{"id":"court_ctb_2494_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2494,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"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| ------------------------------------------------------ | x | |\n|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re: | :
: | Chapter 11 |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1 | :
: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors. | :
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: | (Jointly Administered) |\n| ------------------------------------------------------x | | |\n\n### **CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR ENTRY OF ORDER, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTION 105(a) AND BANKRUPTCY RULES 2002 AND 9014, (I) APPROVING FORM AND MANNER OF NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S FORTHCOMING TOLLING MOTION AND (II) SCHEDULING HEARING**\n\nLuc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), by and through his undersigned counsel, hereby files this motion (the \"Motion\") pursuant to section 105(a) of title 11 of the United States Code (the \"Bankruptcy Code\") and rules 2002, 9007, and 9013 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the \"Bankruptcy Rules\"), seeking entry of an order, substantially in the form attached as **Exhibit B** hereto (the \"Proposed Order\"), (i) approving the form and manner of notice of the Trustee's forthcoming motion seeking to equitably toll certain limitations periods set forth in the Bankruptcy Code (the \"Tolling Motion\") and (ii) scheduling a hearing on the Tolling Motion. In support of the Motion, the Trustee respectfully states as follows:\n\n1 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 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#### **PRELIMINARY STATEMENT**\n\n1. In the coming days, the Trustee will file the Tolling Motion, seeking to extend the time in which the Trustee can bring avoidance actions and other actions (including alter ego and equitable ownership claims) against potential defendants (the \"Potential Defendants\") under various sections of the Bankruptcy Code. The Tolling Motion will also seek to extend the time to bring potential additional claims against defendants that the Trustee has already identified and against whom the Trustee will be bringing claims prior to the current deadline. While that relief is reserved for exceptional circumstances, the Trustee believes—for the reasons that will be explained in the Tolling Motion—that it is authorized and necessary here.\n\n2. The Trustee intends to serve many of the Potential Defendants with the Tolling Motion at their known current addresses in accordance with traditional means of service set forth in Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 9014 and 7004(b). The Trustee will also serve Potential Defendants who have already been subpoenaed in this Chapter 11 Case, whether through Rule 2004 or in connection with adversary proceedings to which the Trustee is party. Other Potential Defendants, however, cannot be so easily served for varying reasons, including because (i) they are located outside the United States in various foreign countries, including without limitation in the British Virgin Islands (\"BVI\"), (ii) their addresses (physical and/or digital) are unknown, and/or (iii) their identities are currently unknown.\n\n3. By this Motion, the Trustee seeks an order authorizing the Trustee to serve the Tolling Motion on these other Potential Defendants (collectively, the \"Alternative Service Defendants\") by alternative means, including without limitation (i) by mailing notice to their last known addresses; (ii) by email; (iii) by mailing or emailing notice to their known counsel; (iv) by\n\nproviding notice to their registered agents, and/or (v) by publication.2 The Court has the authority and discretion to issue this relief under both the Federal Rules and Connecticut law, and the Trustee submits it should exercise that authority and discretion here.\n\n4. As the Court is aware, the Trustee has been diligently investigating claims against the Potential Defendants and others since his appointment. While the Trustee has made significant progress, his investigation remains ongoing for various reasons, including due to the sheer breadth of the parties and transactions at issue and because he has faced near constant obstruction at nearly every turn. Given that his investigation is incomplete, the Trustee has not yet been able to identify all Potential Defendants (or, as noted above, all claims against all defendants) and/or obtain sufficient information regarding the whereabouts of known Potential Defendants to serve them by ordinary means.\n\n5. Moreover, even where the Trustee has identified Potential Defendants and verified their addresses, he may be unable to effect service on many of them in a timely manner using ordinary service methods. This is particularly true for those Potential Defendants located in foreign countries who ordinarily would be served pursuant to the Hague Convention—a complicated and lengthy process for which the Trustee simply does not have time under the present circumstances given that he needs to file, serve, and have the Court consider the Tolling Motion prior to the February 15, 2024 deadline for commencing avoidance actions.\n\n6. For these reasons, the Trustee requires the authority to serve the Alternative Service Defendants by the alternative methods set forth herein. These chosen service methods are appropriate because they are reasonably likely to apprise the Potential Defendants of the\n\n2 The Alternative Service Defendants whose names and (where known) addresses are currently known to the Trustee are set forth in **Exhibit A** hereto. The Trustee and his advisors are continuing to add to that list, and the then-current form of that list will be included in the Form of Notice proposed herein.\n\nTolling Motion. Notably, the Trustee is not seeking to serve by merely one or two alternative methods, but rather by a multifaceted package of methods—including, among others, mail, email, and publication—which, taken together, are more than sufficient to satisfy due process and all other requirements of the Federal Rules and applicable Connecticut law. Accordingly, the Trustee requests that this Motion be granted, thus allowing the Trustee to begin notifying the Alternative Service Defendants of the Tolling Motion immediately upon its filing.\n\n#### **JURISDICTION AND VENUE**\n\n7. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction to consider this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 and the *Standing Order of Reference* from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (as amended). This is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b), and venue is proper before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409.\n\n8. The bases for the relief requested herein are section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules 2002 and 9014.\n\n#### **RELEVANT BACKGROUND**\n\n9. On June 15, 2022, the Bankruptcy Court entered a memorandum of decision and order [ECF No. 465] directing the United States Trustee to appoint a chapter 11 trustee. On July 8, 2022, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order [ECF No. 523] appointing the Trustee.\n\n10. The Debtor's bankruptcy schedules, filed in March 2022, claimed only \\$3,850 in assets compared to hundreds of millions of dollars of liabilities.3 The Debtor asserted in the Bankruptcy Court that he was essentially penniless, and that his luxurious homes, the Lady May yacht, and his other publicly flaunted trappings of wealth did not belong to him, but to companies purportedly owned by his family members.4\n\n3 *See* Schedules of Assets and Liabilities at 1.\n\n4 *See Declaration of Mr. Ho Wan Kwok in Support of the Chapter 11 Case and Certain Motions* [ECF No. 107].\n\n11. Since his appointment, the Trustee has been working diligently to identify and recover for the benefit of the estate the assets the Debtor has hidden. To that end, in accordance with the Bankruptcy Court's directive, the Trustee has launched a complex and thorough investigation and litigation process, focusing on the Debtor's \"shell game\"—*i.e.*, his use of alter ego companies to hide his assets from creditors. Broadly speaking, the process has included (a) discovery pursuant to Rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the \"Bankruptcy Rules\") and (b) litigation to establish that certain entities are alter egos of the Debtor and/or recover specific property and assets. The Trustee has filed thirteen Rule 2004 motions, issued Rule 2004 subpoenas to over 250 parties, and reviewed hundreds of thousands of documents produced in discovery, and continues to take all reasonable steps to obtain additional records. As the Court is well aware, the Debtor, his family members, and his associates have sought to obstruct the Trustee's efforts at every turn by, among other things, seeking to remove the Trustee, engaging in numerous discovery disputes, failing to comply with discovery orders resulting in no less than seven orders holding them in contempt of court, and engaging in out-ofcourt harassment campaigns against the Trustee, his family, and his counsel.5\n\n12. Given the lack of funding to hire a forensic accountant until the sale of the Lady May, the Trustee and his counsel (which could until then only look to future-recovered assets for compensation) focused their initial asset recovery efforts on identified assets such as the Lady\n\n5 As the Court observed in its *Memorandum of Decision and Order Holding Individual Debtor in Contempt of Court and Denying Motion for Stay of Order Compelling Production* [ECF No. 2035] at 37-38: \"The Estate continues to incur enormous expense and delay because the Individual Debtor has not cooperated with and has instead obstructed the Trustee's investigation. Pursuant to section 521, the Trustee should have had all documents and records relating to the Individual Debtor's financial affairs, assets, liabilities, businesses, etc. immediately following his appointment more than a year ago. Instead, the Trustee has had to identify other appropriate subpoena targets, issue countless subpoenas, and engage in ceaseless motion practice. While the Trustee's efforts have substantially benefitted the Estate, the Estate has also borne a heavy cost on account of these efforts.\"\n\nMay yacht,6 the Sherry Netherland apartment,7 and identified bank accounts such as the accounts of the HCHK entities8 and the U.S. Bank escrow account.9 As such, the necessary step of conducting a forensic accounting of the hundreds of accounts used by Kwok-related entities did not commence in earnest until the Trustee retained Kroll, LLC (\"Kroll\") as the Trustee's forensic investigator in August 2023, pursuant to the Court's order entered on September 29, 2023 [ECF No. 2241].\n\n13. Since its retention, Kroll has been hard at work assisting the Trustee to lay the foundation for, among other things, the prosecution of avoidance actions arising out of the thousands of transfers made, effectively by the Debtor, using numerous Kwok-related entities. Thus far, Kroll has identified more than 339 Kwok-related bank accounts, approximately 83,820 transactions in and out of these accounts, and over \\$3.2 billion transiting through these accounts. These numbers grow every day as Kroll's analysis progresses.\n\n#### **RELIEF SOUGHT**\n\n14. By this Motion, the Trustee seeks entry of the Proposed Order authorizing and approving the form and manner of notice of the Tolling Motion. If the Motion is granted, the Trustee will provide notice of the Tolling Motion as follows:\n\n#### **I. Manner of Notice**\n\n15. The Trustee requests authority to serve the Alternative Service Defendants by the following means (the \"Alternative Service Methods\"):\n\n6 Recovered by the Trustee in connection with adversary proceeding 22-05003, *HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited v. Despins*, and sold pursuant to the Court's order of June 27, 2023. [ECF No. 1953]. 7\n\nRecovered by the Trustee in connection with adversary proceeding 22-05027, *Despins v. Bravo Luck Limited*. 8\n\nThese entities, HCHK Technologies, Inc., HCHK Property Management, Inc., and Lexington Property, Inc., are the subject of adversary proceeding 23-05013, *Despins v. HCHK Technologies, Inc., et al.*, in which the Trustee has sought an alter ego judgment. 9\n\nRecovered by the Trustee in connection with adversary proceeding 22-05003, *HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited v. Despins*, and adversary proceeding 23-05012, *U.S Bank National Association v. HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, et al.*\n\n- First Class mail to the last known physical address (if known) of all Alternative Service Defendants (a) for whom the Trustee does not have a verified current address; or (b) who are located outside the United States in a country that is either (i) not a party to the Hague Convention or any other international agreement that prohibits such service, or (ii) does not object to service by mail under any such international agreement;\n- Email (if known);\n- Registered mail and email to counsel (if known);\n- Service by mail on all registered agents in the BVI of all known and unknown Alternative Service Defendants who are or may be companies located in the BVI or affiliated as directors and/or officers of such BVI entities;\n- Service by mail on the specific, U.S. based, registered agent of any Potential Defendant (if known); and\n- Publication notice.\n\n16. To be clear, to ensure that the Alternative Service Defendants receive as much actual notice as possible, the Trustee intends to use as many of these Alternative Service Methods as possible for any given defendant. For example, if a party has a known email address and the Trustee is aware of counsel who represented such party previously, such party will receive service (i) by email; (ii) through its counsel; and (iii) by publication. Alternative Service Defendants whose identities are unknown will receive only publication notice.\n\n### **II. Form of Notice**\n\n17. All Alternative Service Defendants (except for those receiving publication notice only) will receive notice of the Tolling Motion in the form set forth as **Exhibit 1** to the Proposed Order (the \"Form of Notice\"). Among other things, the proposed Form of Notice will include a copy of the Tolling Motion and advise the Alternative Service Defendants:\n\n- of the hearing date and objection deadline for the Tolling Motion;\n- that, pursuant to the Tolling Motion, Trustee is seeking to extend his time for filing litigation against parties who received transfers from any of the individuals\n\nor entities listed on **Schedule I** to the Form of Notice, are subsequent transferees of such individuals or entities, or are specifically listed in **Schedule II** to the Form of Notice10;\n\n- that the Alternative Service Defendants are receiving this Form of Notice because the Trustee believes they are among the parties against whom the litigation may be filed; and\n- that the Tolling Motion may impact their legal rights, and that if they do not object to the Tolling Motion they may waive their right to do so later.