{"id":"court_ctb_250_1","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":250,"sub_number":1,"doc_type":"NOTICE","filed_date":"2022-03-28","title":"EXHIBIT PAX 01 Notice of Deposition of Verdolino & Lowey, P.C., dated March 28, 2022","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"# **EXHIBIT PAX 01**\n\nNotice of Deposition of Verdolino & Lowey, P.C., dated March 28, 2022\n\n### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n------------------------------------------------------------ X\n\nIn re: Chapter 11 Ho Wan Kwok, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nDebtor.\n\n------------------------------------------------------------ X\n\n## **PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.'S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF VERDOLINO & LOWEY, P.C. PURSUANT TO RULE 30(b)(6) OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE**\n\nTo: Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. 124 Washington Street Suite 101 Foxboro, MA 02035\n\n**PLEASE TAKE NOTICE** that, pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (the \"Civil Rules\") Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. (\"PAX\") shall take the deposition of Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. (\"V&L\") by the person(s) most qualified to testify on V &L's behalf with respect to the topics described below.\n\nThe deposition will commence on April 8, 2022 at 10:00am (Prevailing Eastern Time) at the offices of O'Melveny & Myers LLP at Times Square Tower, 7 Times Square, New York, New York 10036.\n\n**PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE** that, pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules, V &L is required to designate one or more officers, directors, managing agents, or other person who will testify on its behalf with respect to each of the topics below. PAX reserves all\n\n![](_page_1_Picture_13.jpeg)\n\nrights, including, but not limited to, the right to take additional depositions of V &L and others, and to expand on the deposition topics listed below.\n\nThe deposition shall be taken upon oral examination before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths, by remote video conference, and may be recorded by videographer and/or by stenographic means.\n\n#### **PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE** that:\n\n1. The deposition will be conducted either in person or remotely, using audio-visual conference technology;\n\n2. The court reporter will either report the deposition from the same location as the witness or a location separate from the witness and will remotely administer the oath to the witness;\n\n3. Counsel for the parties and their clients will participate either from the same location or from separate locations;\n\n4. The witness may be required to provide govemment-issued identification, which must be legible on camera;\n\n5. Each participating attomey may be visible to all other participants, and their statements will be audible to all participants;\n\n6. All exhibits will be provided simultaneously and, if the deposition is conducted remotely, electronically to the witness and all participants;\n\n7. The court reporter will record the testimony;\n\n8. The deposition may be recorded by stenographic, electronic, and/or visual means; and\n\n9. Counsel for all parties will be required to stipulate on the record their consent to this manner of deposition and their waiver of any objection to this manner of taking the deposition,\n\nincluding any objection to the admissibility at trial of this testimony based on the manner ofremote deposition taking.