{"id":"court_ctb_2568_7","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2568,"sub_number":7,"doc_type":"SUBPOENA","filed_date":null,"title":"From: **Sutton, Ezra** [](mailto:ezrasutton@paulhastings.com) Date: Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 11","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"From: **Sutton, Ezra** [](mailto:ezrasutton@paulhastings.com) Date: Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 11:16 AM Subject: In re Kwok, U.S. Bankr. Ct., D. Conn., Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) - Subpoenas of Rule of Law Entities To: Bryan Ha [](mailto:bhanyc@gmail.com) Cc: Richard Signorelli [](mailto:richardsignorelli@gmail.com), Luft, Avi E. [](mailto:aviluft@paulhastings.com), Barron, Douglass E. [](mailto:douglassbarron@paulhastings.com), Farmer, Will C. [](mailto:willfarmer@paulhastings.com), Kosciewicz, Jonathon P. [](mailto:jonathonkosciewicz@paulhastings.com)\n\nBryan,\n\nIn connection with the Trustee's 2004 investigation of Rule of Law Foundation III, Inc. and Rule of Law Society IV, Inc. (together, the \"Rule of Law Entities\"), in the course of the Trustee's investigations, the Trustee continues to see documents demonstrating or suggesting that funds were transferred between the Rule of Law Entities and various other Debtor-affiliated entities which are believed to be beneficially owned by and/or controlled by the Debtor, and/or are the Debtor's alter ego.\n\nA 2004 investigation is meant to be a broad investigation, which courts have likened to a fishing expedition. *See In re Rafsky*, No. 02-50924, at \\*3 n.2 (Bankr. D. Conn. Sep. 30, 2003) (\"The scope of a Rule 2004 examination is exceptionally broad. . . and have been compared to a fishing expedition.\"); *In re Parikh*, 397 B.R. 518, 525 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2008) (\"A Rule 2004 examination has been likened to a fishing expedition, the scope of which is broad.\"); *In re Washington Mut., Inc.*, 408 B.R. 45, 50 (Bankr. D. Del. 2009) (\"A Rule 2004 examination is commonly recognized as more in the nature of a fishing expedition.\").\n\nTo that end, and pursuant to, without limitation, requests 17 and 18 of the subpoenas of each of the Rule of Law Entities, we ask the Rule of Law Entities to fully comply with the subpoenas by no later than December 27, 2023, producing the balance of their production of responsive documents, including without limitation documents sufficient to show all bank accounts and investment accounts within the Rule of Law Entities' possession or control, including the balances of and transfers to and from any such accounts.\n\nThe Trustee reserves all rights to seek relief from the court.\n\nThank you,\n\nEzra","body_zh":"发件人：Sutton, Ezra（埃兹拉·萨顿）[] 日期：Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 11:16 AM 主题：In re Kwok, U.S. Bankr. Ct., D. Conn., Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) - 对 Rule of Law Entities 的传票 收件人：Bryan Ha（布赖恩·哈）[] 抄送：Richard Signorelli（理查德·西诺雷利）[]、Luft, Avi E.（阿维·E·卢夫特）[]、Barron, Douglass E.（道格拉斯·E·巴伦）[]、Farmer, Will C.（威尔·C·法默）[]、Kosciewicz, Jonathon P.（乔纳森·P·科斯切维奇）[]\n\nBryan（布赖恩）：\n\n关于破产受托人对 Rule of Law Foundation III, Inc.（法治基金 III）及 Rule of Law Society IV, Inc.（法治社会 IV）（统称“Rule of Law Entities（法治实体）”）进行的《破产程序规则》第 2004 条调查（2004 调查），在受托人调查的过程中，受托人持续看到文件表明或显示资金在法治实体与各类其他债务人关联实体之间进行了转移，这些关联实体被认为是由债务人实际拥有和/或控制，和/或属于债务人的另一个人格（alter ego）。\n\n2004 调查旨在成为一项广泛的调查，法院已将其比作“摸底式调查”（fishing expedition）。参见 In re Rafsky 案，No. 02-50924，第 *3 页附注 2（Bankr. D. Conn.（康涅狄格区破产法院）2003年9月30日）（“第 2004 条询问的范围异常广泛……并已被比作摸底式调查。”）；In re Parikh 案，397 B.R. 518, 525（Bankr. E.D.N.Y.（纽约东区破产法院）2008年）（“第 2004 条询问已被比作摸底式调查，其范围十分广泛。”）；In re Washington Mut., Inc. 案，408 B.R. 45, 50（Bankr. D. Del.（特拉华区破产法院）2009年）（“第 2004 条询问通常被认为更具有摸底式调查的性质。”）。\n\n为此，并依据（包括但不限于）针对各法治实体的传票中第 17 项和第 18 项请求，我们要求法治实体在不迟于 December 27, 2023 之前完全遵守传票要求，提供其剩余待提交的应答文件，包括但不限于足以显示法治实体所占有或控制的所有银行账户和投资账户的文件，包括任何此类账户的余额以及转入和转出记录。\n\n受托人保留向法院寻求救济的所有权利。\n\n谢谢，\n\nEzra（埃兹拉）","key_entities":["Kwok","Je"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":343,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:10:05"}