\n\n18. Potential Defendants that are currently unknown to the Trustee will receive publication notice only, which notice will be in the form set forth as **Exhibit 2** to the Proposed Order (the \"Form of Publication Notice\"). The Publication Notice will include the same information as in the Form of Notice and will also instruct Potential Defendants that a copy of the Tolling Motion can be retrieved from Epiq's case website. The Publication Notice will be published once in each of the following publications within ten days of entry of the Proposed Order:\n\n- a. *USA Today*;\n- b. *Sing Tao USA* (with the Publication Notice translated into Mandarin); and\n- c. *The World Journal* (with the Publication Notice translated into Mandarin).\n\n# **III. Hearing on Tolling Motion**\n\n19. Finally, the Motion requests that the Court schedule a hearing on the Tolling\n\nMotion for **February 13, 2024**, or as soon thereafter as is practicable for the Court.\n\n# **BASIS FOR RELIEF**\n\n20. Service of the Tolling Motion is governed by Bankruptcy Rule 9014, which\n\nprovides that in \"a contested matter not otherwise governed by these rules, relief shall be\n\n10 As noted above, **Schedule II** is the list of Alternative Service Defendants whose names and (where known) addresses are currently known to the Trustee, and set forth in **Exhibit A** hereto, as it may be updated between the date hereof and the date of the notice.\n\nrequested by motion,\" and that such \"motion shall be served in the manner provided for service of a summons and complaint by Rule 7004.\"\n\n#### **I. Standard Applicable to Requests for Alternative Service**\n\n21. The Court has discretion to authorize the requested alternative means of service of process on all Alternative Service Defendants, including those located in the United States and those located in foreign countries.\n\n#### **A. Domestic Defendants**\n\n22. For Alternative Service Defendants located in the United States, Rule 4(e)(1) provides that service may be completed \"following state law for serving a summons in an action brought in courts of general jurisdiction in the state where the district court is located or where service is made.\" Fed R. Civ. P. 4(e)(1). This rule has been interpreted as allowing courts to authorize service by any alternative means permitted by the applicable state law. *In re Qiwi PLC Sec. Litig.*, No. 20CV6054RPKCLP, 2022 WL 20527316, at \\*3 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2022).\n\n23. Under Connecticut law, a court may \"make such order as is deemed reasonable\" for notifying an adverse party of a complaint if such party's name or residence is \"unknown\" to the plaintiff. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-68. Connecticut courts have interpreted this statute as authorizing alternative means of service where the plaintiff has shown that \"all reasonable efforts have been made to ascertain the residence [of the defendant] and have failed\" and where the chosen notice method is \"most likely to [bring the action] to the attention of such person.\" *Parks v. Buchanan*, No. KNLCV155014893S, 2015 WL 9242192, at \\*9 (Conn. Super. Ct. Nov. 19, 2015) (quoting Conn. Practice Book Sec. 11-4).\n\n24. One means of alternative notice expressly contemplated by Connecticut law is notice by publication. *Id*. (authorizing service of publication where plaintiff had, among other things, attempted unsuccessfully to serve by mail and could not find alternative addresses\n\nthrough interviews or internet searches) (citing Conn. Practice Book Sec. 11-6); *see also* Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-68 (setting forth additional procedural requirements for publication notice).\n\n#### **B. Foreign Defendants**\n\n25. For defendants located outside the United States, Rules 4(f)(3) and 4(h)(2) expressly authorize a court to direct service that service on a foreign individual be made through any form of service \"not prohibited by international agreement.\" Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3); Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(h)(2) (applying Rule 4(f)(3) to foreign corporations, partnerships, and associations); *see also Rio Props., Inc. v. Rio Int'l Interlink*, 284 F.3d 1007, 1014 (9th Cir. 2002) (\"As obvious from its plain language, service under Rule 4(f)(3) must be (1) directed by the court; and (2) not prohibited by international agreement.\").\n\n26. Rule 4(f) \"does not specify any hierarchy,\" meaning a that \"a plaintiff is not required to attempt service through the other provisions of Rule 4(f) before the court may order service pursuant to Rule 4(f)(3).\" *Grp. One Ltd. v. GTE GmbH*, 523 F. Supp. 3d 323, 341 (E.D.N.Y. 2021). Thus, there is no requirement that a litigant \"first exhaust the potential for service under the Hague Convention\" before requesting an order for alternative service. *Grey Wall Software, LLC v. AeroSimple LLC*, No. 22-CV-203 (RAR), 2022 WL 17404462, at \\*4 (D. Conn. Dec. 2, 2022) (quoting *Grp. One Ltd. v. GTE GmbH*, 523 F. Supp. 3d at 341).\n\n27. Ultimately, it is \"left to the court's discretion whether to authorize service 'by other means,'\" *id.*, and courts enjoy \"broad discretion in fashioning alternative means of service under Rule 4(f)(3).\" *United States v. Besneli*, No. 14 CIV. 7339 JFK, 2015 WL 4755533, at \\*1 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2015). The only limitations on a court's discretion in the Second Circuit are that (1) the ordered means of service \"is not prohibited by international agreement[;] (2) [it] comports with constitutional notions of due process[;]\" (3) the plaintiff has \"made a reasonable\n\neffort to effectuate service on the defendant;\" and (4) \"the circumstances are such that the court's intervention is necessary.\" *Id.* (internal citations omitted). The first two of these requirements are statutory and Constitutional, respectively; the other two have been judicially imposed.\n\n#### **II. Trustee's Alternative Service Methods Should Be Approved**\n\n28. The Alternative Service Methods satisfy the requirements of both Connecticut law (for defendants located in the United States) and Rule 4(f)((3) (for defendants located abroad). Accordingly, they should be approved by the Court.\n\n### **A. Alternative Service Methods Comport With Due Process and Are Likely to Apprise Defendants of Tolling Motion**\n\n29. As discussed above, for service to be permissible under Rule 4(f)(3), the chosen method must comport with \"constitutional notions of due process.\" *Besneli*, 2015 WL 4755533, at \\*1. \"Service satisfies due process when it is reasonably calculated, under all the circumstances, to apprise interested parties of the pendency of the action and afford them an opportunity to present their objections.\" *Grey Wall Software*, 2022 WL 17404462, at \\*4 (internal citations omitted). Similarly, under Connecticut law, the chosen method of service must be one that is likely to cause the litigation to come to the attention of the party being served. *Buchanan*, 2015 WL 9242192. These requirements are satisfied here for each of the Alternative Service Methods selected by the Trustee.\n\n30. Service by Mail at Last Known Address and/or on Registered Agent: Bankruptcy Rule 7004 expressly allows service within the United States by first class mail on an individual and a domestic or foreign corporation. This includes (for a corporation) mail to \"any other agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process\"—such as a registered agent. Here, to the extent any Alternative Service Defendant is ultimately determined to have an address different than the address known to the Trustee at the time of service, the Trustee\n\nsubmits that this service, in conjunction with the other Alternative Service Methods, satisfies the requirements of due process.\n\n31. Email Service: Numerous courts in this Circuit have held that service by e-mail satisfies due process and is reasonably likely to give actual notice. *See In re Three Arrows Cap., Ltd.*, 647 B.R. 440, 455 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2022) (collecting \"a number of persuasive cases where process was permitted to be served via email or social media in the context of service pursuant to Rule 4\"11); *see also Merrimack Mut. Ins. Co. v. New Widetech Indus. Co.*, No. 3:20CV546 (MPS), 2020 WL 5879405, at \\*2 (D. Conn. Oct. 2, 2020) (granting motion for service by email); *Equipav S.A. Pavimentacao, Engenharia e Comercia Ltda. v. Bertin*, No. 22 CIV. 4594 (PGG), 2022 WL 2758417, at \\*4 (S.D.N.Y. July 14, 2022) (permitting service via email); *Gurung v. Malhotra*, 279 F.R.D. 215, 220 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) (service by email is appropriate even when country \"object[s] to service through 'postal channels'\").\n\n32. Service on Counsel: Courts have also approved service on a party's attorney, even an attorney in a different matter. *See, e.g.*, *Bazarian Int'l Fin. Assocs., L.L.C. v. Desarrollos Aerohotelco, C.A.*, 168 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2016) (recounting that court had granted plaintiff \"leave to serve defendants by registered mail and e-mail to the defendants' U.S. counsel\" where counsel was currently representing defendants in a different matter); *BMO Harris Bank, N.A. v. Guthmiller*, No. CV-14-00275-PHX-JAT, 2014 WL 2600362, at \\*4 (D. Ariz. June 10, 2014) (concluding \"that allowing Plaintiff to serve Guthmiller's current\n\n11 The *Three Arrows* court was specifically addressing a request for alternative service of a subpoena under Rule 45 (as opposed to a summons and complaint under Rule 4). However, the court expressly held that Rule 4 precedent regarding the sufficiency of service \"is persuasive, if not controlling.\" *Three Arrows*, 647 B.R. at 456.\n\nbankruptcy counsel via email and first-class mail would clearly apprise Guthmiller of the pendency of this action and afford him the opportunity to present his objections\").12\n\n33. Publication Notice: Under Supreme Court precedent, \"reasonable publication notice is sufficient\" for \"unknown parties.\" *In re Tronox Inc.*, 626 B.R. 688, 719 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2021) (subsequent history omitted) (emphasis removed) (discussing *Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.*, 339 U.S. 306, 317, 94 L. Ed. 865, 70 S. Ct. 652 (1950)). Accordingly, \"[p]ublication notice is appropriate in instances where it is not reasonably possible or practicable to give more adequate warning, such as in cases where persons are missing or unknown.\" *In re Cath. Bishop of N. Alaska*, No. F08-00110-DMD, 2008 WL 8652362, at \\*2 (Bankr. D. Alaska June 16, 2008) (internal quotation marks omitted) (citing *Mullane*); *see also Buchanan*, 2015 WL 9242192 (authorizing service by publication under Connecticut law).13 Here, the Trustee proposes to publish notice for the Alternative Service Defendants shortly after entry of the Proposed Order in each of the following publications: *USA Today*; *Sing Tao USA* (with the Publication Notice translated into Mandarin); and *The World Journal* (with the Publication Notice translated into Mandarin). These are widely circulated publications and such widespread publication notice is reasonably likely to apprise the Alternative Service Defendants of the Tolling Motion.\n\n34. While each of the Alternative Service Methods, standing alone, comports with due process and is reasonably likely to provide actual notice standing alone, courts frequently consider the sum of the whole when multiple methods of service are proposed. *See Nat'l Env't*\n\n12 Service on counsel is particularly appropriate here for those of the Alternative Service Defendants who have already appeared through counsel in other aspects of the chapter 11 cases. Service on such counsel is almost\n\ncertain to lead to the Alternative Service Defendants receiving actual notice of the Tolling Motion. 13 The Court also has authority under Bankruptcy Rule 2002(l) to \"order notice by publication if it finds notice by mail is impracticable.\"\n\n*Grp., LLC v. Al Maktoum*, No. 3:21CV01046(SALM), 2021 WL 5111910, at \\*2 (D. Conn. Nov. 3, 2021) (The Court finds that the methods of service proposed by plaintiff, *especially when considered collectively*, comport with constitutional notions of due process.\") (emphasis added); *Hardin v. Tron Found.*, No. 20-CV-2804 (VSB), 2020 WL 5236941, at \\*2 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 1, 2020) (\"Plaintiffs have identified a publicly available email address associated with Defendant Chen, a possible personal email address, and his LinkedIn account, which, *when used in conjunction* is reasonabl[y] calculated to provide the requisite notice to Defendant Chen.\") (emphasis added); *United States v. Besneli*, No. 14 CIV. 7339 JFK, 2015 WL 4755533, at \\*2 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2015) (approving service by e-mail and publication and notice that \"[s]ervice by publication will serve as a sensible set of suspenders to go along with the belt provided by email\").14 Here, the Alternative Service Methods selected by the Trustee, taken as whole, are highly likely to notify the Alternative Service Defendants of the Tolling Motion and, therefore, readily comply with both due process and Connecticut law.\n\n#### **B. Trustee Made Reasonable Efforts to Serve Defendants**\n\n35. For both domestic and foreign defendants, the Trustee must show that he undertook a \"reasonable effort\" to complete service. *See Merrimack Mut. Ins. Co. v. New Widetech Indus. Co.*, No. 3:20CV546 (MPS), 2020 WL 5879405, at \\*2 (D. Conn. Oct. 2, 2020).\n\n14 Courts in other districts have also adopted this rule. *See, e.g.*, *Gilbertson v. J. Givoo Consultants I, Inc.*, No. CV 20-6991, 2021 WL 689114, at \\*2 (D.N.J. Feb. 23, 2021) (\"Moreover, the practice of permitting notice by USPS and additional electronic means, including email and text messaging, finds ample support in this district.\"); *Creative Intellects v. Haygood*, No. 221CV02670RGKAFM, 2021 WL 3568237, at \\*4 (C.D. Cal. July 23, 2021) (\"Taken together, service by email, text message, and Sabine's agent for service are reasonably calculated to provide Thompson of notice of this lawsuit.\"); *Seiko Epson Corp. v. Dongguan Ocbestjet Digital Tech. Co.*, No. 2:22-CV-04123-AB-JC, 2022 WL 18397388, at \\*3 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 3, 2022) (\"However, because these methods of service would be 'supplemental means of service' rather than the sole method of service, the Court finds that these methods, in conjunction with service by email, are reasonably calculated to give Defendants notice of the lawsuit.