\n\n#### **DEFINITIONS**\n\n- a. \"Bankruptcy Code\" means Title 11 of the United States Code.\n- b. \"Communication\" means the transmittal of information (in the form of facts, ideas, inquiries, or otherwise) and/or any other communicative contact between two or more Persons and/or entities, and shall include, without limitation: written contacts by such means as any Document as defined herein, and oral contact by such means as face-to-face or in-person meetings, telephone conversation, e-mail, and any other form of electronic communication such as telecopy transmissions, telexes, telegrams, and video transmissions, and the originals, drafts, copies, and all non-identical copies of all Documents.\n- c. The \"Chapter **11** Proceedings\" means *In re Ho Wan Kwok,* Case No. 22-50073 (Bankr. D. Conn.).\n- d. \"Debtor\" refers to Miles Kwok a/k/a Kwok Ho Wan, a/k/a Kwok Ho, a/k/a Gwo Wen Gui, a/k/a Guo Wengui, a/k/a Guo Wen-Gui, a/k/a Wan Gue Haoyun, a/k/a Haoyun Guo.\n- e. \"Debtor's Schedules\" refers to bankruptcy Schedules AB, C, D, EF, G, H, I, and J, filed by Debtor on March 9, 2022 [ECF 78].\n- f. \"Debtor's Statement of Financial Affairs\" refers to the Statement ofFinancial Affairs filed by Debtor on March 9, 2022 [ECF 77].\n- g. \"Director,\" \"officers,\" \"member,\" \"partner,\" \"limited partner\" or \"agent\" means any individual or entity serving as such presently or who served in such capacity at any relevant time, even though no longer serving in such capacity.\n- h. \"Document\" as used herein shall mean the original and all drafts and all copies, including copies with notations or marks not found on the original, of any writing or printed, graphic or electronic materials of any nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, records, reports, memoranda, notes, calendar or diary entries, letters, envelopes, telegrams, telexes, e-mails, electronic mail messages, computer files, computerized records, telephone bills, checks, other written communications, messages (including, but not limited to, reports of telephone conversations and conferences), studies, summaries, tabulations, analyses, printed matter, minutes, photographs, tapes, tape recordings, correspondence, computer stored information, financial statements, worksheets, other communications, contracts, agreements, promissory notes, loan agreements, security agreements, guaranties, pledges, deeds of trust, mortgages, security interests filings, loan documents, other official documents and legal instruments, journals, manuals, technical releases, employment applications, agreements, orders, statements, checks, bank account statements, loan account statements, bills, invoices, receipts, vouchers, notebooks, data sheets and records kept or maintained by any means including electronically or by computer. In all cases where originals and/or non-identical copies are not available, the term \"Document\" also means identical copies of original documents and copies of non-identical copies.\n- 1. \"DIP Motion\" means Debtor's Motion for Entry of Interim and Final DIP Orders (I) Authorizing the Debtor to Obtain Unsecured, Subordinated Postpetition Financing and (II) Scheduling Interim and Final Hearings, and (III) Granting Related Relief, *In re Ho Wan Kwok,* Case No. 22-50073 (Bankr. D. Conn.) [ECF No. 117]\n- j. \"Document Request\" refers to this First Request for Production of Documents directed to Verdolino & Lowey, P.C.