提下声明：上述内容真实且准确，我即为上文所述之人，且我即为拟披露的记录或信息所涉及的本人。我知悉，依据 18 U.S.C. § 1001 的规定，伪造本声明任何内容均可处以不超过 $10,000 的罚金，或处以不超过五年的监禁，或二者并罚；依据 5 U.S.C. § 552a(i)(3) 的规定，以虚假借口请求或获取任何记录均可处以不超过 $5,000 的罚金。\n\n本《同意书》（Consent）的复印件或电子传输副本（例如 pdf 文件）应与原件具有同等效力。\n\n姓名：____________________________\n\n签名：____________________________\n日期：____________________________","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Je","Despins","Guo","Paul Hastings","Miles Guo","Luc Despins","CIPA"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":923,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":2249,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":2281,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":3691,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 13:52:24"}