\"); *cf. Hu v. Lee*, No. 09-2588 SC, 2009 WL 4823195, at \\*2 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2009) (denying, without prejudice, motion for alternative service where plaintiffs requested \"blanket order authorizing service 'by other means'\" and instructing plaintiffs to \"further support their request by seeking permission to use additional service methods that can be performed in conjunction with service by email, such as sending the summons and [complaint] to a physical address by international mail\").\n\nThis requirement, however, does *not* necessarily require that service be attempted under traditional means before requesting authority to serve via alternative means.15 \"[W]hether prior diligent attempts are required\" is a fact-based inquiry that \"will depend on the circumstances of each case and the reasons why alternative service is sought.\" *In re Three Arrows Capital*, 647 B.R. at 454; *cf. Guiliano v. Richman*, No. AP 21-51032, 2021 WL 6121901, at \\*2 (Bankr. D. Del. Dec. 27, 2021) (denying, without prejudice, motion for alternative service where plaintiff provided \"*no evidence of any efforts* to obtain Defendants' German address\" and plaintiff \"submitted no competent evidence of the length of any potential delay\") (emphasis added).\n\n36. The first step in *serving* a party is *identifying* a party. Courts have, therefore, held that diligence in attempting to discover a party and its address satisfies the \"reasonable efforts\" requirement even if service was not actually attempted. *See, e.g.*, *Advanced Access Content Sys. Licensing Adm'r, LLC v. Shen*, No. 14-CV-1112 (VSB), 2018 WL 4757939, at \\*4 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2018) (finding \"that Plaintiff was reasonably diligent in its investigation into Defendants' physical addresses\" and rejecting argument that \"Plaintiff was required to first attempt service under the Hague Convention\"); *Prediction Co. LLC v. Rajgarhia*, No. 09 CIV.7459(SAS), 2010 WL 1050307, at \\*2 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 22, 2010) (\"[The Plaintiff] has met its burden [of showing that it has made a reasonable effort to effectuate service], having actively, though unsuccessfully, attempted to obtain [the Defendant's] address in a variety of ways.\"); *cf.*\n\n15 To be clear, the Trustee *has* taken numerous specific steps in an effort to serve certain Potential Defendants in prior matters in this case. For example, the Trustee attempted to serve Xuebing Wang, purported beneficial owner of GWGOPNZ Limited (\"GWGOPNZ\"), one of the proposed intervenors in adversary proceeding number 23-05013, *Despins v. HCHK Technologies, Inc.*, *et al.* (the \"HCHK Adversary Proceeding\") by sending a deposition subpoena to GWGOPNZ's counsel, which asserted that it would not be representing Mr. Wang and could not accept service on his behalf. As the Court found in its recent decision denying the proposed intervenors' motion to intervene, Mr. Wang \"avoided the subpoena\" and instead asked Ms. Jie Zhang to testify as corporate representative of GWGOPNZ despite the fact that she was \"clearly not competent\" to do so. *Memorandum of Decision and Order Denying Motion to Intervene and Motion to Clarify Temporary Restraining Order*, Adv. Proc. No. 23-05013, ECF No. 239, at 28-29.\n\n*Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Veles Ltd.*, No. 06 CV 2988 GBD, 2007 WL 725412, at \\*3 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 12, 2007) (permitting service via fax and email where plaintiffs could not ascertain defendants' physical address).\n\n37. The decision in *In re Tronox Inc.*, 626 B.R. 688, 721 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2021) (subsequent history omitted), is instructive, albeit arising in the context of a bar date. There, certain creditors who had received publication notice of the bar date argued that the debtors \"should have canvassed the relevant communities to identify persons with relevant conditions\" and provide them direct notice. *Id.* The court explained \"direct notice is required if a creditor's identity is 'reasonably ascertainable,' which requires that a debtor use *reasonable diligence* to identify creditors.\" *Id.* (emphasis added). Citing *Mullane*, the court further explained that \"[t]o be reasonably diligent, . . . a debtor's efforts do not need to include impracticable and extended searches.\" *Id.* (internal quotation marks and citations omitted).\n\n38. Here, the Trustee *has* conducted extended searches and *has* canvassed all information available to him. The Trustee has, among other things, filed thirteen Rule 2004 motions, has had Rule 2004 subpoenas issued to over 250 parties, has reviewed hundreds of thousands of documents produced in discovery, and continues to take all reasonable steps to obtain additional records. The Trustee has also retained a forensic accounting firm to review thousands of pages of financial records and transactions, all in an effort (which effort continues) to understand the incredibly, and intentionally, complex web of finances surrounding the Debtor. Despite all these efforts, the Trustee's investigation remains incomplete due to this complexity as well as the constant obstruction he has faced at the hands of parties associated with the Debtor.\n\n39. Courts have held that \"parties should be dissuaded from 'whimsically' seeking alternative service under Rule 4(f)(3).\" *In GLG Life Tech Corp. Sec. Litig.*, 287 F.R.D. 262, 267\n\n(S.D.N.Y. 2012) (internal citations omitted). \"*But the [Trustee's] request here is far from whimsical*.\" *Id*. (emphasis added). Rather, his extensive efforts to identify and serve Potential Defendants has gone above and beyond the standard of \"reasonable efforts\" required by the case law.\n\n#### **C. Alternative Service Methods Are Necessary to Avoid Prejudice to Trustee**\n\n40. As noted above, courts ruling on an application for alternative service under Rule 4(f)(3) may consider whether the Court's intervention is necessary. Connecticut law, meanwhile, states that the Court may issue any order concerning alternative service that it deems reasonable under the circumstances. Here, it is not merely reasonable or necessary for the Court to authorize the requested alternative service—it is vitally important to this case given the impending February 15, 2024 deadline for filing avoidance actions and other actions under chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code.\n\n41. Denial of the instant Motion would cause a great deal of delay. For one, the Tolling Motion implicates \"a large number of foreign and domestic entities.\" *United States v. Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL*, 285 F.R.D. 262, 267 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). A streamlined notice procedure, therefore, is necessary to avoid undue delay, as well as the excessive cost of a personalized notice process for Potential Defendants in many different countries (which may require, for example, retention of counsel in that jurisdiction, retention of a process server in that jurisdiction, and/or the submission of letters rogatory).16\n\n16 The Trustee notes that the \"streamlined\" process proposed herein is far from a shortcut. The Trustee still proposes to provide notice via mail to multiple addresses for each Potential Defendant (if known), as well as by electronic means. *See In re Three Arrows*, 647 B.R. at 454, n. 6 (\"In any event, the Foreign Representatives' proposed order granting the Service Motion states that the Foreign Representatives will first attempt personal service on individuals before resorting to email and social media.\").\n\n42. More importantly, though, denial of the instant Motion would cause delay precisely at a time of urgency. The Court is well aware of the impending deadline for the Trustee to bring actions against the Potential Defendants. As delineated above, the Trustee has taken all reasonable (and unreasonable) steps to learn the identity of Potential Defendants. But because of the sheer size of the task as well as the extensive efforts of the Debtor and his compatriots to stymie the Trustee's efforts, the Trustee's efforts have been fruitful—but they have not been completed.\n\n43. Rule 4(f)(3) was designed to allow the court to approve alternative service precisely in cases of urgency. *See In re One Apus Container Ship Incident on Nov. 30, 2022*, No. 22 MD. 3028 (PAE), 2022 WL 17370122, at \\*2 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 2, 2022) (\"The advisory notes to Rule 4 suggest that in cases of 'urgency,' Rule 4(f)(3) may allow the district court to order a 'special method of service,' even if other methods remain incomplete or unattempted.\") (as modified) (quoting *Rio Props., Inc. v. Rio Int'l Interlink*, 284 F.3d 1007 (2002)); *see also Hangzhou Chic*, 2021 WL 1222783, at \\*3 (approving alternative service in light of \"exigent circumstances\"). \"[C]ourts have frequently cited delays in service under the Hague Convention as supporting an order of alternative service under Rule 4(f)(3).\" *In re TK Holdings, Inc.*, No. 17-11375 (BLS), 2021 WL 954827, at \\*5; *see also In GLG Life Tech Corp. Sec. Litig.*, 287 F.R.D. 262, 267 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) (same and collecting cases).\n\n44. In light of the Trustee's extensive diligence efforts, the extent to which the Debtor and his compatriots have attempted to stymie those efforts, and the urgency of the upcoming deadline,17 the Court's intervention is necessary, and the Motion should be granted.\n\n17 Indeed, courts have held that taking reasonable steps to serve litigants is, itself, sufficient to show the need for court intervention when those efforts are stymied. *See, e.g.*, *Doe v. Hyassat*, 342 F.R.D. 53, 59 (S.D.N.Y. 2022) (noting that plaintiff \"has taken reasonable steps to effect service\" and \"[g]iven these circumstances, this Court concludes that Plaintiff has demonstrated that this Court's intervention is necessary\").\n\n### **D. Alternative Service Methods for Foreign Defendants Are Not Prohibited By International Agreement**\n\n45. The Trustee seeks to serve foreign parties only by means not prohibited by international agreement. Thus, to the extent an Alternative Service Defendant is located in a country that is a party to the Hague Convention and has objected to service by mail thereunder, the Trustee is not seeking permission to serve such defendant by mail, either directly or through a registered agent.18 Rather, the Trustee is seeking to serve such defendants only by email notice, through counsel, and by publication. Each of these methods is permissible.\n\n46. While there is some conflicting authority in this Circuit, \"a majority of courts have found that service via e-mail is permitted by the [Hague] Convention.\" *Grey Wall Software, LLC v. AeroSimple LLC*, 2022 WL 17404462, at \\*5; *see also Grp. One Ltd. v. GTE GmbH*, 523 F. Supp. 3d 323, 343 (E.D.N.Y. 2021) (\"Although Germany has objected to Article 10, an objection to Article 10 does not prohibit service via email.\") (footnote omitted); *United States v. Besneli*, No. 14 CIV. 7339 JFK, 2015 WL 4755533, at \\*2 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2015) (\"The Court thus joins the majority, and because it is not aware of any agreement entered into by Turkey that prohibits service by email, finds that service on Defendant by email is not prohibited by international agreement.\").\n\n47. Nor is service on counsel prohibited by the Hague Convention. *See Zanghi v. Ritella*, No. 19 CIV. 5830 (NRB), 2020 WL 589409, at \\*6 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 5, 2020) (\"The Hague\n\n18 "Neither Hong Kong nor the British Virgin Islands have objected to service by mail under Article 10.\" *La Dolce Vita Fine Dining Co. Ltd. v. Zhang Lan*, No. 1:19-MC-00536-ALC, 2020 WL 7321366, at \\*5 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 11, 2020). The united Kingdom has similarly not objected. *See Fagan v. Cent. Bank of Cyprus*, No. 19- 80239-CIV, 2019 WL 2410075, at \\*1 (S.D. Fla. June 7, 2019) (\"The United States and the United Kingdom are both signatories of the Hague Convention. The British Virgin Islands are an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. Public records of the Hague Conference on Private International Law show that the United Kingdom has not objected to service by mail under Section 10(a) of the Hague Service Convention.\") (internal references omitted). Accordingly, if the Motion is granted, the Trustee will provide notice to known Alternative Service Defendants located in the United Kingdom, the BVI, or Hong Kong through mail.\n\nConvention does not prohibit service on a foreign defendant's U.S. counsel or service by email.\"); *Bazarian Int'l Fin. Assocs., L.L.C. v. Desarrollos Aerohotelco, C.A.*, 168 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2016) (\"service on a party's attorney is 'not prohibited by international agreement\").19\n\n48. Service by publication on unknown defendants is also an acceptable means of alternative service, notwithstanding any international agreements. Indeed, the \"Hague Convention does not apply where the address of the person to be served with the document is not known.\" *Grey Wall Software, LLC v. AeroSimple LLC*, 2022 WL 17404462, at \\*5 (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). \"Courts in this Circuit have found an address is 'not known' if the plaintiff exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to discover a physical address for service of process and was unsuccessful in doing so.\" *Id.* (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). For the reasons discussed above, the Trustee has diligently attempted to identify addresses for all Potential Defendants; to the extent he has not located them, service by publication on such defendants is appropriate under Rule 4(f)(3).\n\n19 As noted above, the proposed Alternative Service Methods include both first class mail and email. To the extent that service is made on a Potential Defendant in a country that, pursuant to the Hague Convention, has deemed postal channels insufficient for service, the Trustee is asking the Court to order other forms of alternative service, including email service, service on counsel, and publication notice.\n\nWHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, the Trustee respectfully requests that the Court\n\nenter the Proposed Order granting the relief requested herein and grant any other relief as the\n\nCourt considers proper.\n\nDated: January 9, 2024 LUC A. DESPINS, New Haven, Connecticut CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE\n\nBy: */s/ Douglass Barron*\n\nAvram E. Luft (admitted *pro hac vice*) Douglass Barron (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com douglassbarron@paulhastings.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\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### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ------------------------------------------------------ | x | |\n|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re: | :