\n\nk. \"Engagement Agreement\" means the letter from Craig R. Jalbert to Bennett S. Silverberg\n\ndated March 3, 2022, attached as Exhibit B to the V &L Retention Application.\n\n1. \"Identify\" means\n\ni. as to a person (as defined): name, business and residence address(es), occupation, job title, and dates so employed; and, if not an individual, state the type of entity and the address of its principal place of business.\n\nii. as to a document: the type of document (letter, memo. etc.), the identity of the author or originator, the date authored or originated, the identity of each person to whom the original or copy was addressed or delivered, the identity of such person known or reasonably believed by You to have present possession, custody, or control thereof, and a brief description of the subject matter thereof, all with sufficient particularity to request its production under Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.\n\n111. as to a communication: the date of the communication, the type of communication (telephone conversation, meeting, etc.), the place where the communication took place, the identity of the person who made the communication, the identity of each person who received the communication, and of each person present when it was made, and the subject matter discussed.\n\niv. as to a meeting: the date of the meeting, the place of the meeting, each person invited to attend, each person who attended, and the subject matter discussed.\n\n- m. \"Including\" means including, but not limited to.\n- n. \"Oe' means \"and/or\" and is used in the inclusive sense.\n- o. \"Person\" includes natural persons, as well as corporations, proprietorships, limited liability\n\ncompanies, partnerships, joint ventures, associations, combinations, unions, governmental\n\nbodies and agencies, and any and all other entities.\n\n- p. The \"Petition Date\" means February 15, 2022.\n- q. \"Proposed DIP Loan\" means the proposed Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement, attached as an exhibit to the *Debtor's Motion for Entry of Interim and Final DIP Orders (I) Authorizing the Debtor to Obtain Unsecured, Subordinated Postpetition Financing and*\n\n*(11) Scheduling Interim and Final Hearings, and (111) Granting Related Relief* [ECF No. 117].\n\n- r. \"Referring to\" as used herein shall mean commenting on, responding to, mentioning, containing, constituting, showing, memorializing, describing, analyzing, reflecting, pertaining to, identifying, or discussing.\n- s. \"Relating to\" as used herein shall mean concerning, being connected to, commenting on, responding to, containing, constituting, showing, memorializing, describing, analyzing, reflecting, pertaining to, compromising, identifying, discussing or otherwise establishing reasonable, logical or causal connection to.\n- t. \"V&L\", \"You, or \"Your\" means Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. and each of its members, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, accountants, and advisors.\n- **u.** \"V&L Retention Application\" means the Debtor's Application for Authorization to Retain and Employ Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. as Financial Advisor, *In re Ho Wan Kwok,* Case No. 22-50073 (Bankr. D. Conn.) [ECF No. 90].