: | Chapter 11 |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1 | :
: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors. | :
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: | (Jointly Administered) |\n| ------------------------------------------------------x | | |\n\n#### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that on January 9, 2024, the foregoing Motion, and all declarations, exhibits and attachments thereto, was electronically filed. Notice of this filing was sent by e-mail to all parties to the above-captioned chapter 11 case by operation of the Court's electronic filing (\"CM/ECF\") 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\nDated: January 9, 2024 New Haven, Connecticut\n\nBy: */s/ Douglass Barron*\n\nDouglass Barron (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6000 douglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n *Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n1 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 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 A Currently Known Alternative Service Defendants**\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|---------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|----------|\n| H Reserve Management Ltd | | Abu Dhabi | |\n| Thousand Stars Company Limited | | Abu Dhabi | |\n| Deputy Group | Sydney | Australia | |\n| G Translators Pty Ltd | Victoria | Australia | |\n| G Translators Pty Ltd | Southbank, | Australia | VIC 3006 |\n| GTV Australia Pty Ltd | Melbourne | Australia | |\n| National Australia Bank Limited | Docklands, VIC | Australia | |\n| TT Resources 1 Pty Ltd | Mill Park | Australia | 3082 |\n| Ya Li (\"Mulan\") | Southbank, | Australia | VIC 3006 |\n| Deltec Bank & Trust Limited | Nassau | Bahamas | |\n| Ace Decade Holdings Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| Bouilliour Holdings Limited | | British Virgin Islands | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|-------------|\n| Dawn State Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| Freedom Media Ventures Ltd. | Tortola, | British Virgin Islands | VG1110 |\n| G Club HoldCo I LLC | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | |\n| G Club International Ltd (BVI) | Road Town, Tortola, | British Virgin Islands | VG1110 |\n| G Fashion Hold Co. B. Limited | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | |\n| G Fashion International Limited | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | |\n| Gold Leaf Consulting Limited | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | BVI 1110 VG |\n| Head Win Group Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| Himalaya International Clearing Ltd | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | VG1110 |\n| Himalaya International Financial Group Ltd. | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | VG1110 |\n| Himalaya International Payments Ltd. | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | VG1110 |\n| Himalaya International Reserves Ltd. | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | VG1110 |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|--------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|----------|\n| Hudson Diamond Holding, Inc. | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | VG1110 |\n| Jovial Century International Limited | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | |\n| Long Gate Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| New Dynamic Development Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| Next Tycoon Investments Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| Ogier | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | VG1110 |\n| O'Neal Webster | Tortola | British Virgin Islands | 1110 |\n| Shiny Ace Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| Shiny Times Holding Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| Well Origin LImited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| World Century Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| PA Business Advisory Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|--------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|----------|\n| PA Business Opportunity VII Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| PA Business Opportunity VIII Limited | Road Town, Tortola | British Virgin Islands | |\n| Whitecroft Shore Limited | Road Town | British Virgin Islands | VG1110 |\n| Ehsan Masud | Road Town, Tortola | BVI | |\n| ACASS Canada Ltd | Saint-Laurent | Canada | H4T 2B5 |\n| Charfaerie Production Inc | Toronto | Canada | M1T 3M7 |\n| Yuqiang Qin & Yunfu Jiang | Toronto | Canada | |\n| Ridwan Mamode Saib | Grand Cayman | Cayman Island | KY1-1106 |\n| Roscalitar 2 | Grand Cayman | Cayman Island | KY1-1104 |\n| Andrew Childe | Camana Bay | Cayman Islands | KY1-9006 |\n| Blue Capital Limited | George Town | Cayman Islands | KY1-9008 |\n| Hamilton M&A Fund SP | George Town | Cayman Islands | KY1-1106 |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------|\n| Hamilton Opportunity Fund SPC | George Town | Cayman Islands | KY1-1106 |\n| Hamilton Opportunity Fund SPC | Grand Cayman | Cayman Islands | KY1-1106 |\n| Taurus Fund SP | Grand Cayman | Cayman Islands | KY1-1106 |\n| Kalixun Trading Limited | Longgang, Shenzhen,
Guangdong Province
China | | |\n| Banuba (Cyprus) Limited | Nicosia | Cyprus | |\n| Christodoulos G. Vassiliades & Co. LLC | Nicosia | Cyprus | CY-1105 |\n| Bang & Olufsen | Struer | Denmark | |\n| Zeta Global Corp | | Dubai | P.B. 114560 |\n| Berkeley Rowe | London | England | W1K 7DA |\n| County Ltd | London | England | SW16 2UW |\n| Farrant Group | London | England | SW1A 1HD |\n| Harcus Parker Limited | London | England | WC2B 4LL |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|------------------------------|-------------|---------------|----------|\n| Knight Frank LLP | London | England | |\n| MessageSpace | London | England | SW1P 4QP |\n| Rising Sun Capital Ltd | Brentford | England | |\n| Surge Britain | London | England | WC2H 9JQ |\n| Wedlake Bell LLP | London | England | EC4V 4AY |\n| Anto Conseil | Bordeaux | France | 33300 |\n| CANAL + Brand Solutions | Puteaux | France | 92800 |\n| IMG.LY | Bochum | Germany | 44787 |\n| Trasco Bremen | Bremen | Germany | |\n| Bradford Marine Bahamas | Freeport | Grand Bahama | |\n| G Club International Limited | George Town | Grand Cayman | |\n| New Henry Investment Limited | | Hong Kong | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country
Zip Code |\n|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|\n| Atelier Engineering Limited (via Wise in HKD) | San Po Kong | Hong Kong |\n| China Golden Spring Group | Wan Chai | Hong Kong |\n| Eagle Eye Investments Limited | Central | Hong Kong |\n| Forbes Hare | North Point | Hong Kong |\n| Joyord Sportswear Limited | Tsimshatsui, KLN | Hong Kong |\n| Leading Shine Limited | | Hong Kong |\n| Power Wealth Global Limited | | Hong Kong |\n| Sail Victory Limited | | Hong Kong |\n| Spirit Charter Investment Limited | Central | Hong Kong |\n| Strong Country Holdings Group Limited | | Hong Kong |\n| Tong Le Internatiional Trading Co., Ltd. | Mongkok, KLN | Hong Kong |\n| Vision One Investments Limited | Central | Hong Kong |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------|\n| Infinite Increase Limited | Central | Hong Kong | |\n| Infinitum Developments Limited | Central | Hong Kong | |\n| Karich International Limited | | Hong Kong | |\n| Rosy Acme Ventures Limited | Central | Hong Kong | |\n| Compagnia Del Denim | Serra De' conti | Italy | 60030 |\n| GPP SRL | Milano | Italy | |\n| Mary Fashion Spa | Ferrara | Italy | 44124 |\n| Rilievi Group | Bologna | Italy | 40132 |\n| Studio Cataldi | Prato | Italy | 59100 |\n| Imperius International Trad Co Ltd | Osaka | Japan | 530-0015 |\n| Souken Trading | Abashiri | Japan | 093-0017 |\n| Kyrgyz-Swiss Bank CJSC | Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|-----------------------------------|------------------|----------------------|----------|\n| Bro Service LLC | Bishkek | Kyrgz Republic | 720040 |\n| Yachtzoo SARL | MC98000 | Monaco | |\n| Stichting Duurzame | Utrech | Netherlands | 3981 LB |\n| Mimaii NZ Limited | Whitby, Porirua, | New Zealand | 5024 |\n| Oasis Tech Limited | Mount Wellington | New Zealand | 1051 |\n| Oasis Tech Limited | Auckland | New Zealand | 1051 |\n| Premiere Accounting Solutions Ltd | New Market | New Zealand | 1023 |\n| Xuebing Wang | Auckland | New Zealand | 2163 |\n| KGP Legal, LLC. | | Singapore | 079903 |\n| Spotify Technology S.A. | Stockholm | Sweden | |\n| First Abu Dhabi Bank | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | |\n| ACA Capital Group Limited | London | United Kingdom | W1U 6DZ |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|-------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------|\n| David Fallon | Ealing, London | United Kingdom | W5 5SL |\n| G-Club Investments Limited | Brentwood | United Kingdom | TW8 9BW |\n| Haoran He | Birmingham | United Kingdom | B45 8GR |\n| K Legacy Limited | London | United Kingdom | SW7 1QJ |\n| Macaron Limited | West Yorkshire | United Kingdom | WF1 1SA |\n| Qiang Guo | London | United Kingdom | SW7 1QJ |\n| Standard Chartered PLC | London | United Kingdom | EC2V 5DD |\n| Starling Bank Limited | London | United Kingdom | E1 6PW |\n| Wise Creation International Limited | London | United Kingdom | EC3V3NG |\n| Zhixuan Li | Marylebone, London | United Kingdom | W1U6DZ |\n| Rising Sun Capital Ltd | Brentford | United Kingdom | TW89BW |\n| Splendour United Limited | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|----------|\n| 18 Bedford Falls LLC | | | |\n| ACA Capital Group Limited | Hong Kong SAR | | |\n| Aissata De | | | |\n| Alfa Global Limited | | | |\n| Alfonso Global Limited | | | |\n| Allied Capital Global Limited | | | |\n| Alpha Ace Ventures Limited | | | |\n| Amazing Sky Aviation Limited | | | |\n| Anthony DiBattista | | | |\n| Anton Development Limited | | | |\n| Arcelio Limited | | | |\n| Assets Sino Limited | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|----------------------------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Auspicious Coast Limited | | | |\n| Beijing Pangu Investment Inc. | | | |\n| Beile Li | | | |\n| Benjamin Barahona | | | |\n| Caleb Hull | | | |\n| Canadian Agri-product Monetary Investments Limited | | | |\n| Carlos Ignacio Guaia | | | |\n| Carsten Beck | | | |\n| Cesare Attolini | | | |\n| Cheertime International Limited | | | |\n| Chris Lee | | | |\n| Christina Miller | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|---------------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Chung Tat Chiu, Alexander | | | |\n| Citico International Limited | | | |\n| Commissioner of Taxation And Finance | | | |\n| Conservative Campaign Fort Lauderdale | | | |\n| CPA Associates | | | |\n| Creative Apex Investments Limited | | | |\n| Crystal Breeze Investments Limited | | | |\n| Dachao Zhong | | | |\n| Dacheng Qu | | | |\n| DBA Luxury Cleaning NY | | | |\n| Devash LLC | | | |\n| Donald J Trump Jr | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|------------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Doug Thompson | | | |\n| Eastern Profit Corporation Limited | | | |\n| Elevator Services Company LLC | | | |\n| Eliseo Lopez | | | |\n| Elite Well Global Limited | | | |\n| Falciani Marcella | | | |\n| Fiesta Investment Ltd. | | | |\n| Forensic Document Examinations LLC | | | |\n| Frank Waitr | | | |\n| G Fashion Hold Co A Limited | | | |\n| G Fashion LLC | | | |\n| G Fashion Media Group Inc. | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|---------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| G Music LLC | | | |\n| G News LLC | | | |\n| G Service LLC | | | |\n| Gerald Almeida Brant | | | |\n| GF IP, LLC | | | |\n| GF Italy, LLC | | | |\n| GFNY, Inc. | | | |\n| Globalist International Limited | | | |\n| Glory Asia (H.K.) Limited | | | |\n| GM 27 LLC | | | |\n| Greenwich Window Treatments | | | |\n| Guang Hong Limited | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|------------------------------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Guixiang Jia | | | |\n| Guojiao Qu (\"Natasha\") | | | |\n| Hamilton Investment Management Limited | | | |\n| Hamilton Opportunity Fund SPC | | | |\n| Hao Haidong | | | |\n| Hao Li | | | |\n| Henan Yuda Real Estate Co. Ltd. | | | |\n| Hero Grand Limited | | | |\n| Hong Kong Pangu Plaza Commercial Development Limited | | | |\n| Hongxing Geng | | | |\n| Innovative Insurance Group | | | |\n| Internal Revenue Service/U.S. Treasury | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|--------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Jason Miller | | | |\n| Jean-Claude Boubee | | | |\n| Jiaming Liu | | | |\n| Jintao Li | | | |\n| Jisen Hu | | | |\n| John B Berryhill | | | |\n| John P Morgan | | | |\n| Joincorp International Limited | | | |\n| Jon Michael Adams | | | |\n| Joy Chance Holdings Limited | | | |\n| Jumbo Century Limited | | | |\n| Kaelan Dorr | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|-------------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Kai Enterprises LLC | | | |\n| Kamel Debeche | | | |\n| Kesen Yang | | | |\n| Kingdom Rich Limited | | | |\n| Kingman Management | | | |\n| Komurotetsuya Azukariguchi Bengoshi | | | |\n| Lau Lai Chun Annie | | | |\n| Lawandy Advisors LLC | | | |\n| Leicester Hill | | | |\n| Liang Liu | | | |\n| Lichun Guo | | | |\n| Lijie Guo | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|----------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Limarie Reyes | | | |\n| Ling Lin | | | |\n| Linwan Feng (\"Irene\") | | | |\n| Logan Cook | | | |\n| Long Cheer Limited | | | |\n| M F Lindberg | | | |\n| Major Lead International Limited | | | |\n| Manhattan Ave | | | |\n| Marcella Falciani | | | |\n| Max Krasner | | | |\n| Maywind Trading LLC | | | |\n| Media Endorsement South Dakota | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|--------------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Mega Ease Investment Limited | | | |\n| Min Chen | | | |\n| N+W Group | | | |\n| Name Corp LLC | | | |\n| Noble Fame Global Limited | | | |\n| Northcliffe | | | |\n| NY State Department of Tax & Finance | | | |\n| NYC Department of Finance | | | |\n| OES PCC Limited | | | |\n| Okla Inc | | | |\n| Pak Siu Leung | | | |\n| Paul Kelley | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|----------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Peiru Luo | | | |\n| Peisha Sun | | | |\n| Peter Navarro | | | |\n| Plant Shed New York Flowers | | | |\n| PNP | | | |\n| Qidong Xia (\"Chang Dao Brother\") | | | |\n| QuickFee | | | |\n| Rich Group Development Ltd. | | | |\n| Roy D Simmon | | | |\n| SAAM Verspieren Group | | | |\n| Script Marketing E Design | | | |\n| Sean Jing | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|---------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Selas Montbrial Avocats | | | |\n| Shalon Clevenger | | | |\n| Shane D Shook | | | |\n| Shiny Mind Limited | | | |\n| Sin Ting Rong, a/k/a Jaley Rong | | | |\n| Small Victory Limited | | | |\n| Spectrum | | | |\n| Stacey Anne Hughes | | | |\n| Stefano Ricci | | | |\n| Stephanie Russo | | | |\n| Steven Fiaravanti | | | |\n| Stream | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|----------------------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Structure Design Build LLC | | | |\n| Summer Bridges | | | |\n| Super Star Project Limited (via Wise in HKD) | | | |\n| TC Consultants | | | |\n| TD Avenue | | | |\n| Terrence Williams | | | |\n| The Society of Scemamaroneck | | | |\n| Tim Murtaugh | | | |\n| Timothy Edward | | | |\n| Town of Greenwich, CT | | | |\n| Transcomputing Technologies | | | |\n| Trieast Limited | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Tsang Yan Yan | | | |\n| TSP International, LLC. | | | |\n| Una Manyee Wilkinson | | | |\n| Veritext Legal Solutions | | | |\n| Victor Chang | | | |\n| Victor-Oasis Consultancy Limited (via Wise in HKD) | | | |\n| Viewco Building Services & Engineering Co Ltd (via Wise in HKD) | | | |\n| Wealth Palm Limited | | | |\n| Wei Zhang | | | |\n| Wencun Guo | | | |\n| Wenping Guo | | | |\n| William Bradley Wendel | | | |\n\n| Name | City | State/Country | Zip Code |\n|---------------------------------------------------------|------|---------------|----------|\n| Xinfang Zhang | | | |\n| Yan Su | | | |\n| Yan Yan Tsang | | | |\n| Yinying Wang (\"Aila\") | | | |\n| Yong Yu | | | |\n| Yue Zhu | | | |\n| Zero B LLC | | | |\n| Zheng Zhou Guang Yi Tong Commerce and Trading Co., Ltd. | | | |\n| Zhengzhou Shangjie Investments Limited | | | |\n| Zongchao Yue | | | |\n| | | | |\n\n# **Exhibit B Proposed Order**\n\n### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ------------------------------------------------------ | x | |\n|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re: | :
: | Chapter 11 |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1 | :
: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors. | :
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: | (Jointly Administered) |\n| ------------------------------------------------------x | | |\n\n# **[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR ENTRY OF ORDER, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTION 105(a) AND BANKRUPTCY RULES 2002 AND 9014, (I) APPROVING FORM AND MANNER OF NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S FORTHCOMING TOLLING MOTION AND (II) SCHEDULING HEARING**\n\nUPON CONSIDERATION OF the motion of the Chapter 11 Trustee for Entry of Order,\n\nPursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 105(a) and Bankruptcy Rules 2002 and 9014, Approving Form and Manner of Notice of Trustee's Forthcoming Tolling Motion (the \"Motion\"), and good cause having been shown, and the Court finding that (i) the Alternative Service Methods (as defined below) are not prohibited by relevant international agreements, (ii) the Alternative Service Methods comport with constitutional notions of due process, (iii) the Trustee has made reasonable efforts to serve the Potential Defendants; and (iv) the Court's intervention is necessary, and the relief provided herein being narrowly tailored to serve the foregoing purposes, it is by the Court, hereby\n\nORDERED, that the Motion is granted as set forth herein; and it is further\n\n1 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 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 ORDERED, that a hearing on the Tolling Motion shall be held on **February 13, 2024 at [\\_\\_].** at the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, Bridgeport Division, 915 Lafayette Boulevard, Room 123, Bridgeport, CT 06604; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the deadline to object to the Tolling Motion shall be **February 5, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern time)** with the Trustee's reply (if any) to be filed by **February 9, 2024**; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the Trustee is permitted to serve the Tolling Motion, via the Alternative Service Methods (as defined below), on the Alternative Service Defendants,2 which includes Potential Defendantsthat (i) the Trustee is not able to serve personally or by mail in accordance with Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 7004, (ii) are outside the United States, (iii) whose addresses (physical and/or digital) are currently unknown, and/or (iv) whose names are currently unknown; and it is further\n\n ORDERED, that Alternative Service Methods include any of the following alternative service methods: (1) first class mail to the last known physical address (if known); (2) email (if known); (3) first class mail and email to counsel (if known); (4) service on all registered agents in the British Virgin Islands; (5) service on the specific registered agent of any Alternative Service Defendant (if known); and/or (6) publication notice; and it is further\n\n ORDERED, that notwithstanding the other terms and conditions of this Order, to the extent an Alternative Service Defendant is located in a country that is a party to the Hague Convention that has objected to service by mail thereunder, the Trustee shall not serve such defendant by mail, either directly or through a registered agent; and it is further\n\n2 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Motion.\n\n ORDERED, that the Proposed Form of Notice attached to this Order as **Exhibit 1** and the Publication Notice attached to this Order as **Exhibit 2** are hereby approved; and it\n\n ORDERED, that all Potential Defendants (except for Alternative Notice Defendants receiving publication notice only) shall receive notice of the Tolling Motion in the form set forth as **Exhibit 1** to this Order; and it is further\n\n ORDERED, that all Alternative Notice Defendants shall receive Publication Notice as set forth as **Exhibit 2** to this Order; and it is further\n\n ORDERED, that the Trustee is to use as many Alternative Service Methods as applicable to each Alternative Notice Defendant; and it is further\n\n ORDERED, that the Publication Notice shall be published once in each the following publications: (i) the *USA Today*; (ii) *Sing Tao USA* (with the Publication Notice translated into Mandarin); and (iii) *The World Journal* (with the Publication Notice translated into Mandarin), with such publications to occur no later than ten (10) days after the entry of this Order.\n\nORDERED, that the terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the Trustee is authorized to take all actions necessary to effectuate the relief granted herein; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related to the interpretation or implementation of this Order.\n\nDated: \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_, 2024\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nJulie A. Manning, United States Bankruptcy Judge\n\n### **Exhibit 1 Form of Notice**\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ------------------------------------------------------ | x | |\n|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re: | :
: | Chapter 11 |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1 | :
: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors. | :
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: | (Jointly Administered) |\n| ------------------------------------------------------x | | |\n\n### **NOTICE OF MOTION TO EXTEND STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS**\n\n# **PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE AND ALL ATTACHMENTS CAREFULLY (AND CONSULT AN ATTORNEY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS) BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN DEADLINES AND PROCEDURES THAT MAY IMPACT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS**.\n\n**PLEASE TAKE NOTICE** that on January [--], 2024, Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as\n\nthe chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the above-captioned chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), by and through his undersigned counsel, filed a *Motion for Entry of an Order Extending Deadline for Trustee to Bring Avoidance Actions Under Bankruptcy Code Sections 108, 546, and 549* (the \"Tolling Motion). The Tolling Motion is appended to this Notice.\n\n**What is the Purpose of the Tolling Motion?** Among other things, the Tolling Motion requests a tolling of the statutory deadline(s) to file causes of action seeking recovery or other relief from Potential Defendants. Potential Defendants are parties (individuals or entities) that (i)\n\n1 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 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\nhave received any transfers from any of the parties listed on **Schedule I** to this Notice, (ii) are subsequent transferees of such parties, or (iii) are listed on **Schedule II** to this Notice.\n\n**Why am I receiving this Notice?** You are receiving this Notice because the Trustee believes that you are a Potential Defendant against whom the Tolling Motion seeks relief. The fact that you received this Notice **does not** necessarily mean that any claims have yet, or will be, brought against you.\n\n**Can I object to the Tolling Motion?** Yes. A hearing on the Tolling Motion will be held on **February 13, 2024 at [\\_\\_]:00 [\\_\\_].m.** before the Honorable Julie A. Manning of United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (Bridgeport Division) in Courtroom 123 at 915 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT. Potential Defendants have a right to object to the Tolling Motion at the aforementioned hearing. Potential Defendants who wish to file a written objection to the Tolling Motion must do so by **February 5, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern time**).\n\n**What happens if I do not object to the Tolling Motion?** The Tolling Motion may impact your legal rights, and Potential Defendants who do not timely object to the Tolling Motion may waive their right to do so at a later time.\n\n[*Remainder of page intentionally left blank*.]\n\n#### **Schedule I**\n\n7-STAR (H.K.) GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED AA GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED AAGV LIMITED AARON MITCHELL ACA CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED ACA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED ACE DECADE LIMITED AILING SUN ALEX HADJICHARALAMBOUS ALFA GLOBAL LIMITED ALFONSO GLOBAL LIMITED ALLIED CAPITAL GLOBAL LIMITED ALPHA ACE VENTURES LIMITED AMAZING SKY AVIATION LIMITED ANTHONY DIBATTISTA ANTON DEVELOPMENT LIMITED ARCELIO LIMITED ASSETS SINO LIMITED AUSPICIOUS COAST LIMITED AVIATION TRUSTE COMPANY, LLC BEIJING PANGU INVESTMENT INC. BERNANDO ENRIQUEZ BOUILLIOUR HOLDINGS LIMITED CANADIAN AGRI-PRODUCT MONETARY INVESTMENTS LIMITED CHEERTIME INTERNATIONAL LIMITED CHINA GOLDEN SPRING GROUP CHRIS LEE CHUNG TAT CHIU, ALEXANDER CHUNGUANG HAN (\"HANK\") CITICO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED CRANE ADVISORY GROUP CREATIVE APEX INVESTMENTS LIMITED CRYSTAL BREEZE INVESTMENTS LIMITED DACHAO ZHONG DAWN STATE LIMITED DEFENG CAO (\"WAYNE/MAX\") EAGLE EYE INVESTMENTS LIMITED EASTERN PROFIT CORPORATION LIMITED ELITE WELL GLOBAL LIMITED FIESTA INVESTMENT LTD. FREEDOM MEDIA VENTURES LIMITED\n\nFREEDOM MEDIA VENTURES LIMITED G FASHION HOLD CO A LIMITED G FASHION HOLD CO B LIMITED G FASHION MEDIA GROUP INC. G SERVICE LLC GETTR USA, INC. GF IP, LLC GF ITALY, LLC GFNY, INC. GLADYS CHOW GLOBALIST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED GLORY ASIA (H.K.) LIMITED GOLDEN SPRING (NEW YORK) LTD. GREENWICH LAND, LLC GTV MEDIA GROUP, INC. GUANG HONG LIMITED GUIXIANG JIA GUO MEDIA GUOJIAO QU (\"NATASHA\") H RESERVE MANAGEMENT LTD HAMILTON CAPITAL HOLDING LTD. HAMILTON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT HAMILTON OPPORTUNITY FUND HAMILTON PE FUND SP HAO LI HAORAN HE HCHK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. HCHK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HENAN YUDA REAL ESTATE CO. LTD. HERO GRAND LIMITED HIMALAYA CURRENCY CLEARING PTY LTD. HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL CLEARING LIMITED HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL RESERVES LIMITED HIMALAYA NEW WORLD INC. HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC HO WAN KWOK HOLY CITY HONG KONG VENTURES LTD. HONG KONG PANGU PLAZA COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED HUDSON DIAMOND HOLDING LLC INFINITE INCREASE LIMITED INFINITUM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED INFINITY TREASURY MANAGEMENT INC. JADE CHERISH LIMITED\n\nJESSICA MASTROGIOVANNI JINTAO LI JISEN HU JOE WANG JOINCORP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED JOVIAL CENTURY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED JOY CHANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED JUMBO CENTURY LIMITED K LEGACY LIMITED KARICH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED KESEN YANG KINGDOM RICH LIMITED KWOK HO WAN LEADING SHINE LIMITED LEADING SHINE NY LIMITED LEXINGTON PROPERTY AND STAFFING INC. LEXINGTON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. LICHUN GUO LIJIE GUO LIMARIE REYES LINWAN FENG (\"IRENE\") LONG CHEER LIMITED MAJOR LEAD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED MAX KRASNER MAYWIND TRADING LLC MEGA EASE INVESTMENT LIMITED MOUNTAINS OF SPICES LLC (D/B/A NEW YORK FARM) NEW DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED NEW HENRY INVESTMENT LIMITED NEXT TYCOON INVESTMENTS LIMITED NOBLE FAME GLOBAL LIMITED O.S.C. ORBIT SERVICE COMPANY LLC PA BUSINESS ADVISORY LIMITED PA BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY VII LIMITED PA BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY VIII LIMITED PEISHA SUN POWER WEALTH GLOBAL LIMITED QIDONG XIA (\"CHANG DAO BROTHER\") RICH GROUP DEVELOPMENT LTD. RISING SUN CAPITAL LTD ROSY ACME VENTURES LIMITED RULE OF LAW FOUNDATION III, INC. RULE OF LAW SOCIETY IV, INC. SAIL VICTORY LIMITED\n\nSARACA MEDIA GROUP, INC. SCOTT BARNETT SEAN JING SHINY ACE LIMITED SHINY MIND LIMITED SHINY TIMES HOLDING LIMITED SIN TING RONG, A/K/A JALEY RONG SMALL VICTORY LIMITED SPIRIT CHARTER INVESTMENT LIMITED SPLENDOUR UNITED LIMITED STICHTING DUURZAME STICHTING DUURZAME STRONG COUNTRY HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED TAURUS FUND LLC TAURUS MANAGEMENT LLC THE HIMALAYA EXCHANGE THE HIMALAYA FARM ALLIANCE THE NEW FEDERAL STATE OF CHINA THOUSAND STARS COMPANY LIMITED TRIEAST LIMITED VISION ONE INVESTMENTS LIMITED VOICE OF GUO MEDIA INC. WEALTH PALM LIMITED WEI ZHANG WELL ORIGIN LIMITED WENCUN GUO WENPING GUO WHITECROFT SHORE LIMITED WILLIAM JE WISE CREATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED WORLD CENTURY LIMITED XUEBING WANG YA LI (\"MULAN\") YAN SU YAN YAN TSANG YANPING \"YVETTE\" WANG YINYING WANG (\"AILA\") YONG YU YONGBING ZHANG YONGPING YAN YUMEI HAO ZHENG ZHOU GUANG YI TONG COMMERCE AND TRADING CO., LTD. ZHENGZHOU SHANGJIE INVESTMENTS LIMITED ZONGCHAO YUE\n\n### **Schedule II Currently Known Alternative Service Defendants**\n\n**[To be updated on date of notice.]