\n\n#### **RULE 30(b)(6) DEPOSITION TOPICS**\n\n1. Your proposed engagement in connection with the Debtor's Chapter 11 Proceedings.\n\n- 2. Your existing and anticipated role in the Debtor's Chapter 11 Proceedings.\n- 3. Assets or businesses the Debtor owns, controls or uses.\n- 4. Any source of income of the Debtor.\n\n5. Work perfonned by V &L in preparing the \"Schedules, and all support thereto\" as described in paragraph 10 of the V &L Retention Application and the Engagement Agreement.\n\n6. Any \"preparation and/or review of cash flow and related budget projections\" performed or to be performed by You, related to these Chapter 11 Proceedings, as described in paragraph 10 of the V &L Retention Application and the Engagement Agreement.\n\n7. Work performed or to be performed by V &L relating to \"Opening and maintaining the DIP account\" as described in paragraph 10 of the V&L Retention application and the Engagement Agreement.\n\n8. Any proposed debtor in possession financing arrangements in connection these Chapter 11 Proceedings.\n\n9. Your experience with the valuation or liquidation ofluxury items, including yachts, clothing, and personal effects.\n\n10. The Debtor's Schedules.\n\n11. The Debtor's Statement of Financial Affairs.\n\n12. The Proposed DIP Loan.\n\nDated: March 28, 2022 New York, New York\n\n*Isl Peter Friedman*\n\nO'MEL VENY & MYERS LLP Peter Friedman (pfriedman@omm.com) Stuart Sarnoff (ssamoff@omm.com) Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, New York 10036 Telephone: (212) 326-2000\n\n*Attorneys for Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.*","body_zh":"证物 PAX 01\n\n关于 Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. 的取证通知，日期为 2022年3月28日\n美国破产法院 康涅狄格区 布里奇波特分院（UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION）\n\n------------------------------------------------------------ X\n\n案由：第 11 章 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵），案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。\n\n------------------------------------------------------------ X\nPACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.（太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙）根据《联邦民事诉讼规则》第 30(b)(6) 条关于 VERDOLINO & LOWEY, P.C. 的取证通知\n\n致：Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. 124 Washington Street Suite 101 Foxboro, MA 02035\n\n请注意，根据《联邦民事诉讼规则》（简称“《民事规则》”）第 30(b)(6) 条，Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（简称“PAX”）应通过最有资格代表 Verdolino & Lowey, P.C.（简称“V&L”）就下述主题作证的人员，对 V&L 进行取证。\n\n取证将于 2022年4月8日 上午 10:00（美国东部标准时间）在 O'Melveny & Myers LLP（美迈斯律师事务所）的办公室开始进行，地址为 Times Square Tower, 7 Times Square, New York, New York 10036。\n\n另请注意，根据《联邦规则》第 30(b)(6) 条，V&L 须指定一名或多名管理人员、董事、执行代理人或其他人员代表其就以下各项主题作证。PAX 保留所有\n\n权利，包括但不限于对 V&L 及其他人进行额外取证以及扩展下列取证主题的权利。\n\n取证应在法律授权主持宣誓的人员面前以口头质询的方式进行，通过远程视频会议方式进行，并可由摄像人员录像和/或通过速记方式记录。\n另请注意：\n\n1. 取证将亲自出席或通过视听会议技术远程进行；\n\n2. 法庭速记员将与证人在同一地点或与证人分开的地点记录取证，并远程对证人主持宣誓；\n\n3. 各方当事人的律师及其委托人将从同一地点或不同地点参与；\n\n4. 证人可能会被要求出示政府签发的身份证件，该证件在镜头前必须清晰可辨；\n\n5. 每位参与的律师可能对所有其他参与者可见，其发言对所有参与者均应清晰可闻；\n\n6. 所有证物将同时并以电子方式向证人和所有参与者提供（如果取证是远程进行的）；\n\n7. 法庭速记员将记录证言；\n\n8. 取证可通过速记、电子和/或视觉方式记录；以及\n\n9. 各方当事人的律师将被要求在记录中约定同意此种取证方式，并放弃对此种取证方式的任何异议，\n\n包括基于远程取证方式对该证言在庭审中的可采性提出的任何异议。\n定义\n\n- a. “《破产法典》”指《美国法典》第 11 编。\n- b. “通信/交流”指两名或两名以上人员和/或实体之间的信息传递（以事实、想法、询问或其他形式）和/或任何其他交流接触，并应包括但不限于：通过本文所定义的任何文件形式的书面接触，以及通过面对面或亲自会面、电话交谈、电子邮件以及任何其他形式的电子通信（如传真传输、电传、电报和视频传输）的口头接触，以及所有文件的原件、草稿、副本和所有非完全相同的副本。\n- c. “第 11 章破产程序”指 In re Ho Wan Kwok，案号 22-50073 (Bankr. D. Conn.)