**\n\n### **Exhibit 2 Form of Publication Notice**\n\n### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------X\n\nIn re:\n\nHo Wan Kwok,\n\n: : : Chapter 11 Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n:\n\n Debtor.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------X\n\n### **NOTICE OF MOTION TO EXTEND STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS**\n\n#### **PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT**\n\nOn February 15, 2022 (the \"Petition Date\"), Mr. Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\") filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the \"Bankruptcy Code\") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (the \"Bankruptcy Court\"). On July 8, 2022, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order granting the appointment of Luc A. Despins as the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") in the Debtor's chapter 11 case (the \"Chapter 11 Case\").\n\nOn [•], 2024, the Bankruptcy Court entered the *Order, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 105(a) and Bankruptcy Rules 2002 and 9014, (I) Approving Form and Manner of Notice of Trustee's Forthcoming Tolling Motion and (II) Scheduling Hearing* [Docket No. • ] (the \"Notice Order\") authorizing the form and manner by which the Trustee may provide notice of the Tolling Motion (as defined below).\n\nOn [•], 2024, the Trustee filed the [•] [Docket No. • ] (the \"Tolling Motion\"). The Tolling Motion requests a tolling of the statutory deadline(s) to file causes of action seeking recovery or other relief from Potential Defendants. Potential Defendants are parties (individuals or entities) that (i) have received any transfers from any of the parties listed on **Schedule I** to the Notice Order, (ii) are subsequent transferees of such parties, or (iii) are listed on **Schedule II** to the Notice Order.\n\nPursuant to the relief granted in the Notice Order, the Trustee hereby provides this notice (the \"Notice\") to all Potential Defendants of the Trustee's intent to extend the statute of limitations for actions described in the Tolling Motion. The Tolling Motion and **Schedule I** and **Schedule II** to the Notice Order can be found at the Debtor's restructuring website at http\n\nIf you wish to challenge the relief requested in the Tolling Motion, you must file and serve a written objection so that such objection is filed with the Bankruptcy Court and actually received no later than **February 5, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern time**) (the \"Objection Deadline\"), by the following parties: (a) counsel to the Debtor, Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C., 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06605 (Attn: Eric Henzy (ehenzy@zeislaw.com)); Attn: James M. Moriarty (jmoriarty@zeislaw.com)), (b) counsel to the Trustee (i) Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park\n\n 1 Although the Debtor's legal name is Ho Wan Kwok, he is also known by the following names: Guo Wengui; Miles Guo; and Miles Kwok.\n\nAvenue, New York, NY 10166 (Attn: Douglass Barron (douglassbarron@paulhastings.com)); (ii) Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C., 195 Church Street, 13th Floor, New Haven, Connecticut 065510 (Attn: Patrick Linsey (plinsey@npmlaw.com)); (c) counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, Pullman & Comley, LLC, 850 Main Street, 8th Floor PO Box 7006, Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006 (Attn: Irve J. Goldman (igoldman@pullcom.com)), (d) those parties that filed a notice of appearance in the Chapter 11 Case, and (e) the United States Trustee for the District of Connecticut, Giaimo Federal Building, Room 302, 150 Court Street, New Haven, CT 06510 (Attn: Holley L. Claiborn (Holley.L.Claiborn@usdoj.gov)).\n\nA hearing to consider the Tolling Motion will be held on **February 13, 2024, at [•] p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time)** before the Honorable Julie A. Manning in the Bankruptcy Court, 915 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT 06604.\n\n## **UNLESS AN OBJECTION IS TIMELY SERVED AND FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS NOTICE IT MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.**\n\n**YOU ARE ADVISED TO CAREFULLY REVIEW AND CONSIDER THE TOLLING MOTION AND SCHEDULE I AND SCHEDULE II ATTACHED TO THE NOTICE ORDER, AS YOUR RIGHTS MIGHT BE AFFECTED. POTENTIAL DEFENDANTS WHO DO NOT TIMELY OBJECT TO THE TOLLING MOTION MAY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO DO SO AT A LATER TIME.**\n\nIf you require additional information regarding this Notice, you may contact the Trustee's counsel, Paul Hastings LLP, by e-mailing douglassbarron@paulhastings.com.","body_zh":"美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院\n\n------------------------------------------------------ x\n\n关于： :\n: 第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，1 :\n: 案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。 :\n:\n: （合并管理）\n\n第 11 章受托人紧急动议，请求根据《破产法典》第 105(a) 条及《破产程序规则》第 2002 条和第 9014 条作出命令，(I) 批准关于受托人即将提出的时效中止动议的通知形式和方式，以及 (II) 安排听证会\n\nLuc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯）以其在 HO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）第 11 章案件中获任命的第 11 章受托人（“受托人”）身份，通过其下列签名的律师，根据《美国法典》第 11 编（“《破产法典》”）第 105(a) 条以及《联邦破产程序规则》（“《破产程序规则》”）第 2002、9007 和 9013 条，特此提交本动议（“本动议”），请求作出一项实质上采用本动议附件 B 所附格式的命令（“拟议命令”），(i) 批准关于受托人即将提出的、请求对《破产法典》规定的某些时效期间予以衡平中止的动议（“时效中止动议”）的通知形式和方式，以及 (ii) 安排就时效中止动议举行听证会。为支持本动议，受托人谨陈述如下：\n\n1 本第 11 章案件中的债务人为 HO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）（亦称 Guo Wengui（郭文贵）、Miles Guo（郭文贵）和 Miles Kwok（郭文贵），以及众多其他别名）（税务识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（吉尼弗控股有限责任公司）（税务识别号后四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation（吉尼弗控股公司）。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC（吉尼弗控股有限责任公司）及 Genever Holdings Corporation（吉尼弗控股公司）的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP（保尔·哈斯廷斯律师事务所），200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，c/o Luc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯），作为 HO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）破产财产的受托人（仅为通知和通信之目的）。\n\n初步陈述\n\n1. 在未来数日内，受托人将提交时效中止动议，请求延长受托人依据《破产法典》各项条款对潜在被告（“潜在被告”）提起撤销诉讼及其他诉讼（包括另我主张和衡平所有权主张）的期限。时效中止动议还将请求延长对受托人已识别、且受托人将在当前截止日期前对其提出主张的被告提起潜在追加主张的期限。尽管该等救济仅适用于例外情形，受托人认为——理由将于时效中止动议中说明——本案已获授权且有此必要。\n\n2. 受托人拟依照《联邦破产程序规则》第 9014 条和第 7004(b) 条规定的传统送达方式，将时效中止动议送达至众多潜在被告已知的现时地址。受托人还将向已在本第 11 章案件中被传唤的潜在被告送达，无论其是依据第 2004 条被传唤，还是在受托人作为当事人的对抗程序中被传唤。然而，出于不同原因，其他潜在被告无法如此轻易地被送达，包括因为：(i) 其位于美国境外的多个外国，包括但不限于 British Virgin Islands（英属维尔京群岛）（“BVI”）；(ii) 其地址（实体和/或数字地址）不明；和/或 (iii) 其身份目前不明。\n\n3. 受托人通过本动议请求一项命令，授权受托人以替代方式向该等其他潜在被告（合称“替代送达被告”）送达时效中止动议，包括但不限于：(i) 将通知邮寄至其最后已知地址；(ii) 通过电子邮件；(iii) 将通知邮寄或以电子邮件发送给其已知律师；(iv) 向其登记代理人提供通知；和/或 (v) 通过公告送达。2 法院根据《联邦规则》和康涅狄格州法律均有权且有裁量权给予该等救济，受托人主张法院应当在本案行使该等权力和裁量权。\n\n4. 如法院所知，受托人自获任命以来一直勤勉调查针对潜在被告及其他人的主张。尽管受托人已取得重大进展，但由于多种原因，其调查仍在进行中，包括争议所涉当事人和交易范围极其广泛，以及其几乎在每一步都遭遇持续不断的阻挠。鉴于其调查尚未完成，受托人尚无法识别所有潜在被告（或如上所述，尚无法识别针对所有被告的全部主张）和/或取得有关已知潜在被告下落的充分信息，以通过通常方式向其送达。\n\n5. 此外，即使受托人已识别潜在被告并核实其地址，其亦可能无法通过通常送达方法及时向其中许多人完成送达。对于位于外国、通常应根据《海牙送达公约》送达的潜在被告尤其如此——该程序复杂且耗时漫长；鉴于受托人需要在 2024 年 2 月 15 日提起撤销诉讼的截止日期之前提交、送达时效中止动议并由法院审理该动议，在目前情形下，受托人根本没有时间完成该程序。\n\n6. 基于上述理由，受托人需要获得授权，以本动议所列替代方法向替代送达被告送达。所选送达方法适当，因为其有合理可能使潜在被告知悉时效中止动议。尤其是，受托人并非仅寻求采用一两种替代方式送达，而是采用包括邮寄、电子邮件和公告等方式在内的多元方法组合；这些方法合并使用，足以满足正当程序及《联邦规则》和适用康涅狄格州法律的所有其他要求。因此，受托人请求准许本动议，从而使受托人能够在提交时效中止动议后立即开始通知替代送达被告。\n\n2 目前受托人已知姓名及（如已知）地址的替代送达被告列于本动议附件 A。受托人及其顾问正持续补充该名单，届时最新版本的名单将纳入本动议所拟议的通知格式中。\n\n管辖权与审判地\n\n7. 法院根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 以及 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格州联邦地区法院）（经修订）的移送常设命令，对审理本事项具有事项管辖权。根据 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)，本案属于核心程序；根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409，本法院为适格审判地。\n\n8. 本动议所请求救济的依据为《破产法典》第 105(a) 条及《破产程序规则》第 2002 条和第 9014 条。\n\n相关背景\n\n9. 2022 年 6 月 15 日，破产法院作出备忘录式裁决及命令 [ECF No. 465]，指示 United States Trustee（美国受托人）任命一名第 11 章受托人。2022 年 7 月 8 日，破产法院作出命令 [ECF No. 523]，任命受托人。\n\n10. 债务人于 2022 年 3 月提交的破产财产清单显示，其资产仅为 \\$3,850，而负债达数亿美元。3 债务人在破产法院主张其实际上身无分文，其奢华住宅、Lady May（玛丽女士号）游艇及其公开炫耀的其他财富象征并不属于其本人，而属于据称由其家庭成员所有的公司。4\n\n3 参见《资产与负债清单》第 1 页。\n\n4 参见《HO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）先生支持第 11 章案件及某些动议的声明》[ECF No. 107]。\n\n11. 自获任命以来，受托人一直勤勉工作，以识别并为破产财产利益追回债务人隐藏的资产。为此，依照破产法院的指示，受托人已启动复杂而全面的调查和诉讼程序，重点针对债务人的“空壳游戏”——即其利用另我公司向债权人隐匿资产。概括而言，该程序包括：(a) 根据《联邦破产程序规则》（“《破产程序规则》”）第 2004 条进行的证据开示；以及 (b) 用以确定某些实体为债务人的另我和/或追回特定财产及资产的诉讼。受托人已提出十三项第 2004 条动议，向 250 多方发出第 2004 条传票，并审阅了证据开示中出示的数十万份文件，且仍在采取一切合理措施取得额外记录。如法院十分清楚，债务人、其家庭成员及其关联人士试图在每一步阻挠受托人的工作，包括但不限于试图罢免受托人、引发大量证据开示争议、未遵守证据开示命令，因而导致不少于七项认定其藐视法庭的命令，以及对受托人、其家庭及其律师开展庭外骚扰活动。5\n\n12. 鉴于在出售 Lady May（玛丽女士号）之前缺乏聘请法务会计师的资金，受托人及其律师（在此之前只能从未来追回的资产中寻求报酬）将其初期资产追回工作集中于已识别的资产，例如 Lady May（玛丽女士号）游艇，6 Sherry Netherland（雪莉荷兰酒店公寓）公寓，7 以及已识别的银行账户，例如 HCHK entities（HCHK 实体）的账户8和 U.S. Bank（美国银行）托管账户。9 因此，对郭文贵关联实体所使用的数百个账户进行法务会计核查这一必要步骤，直至受托人于 2023 年 8 月聘用 Kroll, LLC（科罗尔有限责任公司）（“Kroll”）担任受托人的法务调查机构后，才真正开始；该聘用依据法院于 2023 年 9 月 29 日作出的命令 [ECF No. 2241]。\n\n5 如法院在其《认定个人债务人藐视法庭并驳回暂停执行强制出示命令动议的备忘录式裁决及命令》[ECF No. 2035] 第 37-38 页中指出：“由于个人债务人未与受托人合作，反而阻挠受托人的调查，破产财产持续产生巨额费用和延误。根据第 521 条，受托人在其一年多前获任命后，应立即取得与个人债务人的财务事项、资产、负债、业务等相关的全部文件和记录。相反，受托人不得不识别其他适当的传票对象、发出无数传票，并持续进行动议程序。虽然受托人的工作已大幅惠益破产财产，但破产财产也因该等工作承担了沉重成本。”\n\n13. 自受聘以来，Kroll（科罗尔）一直努力协助受托人奠定基础，以便开展包括追诉撤销诉讼在内的工作；该等诉讼源于债务人实际上通过众多郭文贵关联实体进行的数千笔转账。迄今为止，Kroll（科罗尔）已识别出超过 339 个郭文贵关联银行账户、约 83,820 笔流入和流出该等账户的交易，以及经由该等账户流转的逾 \\$3.2 billion。随着 Kroll（科罗尔）的分析推进，这些数字每天都在增长。\n\n请求的救济\n\n14. 受托人通过本动议请求作出拟议命令，授权并批准时效中止动议的通知形式和方式。如本动议获准，受托人将按如下方式提供时效中止动议通知：\n\nI. 通知方式\n\n15. 受托人请求获得授权，以如下方式向替代送达被告送达（“替代送达方法”）：\n\n6 受托人就对抗程序 22-05003，HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited（HK International Funds Investments（美国）有限公司）诉 Despins（德斯潘）一案追回，并根据法院 2023年6月27日的命令出售。[ECF No. 1953]。7\n\n受托人就对抗程序 22-05027，Despins 诉 Bravo Luck Limited（博瑞幸运有限公司）一案追回。8\n\n这些实体，即 HCHK Technologies, Inc.（HCHK科技公司）、HCHK Property Management, Inc.（HCHK物业管理公司）和 Lexington Property, Inc.（列克星敦物业公司），是对抗程序 23-05013，Despins 诉 HCHK Technologies, Inc. 等一案的标的；在该案中，受托人已寻求作出替身实体判决。9\n\n受托人就对抗程序 22-05003，HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited 诉 Despins 一案，以及对抗程序 23-05012，U.S Bank National Association（美国合众银行全国协会）诉 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited 等一案追回。\n\n— 以一级邮件向所有替代送达被告的最后已知实际地址（如已知）邮寄：（a）受托人未掌握经核实的现行地址的替代送达被告；或（b）位于美国境外、且所在国家为以下情形之一的替代送达被告：（i）非《海牙公约》或禁止此类送达的任何其他国际协议的缔约方，或（ii）不反对此类国际协议项下通过邮件送达；\n— 电子邮件（如已知）；\n— 向律师以挂号邮件和电子邮件送达（如已知）；\n— 向所有已知及未知的替代送达被告在 British Virgin Islands（英属维尔京群岛，BVI）的所有登记代理人通过邮件送达；该等被告为或可能为设于 BVI 的公司，或担任该等 BVI 实体的董事和/或高级管理人员；\n— 向任何潜在被告的特定美国境内登记代理人通过邮件送达（如已知）；以及\n— 公告通知。\n\n16. 为明确起见，为确保替代送达被告尽可能获得实际通知，受托人拟对任何特定被告尽可能采用多种该等替代送达方式。例如，如某一方拥有已知电子邮件地址，且受托人知悉曾代理该方的律师，该方将通过以下方式获得送达：（i）电子邮件；（ii）其律师；以及（iii）公告。身份未知的替代送达被告将仅获得公告通知。\n\nII. 通知书格式\n\n17. 所有替代送达被告（仅接收公告通知者除外）将以拟议裁定附件 1 所载的形式收到时效中止动议通知（“通知书格式”）。除其他事项外，拟议的通知书格式将附具时效中止动议副本，并告知替代送达被告：\n\n— 时效中止动议的听证日期和异议截止日期；\n— 根据时效中止动议，受托人寻求延长其对以下各方提起诉讼的期限：从通知书格式附表 I 所列任何个人或实体处获得转让的各方、该等个人或实体的后续受让人，或在通知书格式附表 II 中被特别列明的各方10；\n— 替代送达被告之所以收到本通知书格式，是因为受托人认为其属于可能对之提起诉讼的各方；以及\n— 时效中止动议可能影响其法律权利，如其不对时效中止动议提出异议，其日后可能放弃提出异议的权利。\n\n18. 目前受托人尚未知悉的潜在被告将仅收到公告通知，该通知将采用拟议裁定附件 2 所载的形式（“公告通知格式”）。公告通知将包含与通知书格式相同的信息，并将进一步告知潜在被告，可从 Epiq（艾匹克）的案件网站获取时效中止动议副本。公告通知将在拟议裁定作出后十日内，于以下各出版物中各刊登一次：\n\n— a. USA Today（《今日美国》）；\n— b. Sing Tao USA（《美国星岛日报》）（公告通知将译为普通话）；以及\n— c. The World Journal（《世界日报》）（公告通知将译为普通话）。\n\nIII. 时效中止动议听证会\n\n19. 最后，该动议请求法院将时效中止动议的听证会安排于 2024年2月13日举行，或安排于法院随后可行的最早日期举行。\n\n救济依据\n\n20. 时效中止动议的送达受《破产程序规则》第 9014 条管辖，该条规定，在“本规则未另行管辖的争议事项中，应通过动议请求救济”，且该等“动议应依照第 7004 条规定的传票和起诉状送达方式送达”。\n\nI. 适用于替代送达请求的标准\n\n21. 法院有酌处权授权对所有替代送达被告采用所请求的替代送达程序方式，包括位于美国境内者和位于外国者。\n\nA. 美国境内被告\n\n22. 对于位于美国境内的替代送达被告，第 4(e)(1) 条规定，可“依照州法律完成送达，该州为地区法院所在地州或实施送达所在地州，且该州法律适用于在其普通管辖法院提起的诉讼中送达传票。” Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e)(1)。该规则被解释为允许法院授权采用适用州法许可的任何替代送达方式。In re Qiwi PLC Sec. Litig., No. 20CV6054RPKCLP, 2022 WL 20527316, at *3 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2022)。\n\n23. 根据 Connecticut（康涅狄格州）法律，如当事人的姓名或住所对原告而言“未知”，法院可就通知对方当事人起诉状作出“其认为合理的命令”。Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-68。康涅狄格州法院将该法条解释为，在原告证明“为查明［被告的］住所已作出一切合理努力但未果”，且所选择的通知方式“最有可能使该人注意到［该诉讼］”时，授权采取替代送达方式。Parks v. Buchanan, No. KNLCV155014893S, 2015 WL 9242192, at *9 (Conn. Super. Ct. Nov. 19, 2015) (quoting Conn. Practice Book Sec. 11-4)。\n\n24. 康涅狄格州法律明确设想的一种替代通知方式是公告通知。Id.（授权公告送达，其中原告除其他事项外，曾尝试通过邮件送达但未成功，且无法通过访谈或互联网搜索找到替代地址）（citing Conn. Practice Book Sec. 11-6）；另见 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-68（规定公告通知的其他程序要求）。\n\nB. 境外被告\n\n25. 对于位于美国境外的被告，第 4(f)(3) 条和第 4(h)(2) 条明确授权法院指示以任何“未被国际协议禁止”的送达形式向外国个人实施送达。Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3); Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(h)(2)（将第 4(f)(3) 条适用于外国公司、合伙企业和协会）；另见 Rio Props., Inc. v. Rio Int'l Interlink, 284 F.3d 1007, 1014 (9th Cir. 2002)（“从其字面语言显而易见，根据第 4(f)(3) 条进行的送达必须：（1）由法院指示；且（2）不受国际协议禁止。”）。\n\n26. 第 4(f) 条“未规定任何层级”，这意味着“原告无需在法院可依第 4(f)(3) 条命令送达之前，先尝试根据第 4(f) 条其他规定进行送达。” Grp. One Ltd. v. GTE GmbH, 523 F. Supp. 3d 323, 341 (E.D.N.Y. 2021)。因此，诉讼当事人在请求替代送达命令前，并无“首先穷尽依据《海牙公约》实施送达之可能性”的要求。Grey Wall Software, LLC v. AeroSimple LLC, No. 22-CV-203 (RAR), 2022 WL 17404462, at *4 (D. Conn. Dec. 2, 2022) (quoting Grp. One Ltd. v. GTE GmbH, 523 F. Supp. 3d at 341)。\n\n27. 最终，是否授权“以其他方式”送达“由法院酌处决定”，id.，且法院“在依据第 4(f)(3) 条制定替代送达方式时享有广泛酌处权”。United States v. Besneli, No. 14 CIV. 7339 JFK, 2015 WL 4755533, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2015)。第二巡回区对法院酌处权的唯一限制是：（1）命令采取的送达方式“未被国际协议禁止［；］（2）［其］符合宪法上的正当程序理念［；］”（3）原告已“作出合理努力以向被告实施送达”；以及（4）“情形表明有必要由法院介入。” Id.（省略内部引文）。其中前两项要求分别具有法定和宪法依据；后两项则由司法判例创设。\n\nII. 应批准受托人的替代送达方式\n\n28. 替代送达方式满足 Connecticut 法律（适用于位于美国境内的被告）和第 4(f)(3) 条（适用于位于境外的被告）的要求。因此，法院应予批准。\n\nA. 替代送达方式符合正当程序，并可能使被告知悉时效中止动议\n\n29. 如上所述，欲使根据第 4(f)(3) 条实施的送达得到许可，所选择的方式必须符合“宪法上的正当程序理念”。Besneli, 2015 WL 4755533, at *1。“如在一切情形下，送达方式经合理设计，足以使利害关系人知悉诉讼正在进行，并给予其提出异议的机会，则该送达符合正当程序。” Grey Wall Software, 2022 WL 17404462, at *4（省略内部引文）。同样，根据 Connecticut 法律，所选择的送达方式必须可能使诉讼引起被送达人注意。Buchanan, 2015 WL 9242192。在此，受托人选择的每一项替代送达方式均满足这些要求。\n\n30. 向最后已知地址和/或登记代理人邮寄送达：《破产程序规则》第 7004 条明确允许在美国境内通过一级邮件向个人、境内公司或外国公司送达。这包括（对于公司）向“经指定或依法获授权接受诉讼文书送达的任何其他代理人”邮寄送达——例如登记代理人。在此，如任何替代送达被告最终被确定其地址不同于受托人在送达时所知地址，受托人主张，该送达结合其他替代送达方式，满足正当程序要求。\n\n31. 电子邮件送达：本巡回区众多法院认为，通过电子邮件送达符合正当程序，并有合理可能给予实际通知。见 In re Three Arrows Cap., Ltd., 647 B.R. 440, 455 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2022)（汇集“若干有说服力的案件，其中在依据第 4 条送达的背景下，允许通过电子邮件或社交媒体送达诉讼文书”11）；另见 Merrimack Mut. Ins. Co. v. New Widetech Indus. Co., No. 3:20CV546 (MPS), 2020 WL 5879405, at *2 (D. Conn. Oct. 2, 2020)（准许通过电子邮件送达的动议）；Equipav S.A. Pavimentacao, Engenharia e Comercia Ltda. v. Bertin, No. 22 CIV. 4594 (PGG), 2022 WL 2758417, at *4 (S.D.N.Y. July 14, 2022)（允许通过电子邮件送达）；Gurung v. Malhotra, 279 F.R.D. 215, 220 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)（即使某国“反对通过‘邮政渠道’送达”，电子邮件送达亦属适当）。\n\n32. 向律师送达：法院亦已批准向当事人的律师送达，即使该律师代理的是另一事项。参见，例如，Bazarian Int'l Fin. Assocs., L.L.C.（Bazarian 国际金融联合有限责任公司）v. Desarrollos Aerohotelco, C.A.（Desarrollos Aerohotelco 公司）, 168 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2016)（叙述法院曾准许原告“通过挂号邮件和电子邮件向被告的美国律师送达”，而该律师当时正在另一事项中代理被告）；BMO Harris Bank, N.A.（BMO Harris 银行，全国协会）v. Guthmiller（格斯米勒）, No. CV-14-00275-PHX-JAT, 2014 WL 2600362, at *4 (D. Ariz. June 10, 2014)（认定“允许原告通过电子邮件和一类邮件向格斯米勒现任\n\n11 Three Arrows（“三支箭”）法院具体审理的是依据 Rule 45 对传票提出替代送达请求（而非依据 Rule 4 对传唤令和起诉状提出的请求）。但是，该法院明确裁定，有关送达充分性的 Rule 4 判例“具有说服力，即使并非控制性”。Three Arrows, 647 B.R. at 456.\n\n破产律师送达，将清楚地使格斯米勒知悉本案正在进行，并给予其提出异议的机会”）。12\n\n33. 公告通知：根据最高法院判例，对于“身份不明的当事人”， “合理的公告通知已属充分”。In re Tronox Inc.（Tronox 公司）, 626 B.R. 688, 719 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2021)（后续历史略）（删除强调）（讨论 Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.（中央汉诺威银行与信托公司）, 339 U.S. 306, 317, 94 L. Ed. 865, 70 S. Ct. 652 (1950)）。因此，“在无法合理地或实际地给予更充分警示的情形下，例如人员失踪或身份不明的案件中，公告通知是适当的。”In re Cath. Bishop of N. Alaska（北阿拉斯加天主教主教）, No. F08-00110-DMD, 2008 WL 8652362, at *2 (Bankr. D. Alaska June 16, 2008)（省略内部引号）（引用 Mullane）；另参见 Buchanan（布坎南）, 2015 WL 9242192（授权依据 Connecticut（康涅狄格州）法律通过公告送达）。13 在本案中，受托人提议在拟议命令录入后不久，在下列各出版物中就替代送达被告发布公告：USA Today（今日美国报）；Sing Tao USA（美国星岛日报）（公告通知译为普通话）；以及 The World Journal（世界日报）（公告通知译为普通话）。这些出版物发行广泛，如此广泛的公告通知有合理可能使替代送达被告知悉中止期间动议。\n\n34. 虽然每一种替代送达方式单独来看均符合正当程序，且单独来看均有合理可能提供实际通知，但在提出多种送达方式时，法院经常综合考量全部方式。参见 Nat'l Env't\n\n12 对于已在 Chapter 11（第11章）案件其他方面通过律师出庭的替代送达被告而言，向其律师送达在本案中尤其适当。向该等律师送达几乎\n\n必然会使替代送达被告收到关于中止期间动议的实际通知。13 法院还依据 Bankruptcy Rule 2002(l)（破产程序规则 2002(l)）有权“如其认定邮寄通知不可行，则命令通过公告通知。”\n\nGrp., LLC（国家环境集团有限责任公司）v. Al Maktoum（阿勒马克图姆）, No. 3:21CV01046(SALM), 2021 WL 5111910, at *2 (D. Conn. Nov. 3, 2021)（“法院认定，原告提出的送达方式，尤其是在整体考量时，符合宪法上的正当程序理念。”）（添加强调）；Hardin（哈丁）v. Tron Found.（Tron 基金会）, No. 20-CV-2804 (VSB), 2020 WL 5236941, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 1, 2020)（“原告已识别出一个与被告陈有关的公开电子邮件地址、一个可能的个人电子邮件地址及其 LinkedIn（领英）账户，合并使用时，这些方式经过合理设计，足以向被告陈提供所需通知。”）（添加强调）；United States（美国）v. Besneli（贝斯内利）, No. 14 CIV. 7339 JFK, 2015 WL 4755533, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2015)（批准通过电子邮件和公告送达，并指出“公告送达将作为由电子邮件提供的腰带之外一套明智的背带”）。14 本案中，受托人选择的替代送达方式整体而言，极有可能通知替代送达被告中止期间动议，因而完全符合正当程序和 Connecticut（康涅狄格州）法律。\nB. 受托人为向被告送达已作出合理努力\n\n35. 对于国内和外国被告，受托人必须证明其已作出“合理努力”完成送达。参见 Merrimack Mut. Ins. Co.（梅里马克相互保险公司）v. New Widetech Indus. Co.（新维泰克工业公司）, No. 3:20CV546 (MPS), 2020 WL 5879405, at *2 (D. Conn. Oct. 2, 2020)。\n\n14 其他地区的法院也采纳了该规则。参见，例如，Gilbertson（吉尔伯特森）v. J. Givoo Consultants I, Inc.（J. Givoo 顾问 I 公司）, No. CV 20-6991, 2021 WL 689114, at *2 (D.N.J. Feb. 23, 2021)（“此外，允许通过 USPS（美国邮政署）及额外电子方式，包括电子邮件和短信，进行通知的做法，在本地区获得充分支持。”）；Creative Intellects（创意智识公司）v. Haygood（海古德）, No. 221CV02670RGKAFM, 2021 WL 3568237, at *4 (C.D. Cal. July 23, 2021)（“合并来看，通过电子邮件、短信及 Sabine（萨宾）的送达代理人进行送达，经过合理设计，足以向 Thompson（汤普森）提供本诉讼的通知。”）；Seiko Epson Corp.（精工爱普生公司）v. Dongguan Ocbestjet Digital Tech. Co.（东莞 Ocbestjet 数码科技有限公司）, No. 2:22-CV-04123-AB-JC, 2022 WL 18397388, at *3 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 3, 2022)（“但是，由于这些送达方式将是‘补充性送达方式’而非唯一送达方式，法院认定，这些方式与电子邮件送达相结合，经过合理设计，足以使被告知悉该诉讼。”）；参照 Hu（胡）v. Lee（李）, No. 09-2588 SC, 2009 WL 4823195, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2009)（在原告请求“一项概括命令，授权‘通过其他方式’送达”时，不妨碍再次提出地驳回替代送达动议，并指示原告“通过请求许可使用可与电子邮件送达结合实施的额外送达方式，例如通过国际邮件将传唤令和[起诉状]寄送至实体地址，进一步支持其请求”）。\n\n然而，该要求并非必然要求在请求获得通过替代方式送达的授权之前，先尝试传统送达方式。15 “是否要求事先进行勤勉尝试”是一项基于事实的审查，“将取决于每一案件的情形及寻求替代送达的理由”。In re Three Arrows Capital（三支箭资本）, 647 B.R. at 454；参照 Guiliano（朱利亚诺）v. Richman（里奇曼）, No. AP 21-51032, 2021 WL 6121901, at *2 (Bankr. D. Del. Dec. 27, 2021)（在原告未提供“任何为获得被告德国地址所作努力的证据”，且原告“未提交任何关于任何潜在延迟期限的适格证据”时，不妨碍再次提出地驳回替代送达动议）（添加强调）。\n\n36. 向当事人送达的第一步是确定当事人身份。因此，法院认定，即使实际上未尝试送达，勤勉地尝试查明当事人及其地址，也满足“合理努力”要求。参见，例如，Advanced Access Content Sys. Licensing Adm'r, LLC（高级访问内容系统许可管理有限责任公司）v. Shen（沈）, No. 14-CV-1112 (VSB), 2018 WL 4757939, at *4 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2018)（认定“原告在调查被告实体地址方面已作出合理勤勉努力”，并驳回“原告须首先尝试根据 Hague Convention（海牙公约）送达”的主张）；Prediction Co. LLC（预测公司有限责任公司）v. Rajgarhia（拉杰加希亚）, No. 09 CIV.7459(SAS), 2010 WL 1050307, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 22, 2010)（“[原告]已履行其[证明其已作出合理努力完成送达]的举证责任，其曾积极但未成功地通过多种方式试图获得[被告]的地址。”）；参照\n\n15 为明确起见，受托人已采取多项具体措施，力图在本案先前事项中向某些潜在被告送达。例如，受托人曾试图通过向 GWGOPNZ Limited（GWGOPNZ 有限公司，“GWGOPNZ”）的律师发送证言传票，向王学兵送达；王学兵据称为 GWGOPNZ 的受益所有人，而 GWGOPNZ 是对抗程序编号 23-05013，Despins（德斯平斯）v. HCHK Technologies, Inc.（HCHK 科技公司）, et al.（等）（“HCHK 对抗程序”）中的拟议介入人之一。该律师表示其不会代理王先生，且无权代表其接受送达。如法院在近期驳回拟议介入人介入动议的裁决中所认定，王先生“规避了传票”，反而要求张杰女士作为 GWGOPNZ 的公司代表作证，尽管她“显然不具备”如此行事的资格。Memorandum of Decision and Order Denying Motion to Intervene and Motion to Clarify Temporary Restraining Order（驳回介入动议及澄清临时限制令动议的裁决备忘录和命令）, Adv. Proc. No. 23-05013, ECF No. 239, at 28-29.\n\nPhilip Morris USA Inc.（美国菲利普莫里斯公司）v. Veles Ltd.（维莱斯有限公司）, No. 06 CV 2988 GBD, 2007 WL 725412, at *3 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 12, 2007)（在原告无法查明被告实体地址时，准许通过传真和电子邮件送达）。\n\n37. In re Tronox Inc.（Tronox 公司）, 626 B.R. 688, 721 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2021)（后续历史略）中的裁决虽产生于截止申报日期的背景下，但具有指导意义。在该案中，某些收到截止申报日期公告通知的债权人主张，债务人“本应走访相关社区，以识别患有相关状况的人员”，并向其提供直接通知。Id. 法院解释，如债权人身份“能够合理确定”，则须提供“直接通知”，而这要求债务人作出合理勤勉努力以识别债权人。Id.（添加强调）。法院援引 Mullane，进一步解释，为作到合理勤勉，“……债务人的努力无需包括不可行且冗长的搜寻”。Id.（省略内部引号及引文）。\n\n38. 本案中，受托人已进行了广泛搜寻，并已审查其可获得的全部信息。除其他事项外，受托人已提出十三项 Rule 2004（规则 2004）动议，已向超过 250 名当事人发出 Rule 2004 传票，已审阅在证据开示中制作的数十万份文件，并继续采取一切合理措施以取得额外记录。受托人还聘请了一家法务会计公司审阅数千页财务记录和交易，所有这些均旨在（且该努力仍在继续）理解围绕债务人极其复杂且被故意复杂化的财务网络。尽管作出了所有这些努力，受托人的调查仍因这种复杂性以及其一直面对的债务人关联方的持续阻挠而尚未完成。\n\n39. 法院认定，“应当劝阻当事人‘随意地’根据 Rule 4(f)(3) 寻求替代送达。”In GLG Life Tech Corp. Sec. Litig.（GLG 生命科技公司证券诉讼）, 287 F.R.D. 262, 267\n\n(S.D.N.Y. 2012)（省略内部引文）。“但[受托人]在本案中的请求绝非随意。”Id.（添加强调）。相反，其为识别和向潜在被告送达所作的广泛努力，远远超过判例法要求的“合理努力”标准。\nC. 为避免受托人遭受不利影响，替代送达方式属必要\n\n40. 如上所述，法院就 Rule 4(f)(3) 项下替代送达申请作出裁决时，可考量是否有必要由法院介入。与此同时，Connecticut（康涅狄格州）法律规定，法院可就替代送达作出其认为在当时情形下合理的任何命令。本案中，鉴于提交撤销诉讼及 Bankruptcy Code（破产法典）chapter 5（第5章）项下其他诉讼的截止日期为 February 15, 2024，法院授权所请求的替代送达不仅合理或必要——对本案至关重要。\n\n41. 驳回本动议将导致大量延误。首先，中止时效动议涉及“数量众多的外国和国内实体”。United States v. Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL, 285 F.R.D. 262, 267 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)。因此，为避免不当延误，并避免在许多不同国家对潜在被告进行个别化通知程序所产生的过高成本（例如，可能需要聘请该司法管辖区的律师、聘请该司法管辖区的送达人员，及/或提交嘱托书），有必要采用简化的通知程序。16\n\n16 受托人指出，此处拟议的“简化”程序绝非捷径。受托人仍拟通过邮件向每名潜在被告的多个地址（如已知）以及通过电子方式发送通知。见 In re Three Arrows, 647 B.R. at 454, n. 6（“无论如何，外国代表拟议的准许送达动议的命令规定，外国代表将在采用电子邮件和社交媒体之前，首先尝试对个人进行亲自送达。”）。\n\n42. 然而，更重要的是，驳回本动议将在正值紧迫之时造成延误。本院充分知悉受托人对潜在被告提起诉讼的迫近期限。如上所述，受托人已采取一切合理（及不合理）措施，以查明潜在被告的身份。但由于该项任务规模巨大，以及债务人及其同伙为阻挠受托人努力所作出的广泛努力，受托人的努力已取得成果——但尚未完成。\n\n43. Rule 4(f)(3) 正是为使法院能够在紧急情形下批准替代送达而制定。见 In re One Apus Container Ship Incident on Nov. 30, 2022, No. 22 MD. 3028 (PAE), 2022 WL 17370122, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 2, 2022)（“Rule 4 的咨询说明表明，在‘紧急’情形下，即使其他方式仍未完成或尚未尝试，Rule 4(f)(3) 亦可能允许地区法院命令采取‘特别送达方式’。”）（经修改）（引自 Rio Props., Inc. v. Rio Int'l Interlink, 284 F.3d 1007 (2002)）；另见 Hangzhou Chic, 2021 WL 1222783, at *3（鉴于“紧急情况”批准替代送达）。“法院经常援引《海牙公约》项下送达的延误，以支持根据 Rule 4(f)(3) 作出替代送达命令。”In re TK Holdings, Inc., No. 17-11375 (BLS), 2021 WL 954827, at *5；另见 In GLG Life Tech Corp. Sec. Litig., 287 F.R.D. 262, 267 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)（同上，并汇集案例）。\n\n44. 鉴于受托人所作出的广泛勤勉努力、债务人及其同伙试图阻挠该等努力的程度，以及即将到来的期限所具有的紧迫性，17 本院的介入是必要的，并且应当准许该动议。\n\n17 事实上，法院已认定，当为向诉讼当事人送达而采取合理措施的努力受到阻挠时，采取该等合理措施本身即足以表明需要法院介入。见，例如，Doe v. Hyassat, 342 F.R.D. 53, 59 (S.D.N.Y. 2022)（指出原告“已采取合理步骤完成送达”，并称“鉴于上述情形，本院认定原告已证明本院的介入是必要的”）。\n\nD. 对外国被告采取替代送达方式并不为国际协议所禁止\n\n45. 受托人寻求仅以不为国际协议所禁止的方式向外国当事人送达。因此，如某一替代送达被告位于《海牙公约》缔约国，且该国已反对依据该公约通过邮件送达，受托人并未寻求许可通过邮件直接或经由登记代理人向该被告送达。18 相反，受托人仅寻求通过电子邮件通知、经由代理律师以及公告方式向该等被告送达。上述每种方式均属允许。\n\n46. 尽管本巡回区对此存在一些相互冲突的判例依据，“多数法院已认定通过电子邮件送达为《海牙公约》所允许。”Grey Wall Software, LLC v. AeroSimple LLC, 2022 WL 17404462, at *5；另见 Grp. One Ltd. v. GTE GmbH, 523 F. Supp. 3d 323, 343 (E.D.N.Y. 2021)（“尽管德国已反对 Article 10，但对 Article 10 的反对并不禁止通过电子邮件送达。”）（省略脚注）；United States v. Besneli, No. 14 CIV. 7339 JFK, 2015 WL 4755533, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2015)（“因此，本院加入多数法院的立场，并且由于其未获悉土耳其订立任何禁止通过电子邮件送达的协议，认定通过电子邮件向被告送达并不为国际协议所禁止。”）。\n\n47. 通过代理律师送达亦不为《海牙公约》所禁止。见 Zanghi v. Ritella, No. 19 CIV. 5830 (NRB), 2020 WL 589409, at *6 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 5, 2020)（“《海牙公约》不禁止向外国被告的美国代理律师送达，亦不禁止通过电子邮件送达。”）；Bazarian Int'l Fin. Assocs., L.L.C. v. Desarrollos Aerohotelco, C.A., 168 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2016)（“向一方当事人的律师送达‘不为国际协议所禁止’。”）。19\n\n18 “香港和英属维尔京群岛均未反对根据 Article 10 通过邮件送达。”La Dolce Vita Fine Dining Co. Ltd. v. Zhang Lan, No. 1:19-MC-00536-ALC, 2020 WL 7321366, at *5 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 11, 2020)。英国同样未提出反对。见 Fagan v. Cent. Bank of Cyprus, No. 19- 80239-CIV, 2019 WL 2410075, at *1 (S.D. Fla. June 7, 2019)（“美国和英国均为《海牙公约》签署国。英属维尔京群岛是英国的海外领地。海牙国际私法会议的公开记录显示，英国未反对根据《海牙送达公约》Section 10(a) 通过邮件送达。”）（省略内部引文）。据此，如该动议获准，受托人将通过邮件向位于英国、BVI 或香港的已知替代送达被告提供通知。\n\n48. 尽管存在任何国际协议，对身份不明被告进行公告送达也是一种可接受的替代送达方式。事实上，“如待送达文书之人的地址不明，《海牙公约》不适用。”Grey Wall Software, LLC v. AeroSimple LLC, 2022 WL 17404462, at *5（省略内部引号及引文）。“本巡回区法院已认定，如原告已尽合理勤勉努力试图发现用于送达程序文书的实际地址但未能成功，则该地址即属‘不明’。”Id.（省略内部引号及引文）。基于上文讨论的理由，受托人已勤勉地尝试查明所有潜在被告的地址；在其未能查明该等地址的范围内，根据 Rule 4(f)(3) 对该等被告进行公告送达是适当的。\n\n19 如上所述，拟议的替代送达方式包括一类邮件和电子邮件。如向位于根据《海牙公约》认定邮政渠道不足以完成送达的国家的潜在被告进行送达，受托人请求本院命令采用其他替代送达方式，包括电子邮件送达、向代理律师送达及公告通知。\n\n因此，基于上述理由，受托人谨请求本院\n\n作出拟议命令，准许本案所请求的救济，并准许本院认为适当的任何其他救济。\n\n日期：January 9, 2024 LUC A. DESPINS（卢克·A·德斯平斯）\nNew Haven, Connecticut 第 11 章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/ Douglass Barron\n\nAvram E. Luft（阿夫拉姆·E·卢夫特）（获准 pro hac vice 出庭）\nDouglass Barron（道格拉斯·巴伦）（获准 pro hac vice 出庭）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6079\naviluft@paulhastings.com\ndouglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n以及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（尼古拉斯·A·巴塞特）（获准 pro hac vice 出庭）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n2050 M Street NW\nWashington, D.C., 20036\n(202) 551-1902\nnicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n以及\n\nPatrick R. Linsey（帕特里克·R·林赛）（ct29437）\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.（诺伊伯特、佩佩及蒙蒂思律师事务所）\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n第 11 章受托人代理律师\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT（美国破产法院）\nDISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（康涅狄格州地区）\nBRIDGEPORT DIVISION（布里奇波特分庭）\n\n------------------------------------------------------ x\n\n关于： ：\n： 第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，1 ：\n： 案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。 ：\n：\n： （合并管理）\n\n送达证明\n\n下列签署人特此证明，于 January 9, 2024，前述动议及其所有声明、证物和附件已以电子方式提交。根据本院电子提交（“CM/ECF”）系统的运行，或按电子提交通知中所示通过邮件向无法接受电子提交的任何人士，已通过电子邮件向上述标题所示第 11 章案件的所有当事人发送本次提交通知。当事人可通过本院 CM/ECF 系统查阅本次提交。\n\n日期：January 9, 2024\nNew Haven, Connecticut\n\n签署人：/s/ Douglass Barron\n\nDouglass Barron（道格拉斯·巴伦）（获准 pro hac vice 出庭）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6000\ndouglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n第 11 章受托人代理律师\n\n1 本第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（又称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及众多其他别名）（税务识别号码后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号码后四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，转交 Luc A. Despins，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 财产的受托人（仅为通知和通信之目的）。\n\n证物 A\n目前已知的替代送达被告\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nH Reserve Management Ltd（H储备管理有限公司） Abu Dhabi\nThousand Stars Company Limited（千星有限公司） Abu Dhabi\nDeputy Group（副手集团） Sydney Australia\nG Translators Pty Ltd（G翻译私人有限公司） Victoria Australia\nG Translators Pty Ltd Southbank, Australia VIC 3006\nGTV Australia Pty Ltd（GTV澳大利亚私人有限公司） Melbourne Australia\nNational Australia Bank Limited（澳大利亚国民银行有限公司） Docklands, VIC Australia\nTT Resources 1 Pty Ltd（TT资源1私人有限公司） Mill Park Australia 3082\nYa Li（李娅）（“Mulan”） Southbank, Australia VIC 3006\nDeltec Bank & Trust Limited（德尔泰克银行与信托有限公司） Nassau Bahamas\nAce Decade Holdings Limited（艾斯十年控股有限公司） Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands\nBouilliour Holdings Limited（布伊利乌尔控股有限公司） British Virgin Islands\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nDawn State Limited（曙光州有限公司） Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands\nFreedom Media Ventures Ltd.（自由媒体风险投资有限公司） Tortola, British Virgin Islands VG1110\nG Club HoldCo I LLC（G俱乐部控股公司I有限责任公司） Road Town British Virgin Islands\nG Club International Ltd (BVI)（G俱乐部国际有限公司（BVI）） Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands VG1110\nG Fashion Hold Co. B. Limited（G时尚控股公司B有限公司） Road Town British Virgin Islands\nG Fashion International Limited（G时尚国际有限公司） Road Town British Virgin Islands\nGold Leaf Consulting Limited（金叶咨询有限公司） Road Town British Virgin Islands BVI 1110 VG\nHead Win Group Limited（海德温集团有限公司） Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands\nHimalaya International Clearing Ltd（喜马拉雅国际清算有限公司） Road Town British Virgin Islands VG1110\nHimalaya International Financial Group Ltd.（喜马拉雅国际金融集团有限公司） Road Town British Virgin Islands VG1110\nHimalaya International Payments Ltd.（喜马拉雅国际支付有限公司） Road Town British Virgin Islands VG1110\nHimalaya International Reserves Ltd.（喜马拉雅国际储备有限公司） Road Town British Virgin Islands VG1110\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nHudson Diamond Holding, Inc. 罗德城 英属维尔京群岛 VG1110\nJovial Century International Limited 罗德城 英属维尔京群岛\nLong Gate Limited 罗德城，托托拉 英属维尔京群岛\nNew Dynamic Development Limited 罗德城，托托拉 英属维尔京群岛\nNext Tycoon Investments Limited 罗德城，托托拉 英属维尔京群岛\nOgier 罗德城 英属维尔京群岛 VG1110\nO'Neal Webster 托托拉 英属维尔京群岛 1110\nShiny Ace Limited 罗德城，托托拉 英属维尔京群岛\nShiny Times Holding Limited 罗德城，托托拉 英属维尔京群岛\nWell Origin Limited 罗德城，托托拉 英属维尔京群岛\nWorld Century Limited 罗德城，托托拉 英属维尔京群岛\nPA Business Advisory Limited 罗德城，托托拉 英属维尔京群岛\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nPA Business Opportunity VII Limited 罗德城，托托拉 英属维尔京群岛\nPA Business Opportunity VIII Limited 罗德城，托托拉 英属维尔京群岛\nWhitecroft Shore Limited 罗德城 英属维尔京群岛 VG1110\nEhsan Masud 罗德城，托托拉 英属维尔京群岛\nACASS Canada Ltd 圣洛朗 加拿大 H4T 2B5\nCharfaerie Production Inc 多伦多 加拿大 M1T 3M7\nYuqiang Qin & Yunfu Jiang 多伦多 加拿大\nRidwan Mamode Saib 大开曼 开曼群岛 KY1-1106\nRoscalitar 2 大开曼 开曼群岛 KY1-1104\nAndrew Childe 卡马纳湾 开曼群岛 KY1-9006\nBlue Capital Limited 乔治敦 开曼群岛 KY1-9008\nHamilton M&A Fund SP 乔治敦 开曼群岛 KY1-1106\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nHamilton Opportunity Fund SPC 乔治敦 开曼群岛 KY1-1106\nHamilton Opportunity Fund SPC 大开曼 开曼群岛 KY1-1106\nTaurus Fund SP 大开曼 开曼群岛 KY1-1106\nKalixun Trading Limited 广东省深圳市龙岗 中国\nBanuba (Cyprus) Limited 尼科西亚 塞浦路斯\nChristodoulos G. Vassiliades & Co. LLC 尼科西亚 塞浦路斯 CY-1105\nBang & Olufsen 斯楚厄 丹麦\nZeta Global Corp 迪拜 P.B. 114560\nBerkeley Rowe 伦敦 英格兰 W1K 7DA\nCounty Ltd 伦敦 英格兰 SW16 2UW\nFarrant Group 伦敦 英格兰 SW1A 1HD\nHarcus Parker Limited 伦敦 英格兰 WC2B 4LL\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nKnight Frank LLP 伦敦 英格兰\nMessageSpace 伦敦 英格兰 SW1P 4QP\nRising Sun Capital Ltd 布伦特福德 英格兰\nSurge Britain 伦敦 英格兰 WC2H 9JQ\nWedlake Bell LLP 伦敦 英格兰 EC4V 4AY\nAnto Conseil 波尔多 法国 33300\nCANAL + Brand Solutions 皮托 法国 92800\nIMG.LY 波鸿 德国 44787\nTrasco Bremen 不来梅 德国\nBradford Marine Bahamas 自由港 大巴哈马岛\nG Club International Limited 乔治敦 大开曼\nNew Henry Investment Limited 香港\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nAtelier Engineering Limited（通过 Wise 以 HKD 支付） 新蒲岗 香港\nChina Golden Spring Group 湾仔 香港\nEagle Eye Investments Limited 中环 香港\nForbes Hare 北角 香港\nJoyord Sportswear Limited 尖沙咀，九龙 香港\nLeading Shine Limited 香港\nPower Wealth Global Limited 香港\nSail Victory Limited 香港\nSpirit Charter Investment Limited 中环 香港\nStrong Country Holdings Group Limited 香港\nTong Le International Trading Co., Ltd. 