。\n- d. “债务人”指 Miles Kwok（郭文贵），又名 Kwok Ho Wan、又名 Kwok Ho、又名 Gwo Wen Gui、又名 Guo Wengui、又名 Guo Wen-Gui、又名 Wan Gue Haoyun、又名 Haoyun Guo。\n- e. “债务人财产申报表”指债务人于 2022年3月9日 提交的破产申报表 AB、C、D、EF、G、H、I 和 J [ECF 78]。\n- f. “债务人财务状况说明书”指债务人于 2022年3月9日 提交的财务状况说明书 [ECF 77]。\n- g. “董事”、“管理人员”、“成员”、“合伙人”、“有限合伙人”或“代理人”指目前担任此类职务或在任何相关时间担任此类职务的任何个人或实体，即使其不再担任此类职务。\n- h. 本文所使用的“文件”应指任何性质的任何书面或印刷、图形或电子材料的原件以及所有草稿和所有副本，包括带有原件上未发现的批注或标记的副本，包括但不限于记录、报告、备忘录、笔记、日历或日记分录、信件、信封、电报、电传、电子邮件、电子邮件信息、计算机文件、计算机化记录、电话账单、支票、其他书面通信、信息（包括但不限于电话交谈和会议报告）、研究、摘要、制表、分析、印刷品、会议记录、照片、磁带、录音、信函、计算机存储信息、财务报表、工作底稿、其他通信、合同、协议、本票、贷款协议、担保协议、保证书、质押、信托契约、抵押、担保权益备案、贷款文件、其他官方文件和法律文书、日志、手册、技术资料、求职申请、协议、命令/裁定、报表、支票、银行账户对账单、贷款账户对账单、账单、发票、收据、凭证、笔记本、数据表以及以任何方式（包括以电子方式或通过计算机）保存或维护的记录。在原件和/或非完全相同副本不可用的所有情况下，“文件”一词还指原始文件的完全相同副本以及非完全相同副本的副本。\n- i. “DIP 动议”指债务人关于作出临时和最终 DIP 命令以 (I) 授权债务人获取无担保、从属性的申请后融资以及 (II) 安排临时和最终听证会，以及 (III) 准予相关救济的动议，In re Ho Wan Kwok，案号 22-50073 (Bankr. D. Conn.) [ECF No. 117]。\n- j. “调取文件请求”指本份针对 Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. 的第一份调取文件请求。\n\nk. “聘用协议”指 Craig R. Jalbert 于 2022年3月3日 致 Bennett S. Silverberg 的信函，作为证物 B 附于《V&L 留任申请》之后。\n\nl. “指明/说明”指\n\ni. 关于某人（如定义所述）：姓名、商务和居住地址、职业、职务以及受雇日期；如果不是个人，说明实体类型及其主要营业地地址。\n\nii. 关于某份文件：文件类型（信件、备忘录等）、作者或发起人的身份、起草或发起日期、原件或副本发送或交付给的每名人员的身份、贵方已知或有合理理由相信目前占有、保管或控制该文件的人员的身份，以及该文件主题的简要说明，所有内容均应具有足够的具体性，以便根据《联邦民事诉讼规则》第 34 条请求出示该文件。\n\niii. 关于某次通信/交流：通信日期、通信类型（电话交谈、会议等）、通信发生地点、进行通信的人员身份、接收通信的每名人员的身份、通信进行时在场的每名人员的身份，以及讨论的主题。\n\niv. 关于某次会议：会议日期、会议地点、受邀参加的每名人员、实际参加的每名人员以及讨论的主题。\n\n- m. “包括”指包括但不限于。\n- n. “或”指“和/或”，并在包容性意义上使用。\n- o. “人/主体”包括自然人，以及公司、独资企业、有限责任公司、合伙企业、合资企业、协会、联合体、工会、政府机构及部门，以及任何和所有其他实体。\n\n- p. “申请日期”指 2022年2月15日。\n- q. “拟议 DIP 贷款”指拟议的《占有中债务人信贷协议》，作为证物附于《债务人关于作出临时和最终 DIP 命令以 (I) 授权债务人获取无担保、从属性的申请后融资以及 (II) 安排临时和最终听证会，以及 (III) 准予相关救济的动议》[ECF No. 117] 之后。\n\n- r. 本文所使用的“提及”应指评论、回复、提及、包含、构成、展示、记录、描述、分析、反映、涉及、指明或讨论。\n- s. 本文所使用的“与……相关”应指涉及、相连、评论、回复、包含、构成、展示、记录、描述、分析、反映、涉及、折中、指明、讨论或以其他方式建立合理的、逻辑上的或因果上的联系。\n- t. “V&L”、“贵方”或“贵方的”指 Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. 及其每位成员、董事、管理人员、员工、代理人、代表、会计师和顾问。\n- u. “《V&L 留任申请》”指债务人关于授权留任并聘用 Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. 担任财务顾问的申请，In re Ho Wan Kwok，案号 22-50073 (Bankr. D. Conn.) [ECF No. 90]。\n第 30(b)(6) 条取证主题\n\n1. 贵方在债务人第 11 章破产程序中拟议的受聘工作。\n\n- 2. 贵方在债务人第 11 章破产程序中现有的和预期的角色。\n- 3. 债务人拥有、控制或使用的资产或业务。\n- 4. 债务人的任何收入来源。\n\n5. V&L 在准备《V&L 留任申请》第 10 段和《聘用协议》中所述的“申报表及所有支持文件”方面开展的工作。\n\n6. 贵方就与本第 11 章破产程序相关的、如《V&L 留任申请》第 10 段和《聘用协议》所述已执行或将执行的任何“现金流及相关预算预测的准备和/或审查”。\n\n7. V&L 就《V&L 留任申请》第 10 段和《聘用协议》中所述的“开设和维护 DIP 账户”已开展或将开展的工作。\n\n8. 与本第 11 章破产程序相关的任何拟议占有中债务人融资安排。\n\n9. 贵方在奢侈品（包括游艇、服装和个人物品）估值或清算方面的经验。\n\n10. 债务人财产申报表。\n\n11. 债务人财务状况说明书。\n\n12. 拟议 DIP 贷款。\n\n日期：2022年3月28日 纽约州纽约市\n\n/s/ Peter Friedman\n\nO'MELVENY & MYERS LLP Peter Friedman (pfriedman@omm.com) Stuart Sarnoff (ssarnoff@omm.com) Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, New York 10036 电话：(212) 326-2000\n\nPacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. 的代理律师","key_entities":["Kwok","CIPA","Je","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":77,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":78,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":90,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":117,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":1684,"status":"published","published_at":"2022-03-28 00:00:00","created_at":"2022-03-28","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:59:26"}