旺角，九龙 香港\nVision One Investments Limited 中环 香港\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nInfinite Increase Limited 中环 香港\nInfinitum Developments Limited 中环 香港\nKarich International Limited 香港\nRosy Acme Ventures Limited 中环 香港\nCompagnia Del Denim 塞拉德孔蒂 意大利 60030\nGPP SRL 米兰 意大利\nMary Fashion Spa 费拉拉 意大利 44124\nRilievi Group 博洛尼亚 意大利 40132\nStudio Cataldi 普拉托 意大利 59100\nImperius International Trad Co Ltd 大阪 日本 530-0015\nSouken Trading 网走 日本 093-0017\nKyrgyz-Swiss Bank CJSC 比什凯克 吉尔吉斯斯坦\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nBro Service LLC 比什凯克 吉尔吉斯共和国 720040\nYachtzoo SARL MC98000 摩纳哥\nStichting Duurzame 乌得勒支 荷兰 3981 LB\nMimaii NZ Limited 惠特比，波里鲁阿 新西兰 5024\nOasis Tech Limited 芒特惠灵顿 新西兰 1051\nOasis Tech Limited 奥克兰 新西兰 1051\nPremiere Accounting Solutions Ltd 纽马基特 新西兰 1023\nXuebing Wang 奥克兰 新西兰 2163\nKGP Legal, LLC. 新加坡 079903\nSpotify Technology S.A. 斯德哥尔摩 瑞典\nFirst Abu Dhabi Bank 阿布扎比 阿拉伯联合酋长国\nACA Capital Group Limited 伦敦 英国 W1U 6DZ\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nDavid Fallon 伦敦伊灵 英国 W5 5SL\nG-Club Investments Limited 布伦特伍德 英国 TW8 9BW\nHaoran He 伯明翰 英国 B45 8GR\nK Legacy Limited 伦敦 英国 SW7 1QJ\nMacaron Limited 西约克郡 英国 WF1 1SA\nQiang Guo 伦敦 英国 SW7 1QJ\nStandard Chartered PLC 伦敦 英国 EC2V 5DD\nStarling Bank Limited 伦敦 英国 E1 6PW\nWise Creation International Limited 伦敦 英国 EC3V3NG\nZhixuan Li 伦敦马里波恩 英国 W1U6DZ\nRising Sun Capital Ltd 布伦特福德 英国 TW89BW\nSplendour United Limited\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\n18 Bedford Falls LLC\nACA Capital Group Limited 香港特别行政区\nAissata De\nAlfa Global Limited\nAlfonso Global Limited\nAllied Capital Global Limited\nAlpha Ace Ventures Limited\nAmazing Sky Aviation Limited\nAnthony DiBattista\nAnton Development Limited\nArcelio Limited\nAssets Sino Limited\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nAuspicious Coast Limited\nBeijing Pangu Investment Inc.\nBeile Li\nBenjamin Barahona\nCaleb Hull\nCanadian Agri-product Monetary Investments Limited\nCarlos Ignacio Guaia\nCarsten Beck\nCesare Attolini\nCheertime International Limited\nChris Lee\nChristina Miller\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nChung Tat Chiu, Alexander\nCitico International Limited\nCommissioner of Taxation And Finance\nConservative Campaign Fort Lauderdale\nCPA Associates\nCreative Apex Investments Limited\nCrystal Breeze Investments Limited\nDachao Zhong\nDacheng Qu\nDBA Luxury Cleaning NY\nDevash LLC\nDonald J Trump Jr\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nDoug Thompson\nEastern Profit Corporation Limited\nElevator Services Company LLC\nEliseo Lopez\nElite Well Global Limited\nFalciani Marcella\nFiesta Investment Ltd.\nForensic Document Examinations LLC\nFrank Waitr\nG Fashion Hold Co A Limited\nG Fashion LLC\nG Fashion Media Group Inc.\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nG Music LLC\nG News LLC\nG Service LLC\nGerald Almeida Brant\nGF IP, LLC\nGF Italy, LLC\nGFNY, Inc.\nGlobalist International Limited\nGlory Asia (H.K.) Limited\nGM 27 LLC\nGreenwich Window Treatments\nGuang Hong Limited\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nGuixiang Jia\nGuojiao Qu（“Natasha”）\nHamilton Investment Management Limited\nHamilton Opportunity Fund SPC\nHao Haidong\nHao Li\nHenan Yuda Real Estate Co. Ltd.\nHero Grand Limited\nHong Kong Pangu Plaza Commercial Development Limited\nHongxing Geng\nInnovative Insurance Group\nInternal Revenue Service/U.S. Treasury\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nJason Miller\nJean-Claude Boubee\nJiaming Liu\nJintao Li\nJisen Hu\nJohn B Berryhill\nJohn P Morgan\nJoincorp International Limited\nJon Michael Adams\nJoy Chance Holdings Limited\nJumbo Century Limited\nKaelan Dorr\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nKai Enterprises LLC\nKamel Debeche\nKesen Yang\nKingdom Rich Limited\nKingman Management\nKomurotetsuya Azukariguchi Bengoshi\nLau Lai Chun Annie\nLawandy Advisors LLC\nLeicester Hill\nLiang Liu\nLichun Guo\nLijie Guo\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nLimarie Reyes\nLing Lin\nLinwan Feng（“Irene”）\nLogan Cook\nLong Cheer Limited\nM F Lindberg\nMajor Lead International Limited\nManhattan Ave\nMarcella Falciani\nMax Krasner\nMaywind Trading LLC\nMedia Endorsement South Dakota\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nMega Ease Investment Limited\nMin Chen\nN+W Group\nName Corp LLC\nNoble Fame Global Limited\nNorthcliffe\nNY State Department of Tax & Finance\nNYC Department of Finance\nOES PCC Limited\nOkla Inc\nPak Siu Leung\nPaul Kelley\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nPeiru Luo\nPeisha Sun\nPeter Navarro\nPlant Shed New York Flowers\nPNP\nQidong Xia（“Chang Dao Brother”）\nQuickFee\nRich Group Development Ltd.\nRoy D Simmon\nSAAM Verspieren Group\nScript Marketing E Design\nSean Jing\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nSelas Montbrial Avocats\nShalon Clevenger\nShane D Shook\nShiny Mind Limited\nSin Ting Rong，又名 Jaley Rong\nSmall Victory Limited\nSpectrum\nStacey Anne Hughes\nStefano Ricci\nStephanie Russo\nSteven Fiaravanti\nStream\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nStructure Design Build LLC\nSummer Bridges\nSuper Star Project Limited（通过 Wise 以 HKD 支付）\nTC Consultants\nTD Avenue\nTerrence Williams\nThe Society of Scemamaroneck\nTim Murtaugh\nTimothy Edward\nTown of Greenwich, CT\nTranscomputing Technologies\nTrieast Limited\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nTsang Yan Yan\nTSP International, LLC.\nUna Manyee Wilkinson\nVeritext Legal Solutions\nVictor Chang\nVictor-Oasis Consultancy Limited（通过 Wise 以 HKD 支付）\nViewco Building Services & Engineering Co Ltd（通过 Wise 以 HKD 支付）\nWealth Palm Limited\nWei Zhang\nWencun Guo\nWenping Guo\nWilliam Bradley Wendel\n\n名称 城市 州/国家 邮政编码\n\nXinfang Zhang\nYan Su\nYan Yan Tsang\nYinying Wang（“Aila”）\nYong Yu\nYue Zhu\nZero B LLC\nZheng Zhou Guang Yi Tong Commerce and Trading Co., Ltd.\nZhengzhou Shangjie Investments Limited\nZongchao Yue\n\n附件 B 拟议命令\n美国破产法院康涅狄格地区布里奇波特分院\n\n------------------------------------------------------ x\n\n关于： ：\n： 第11章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，1 ：\n： 案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。 ：\n：\n： （联合管理）\n\n［拟议］准许第11章受托人紧急动议的命令：根据《破产法》第105(a)条及《破产程序规则》第2002条和第9014条，(I) 批准关于受托人即将提出的时效中止动议的通知形式和方式，以及 (II) 安排听证会\n\n经审议第11章受托人提出的请求作出命令的动议，\n\n根据《破产法》第105(a)条及《破产程序规则》第2002条和第9014条，批准关于受托人即将提出的时效中止动议的通知形式和方式（以下简称“本动议”）；且已证明存在正当理由；本院认定：(i) 替代送达方式（定义见下文）不受相关国际协议禁止，(ii) 替代送达方式符合宪法上的正当程序原则，(iii) 受托人已作出合理努力向潜在被告送达；以及 (iv) 有必要由本院介入，且本命令所给予的救济经过严格限定，以实现前述目的；现由本院据此\n\n命令：准许本动议，具体如本命令所载；并进一步\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 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多别名）（税务识别号码后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号码后四位：8202）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，收件人为 Luc A. Despins，以 Ho Wan Kwok 遗产受托人身份收件（仅用于通知和通信）。\n\n命令：时效中止动议的听证会应于 February 13, 2024 at [\\_\\_]. 在美国破产法院康涅狄格地区布里奇波特分院举行，地址为 915 Lafayette Boulevard, Room 123, Bridgeport, CT 06604；并进一步\n\n命令：对时效中止动议提出异议的截止日期应为 February 5, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.（美国东部现行时间）；受托人答复（如有）应于 February 9, 2024 前提交；并进一步\n\n命令：准许受托人通过替代送达方式（定义见下文）向替代送达被告送达时效中止动议，替代送达被告包括符合下列情形的潜在被告：2 (i) 受托人无法按照《联邦破产程序规则》第7004条以亲自送达或邮寄方式送达，(ii) 位于美国境外，(iii) 其地址（实体和/或电子地址）目前未知，和/或 (iv) 其姓名目前未知；并进一步\n\n兹命令，替代送达方式包括以下任何一种替代送达方式：(1) 向最后已知的实际地址（如已知）以普通邮件寄送；(2) 电子邮件（如已知）；(3) 向律师（如已知）以普通邮件及电子邮件寄送；(4) 向英属维尔京群岛的所有注册代理人送达；(5) 向任何替代送达被告的特定注册代理人送达（如已知）；及/或 (6) 发布公告；并进一步\n\n兹命令，尽管本命令载有其他条款及条件，如任何替代送达被告位于《海牙送达公约》缔约国，且该国已反对依据该公约以邮寄方式送达，则受托人不得以邮寄方式直接或通过注册代理人向该被告送达；并进一步\n\n2 本文使用但未定义的首字母大写术语，具有该动议中规定的含义。\n\n兹命令，随附于本命令作为附件 1 的拟议通知格式，以及随附于本命令作为附件 2 的公告通知，现予批准；并\n\n兹命令，所有潜在被告（仅接收公告通知的替代通知被告除外）均应以本命令附件 1 所载格式收到有关时效中止动议的通知；并进一步\n\n兹命令，所有替代通知被告均应按照本命令附件 2 所载内容收到公告通知；并进一步\n\n兹命令，受托人应针对每一名替代通知被告采用尽可能多的适用替代送达方式；并进一步\n\n兹命令，公告通知应分别在下列每一种出版物中刊登一次：(i) 《今日美国》；(ii) 《星岛日报美国版》（公告通知应译为普通话）；以及 (iii) 《世界日报》（公告通知应译为普通话）；该等刊登应不迟于本命令登记后十 (10) 日内完成。\n\n兹命令，本命令的条款及条件自登记之时起立即生效并可执行；并进一步\n\n兹命令，受托人获授权采取实施本命令所授予救济所必需的一切行动；并进一步\n\n兹命令，本院应保留对因解释或执行本命令而产生或与之相关的所有事项的管辖权。\n\n日期：________________, 2024\n\n_______________________________________________\n\nJulie A. Manning（朱莉·A·曼宁），美国破产法官\n附件 1 通知格式\n美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院\n\n关于： ：\n： 第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，1 ：\n： 案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。 ：\n：\n： （合并管理）\n\n延长诉讼时效动议通知\n请仔细阅读本通知及所有附件（如有任何疑问，请咨询律师），因为其中包含可能影响您法定权利的期限及程序。\n\n特此通知，2024 年 1 月 [--] 日，Luc A. Despins（吕克·A·德斯平斯）以其在上述所列 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（“债务人”）第 11 章案件中获任命的第 11 章受托人（“受托人”）身份，通过其下署律师，提交了《请求作出命令以延长受托人根据《破产法典》第 108、546 及 549 条提起撤销诉讼期限的动议》（“时效中止动议”）。时效中止动议附于本通知。\n\n时效中止动议的目的是什么？除其他事项外，时效中止动议请求中止提起诉因以向潜在被告寻求追偿或其他救济的法定期限。潜在被告是指以下当事人（个人或实体）：(i)\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 和 Miles Kwok，以及众多其他别名）（税务识别号码末四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号码末四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为：Paul Hastings LLP，200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，收件人：Luc A. Despins，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 遗产的受托人（仅用于通知和通信目的）。\n\n已从本通知附件 I 所列任何一方收取任何转让财产；(ii) 为该等一方的后手受让人；或 (iii) 列于本通知附件 II。\n\n我为何收到本通知？您收到本通知，是因为受托人认为您是时效中止动议针对其寻求救济的潜在被告。您收到本通知这一事实，并不必然意味着已对您提出或将会对您提出任何请求权。\n\n我可以对时效中止动议提出异议吗？可以。时效中止动议的听证会将于 2024 年 2 月 13 日 [__]:00 [__].m.，在 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院）Bridgeport Division（布里奇波特分院）位于 915 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT 的第 123 法庭，由尊敬的 Julie A. Manning（朱莉·A·曼宁）法官主持。潜在被告有权在上述听证会上对时效中止动议提出异议。希望就时效中止动议提交书面异议的潜在被告，必须于 2024 年 2 月 5 日下午 12:00（美国东部现行时间）前提交。\n\n如我不对时效中止动议提出异议，会发生什么？时效中止动议可能影响您的法定权利，未及时对时效中止动议提出异议的潜在被告，可能放弃其日后提出异议的权利。\n\n［本页其余部分特意留空。］\n附件 I\n\n7-STAR (H.K.) 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HONG KONG PANGU PLAZA COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED HUDSON DIAMOND HOLDING LLC INFINITE INCREASE LIMITED INFINITUM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED INFINITY TREASURY MANAGEMENT INC. JADE CHERISH LIMITED\n\nJESSICA MASTROGIOVANNI JINTAO LI JISEN HU JOE WANG JOINCORP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED JOVIAL CENTURY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED JOY CHANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED JUMBO CENTURY LIMITED K LEGACY LIMITED KARICH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED KESEN YANG KINGDOM RICH LIMITED KWOK HO WAN LEADING SHINE LIMITED LEADING SHINE NY LIMITED LEXINGTON PROPERTY AND STAFFING INC. LEXINGTON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. LICHUN GUO LIJIE GUO LIMARIE REYES LINWAN FENG (\"IRENE\") LONG CHEER LIMITED MAJOR LEAD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED MAX KRASNER MAYWIND TRADING LLC MEGA EASE INVESTMENT LIMITED MOUNTAINS OF SPICES LLC (D/B/A NEW YORK FARM) NEW DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED NEW HENRY INVESTMENT LIMITED NEXT TYCOON INVESTMENTS LIMITED NOBLE FAME GLOBAL LIMITED O.S.C. 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WEALTH PALM LIMITED WEI ZHANG WELL ORIGIN LIMITED WENCUN GUO WENPING GUO WHITECROFT SHORE LIMITED WILLIAM JE WISE CREATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED WORLD CENTURY LIMITED XUEBING WANG YA LI (\"MULAN\") YAN SU YAN YAN TSANG YANPING \"YVETTE\" WANG YINYING WANG (\"AILA\") YONG YU YONGBING ZHANG YONGPING YAN YUMEI HAO ZHENG ZHOU GUANG YI TONG COMMERCE AND TRADING CO., LTD. ZHENGZHOU SHANGJIE INVESTMENTS LIMITED ZONGCHAO YUE\n附件 II 目前已知的替代送达被告\n\n［将在通知日期更新。］\n附件 2 公告通知格式\n美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院\n\n关于：\n\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵），\n\n： ： ：第 11 章案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n：\n\n债务人。1\n延长诉讼时效动议通知\n特此通知：\n\n2022 年 2 月 15 日（“申请日”），Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）先生（“债务人”）向 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院）（“破产法院”）提交了根据《美国法典》第 11 编第 11 章（“破产法典”）寻求救济的自愿申请。2022 年 7 月 8 日，破产法院作出命令，批准任命 Luc A. Despins（吕克·A·德斯平斯）为债务人第 11 章案件（“第 11 章案件”）的第 11 章受托人（“受托人”）。\n\n2024 年 [•] 月 [•] 日，破产法院作出《根据《破产法典》第 105(a) 条及《破产规则》第 2002 和 9014 条，(I) 批准受托人即将提出的时效中止动议的通知格式和方式，以及 (II) 安排听证会的命令》［案卷编号 •］（“通知命令”），授权受托人可据以提供时效中止动议（定义如下）通知的格式和方式。\n\n2024 年 [•] 月 [•] 日，受托人提交了［•］［案卷编号 •］（“时效中止动议”）。时效中止动议请求中止提起诉因以向潜在被告寻求追偿或其他救济的法定期限。潜在被告是指以下当事人（个人或实体）：(i) 已从通知命令附件 I 所列任何一方收取任何转让财产；(ii) 为该等一方的后手受让人；或 (iii) 列于通知命令附件 II。\n\n根据《通知命令》所准予的救济，受托人特此向所有潜在被告发出本通知（以下简称“通知”），告知受托人拟延长《时效中止动议》中所述诉讼的诉讼时效。《时效中止动议》以及《通知命令》的附件一和附件二可在债务人的重组网站 http 查阅。\n\n如您希望对《时效中止动议》所请求的救济提出异议，您必须提交并送达书面异议，以使该异议在不迟于 February 5, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.（适用的东部时间）（以下简称“异议截止日期”）前向破产法院提交并实际由下列各方收到：(a) 债务人的律师事务所 Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C.，10 Middle Street, 15th Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06605（收件人：Eric Henzy（ehenzy@zeislaw.com）；收件人：James M. Moriarty（jmoriarty@zeislaw.com））；(b) 受托人的律师：(i) Paul Hastings LLP，200 Park\n\n1 尽管债务人的法定姓名为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵），其亦以以下姓名为人所知：Guo Wengui；Miles Guo；以及 Miles Kwok。\n\nAvenue, New York, NY 10166（收件人：Douglass Barron（douglassbarron@paulhastings.com））；(ii) Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.，195 Church Street, 13th Floor, New Haven, Connecticut 065510（收件人：Patrick Linsey（plinsey@npmlaw.com））；(c) 无担保债权人正式委员会的律师 Pullman & Comley, LLC，850 Main Street, 8th Floor PO Box 7006, Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006（收件人：Irve J. Goldman（igoldman@pullcom.com））；(d) 在第11章案件中提交出庭通知的各方；以及 (e) Connecticut District（康涅狄格地区）的美国受托人，Giaimo Federal Building, Room 302, 150 Court Street, New Haven, CT 06510（收件人：Holley L. Claiborn（Holley.L.Claiborn@usdoj.gov））。\n\n关于审议《时效中止动议》的听证会将于 February 13, 2024 at [•] p.m.（适用的东部时间），在 Bankruptcy Court（破产法院）法官 Julie A. Manning 阁下面前举行，地点为 915 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT 06604。\n除非异议依照本通知及时送达并提交，否则破产法院可能不会予以审议。\n\n特此建议您仔细审阅并考虑《时效中止动议》以及附于《通知命令》的附件一和附件二，因为您的权利可能受到影响。未及时对《时效中止动议》提出异议的潜在被告，可能放弃其日后提出异议的权利。\n\n如您需要有关本通知的更多信息，您可通过发送电子邮件至 douglassbarron@paulhastings.com 联系受托人的律师 Paul Hastings LLP。","key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Guo","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Himalaya","Paul Hastings","HCHK","Miles Guo","GTV","William Je","Saraca","Himalaya Exchange","GETTR"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":107,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":239,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":465,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":523,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":1953,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":2035,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":2241,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":13068,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 21:42:26"}