{"id":"court_ctb_261_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":261,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2022-04-26","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT | In re:       |         | :<br>:      | Chapter 11","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**\n\n| In re:       |         | :<br>:      | Chapter 11                 |\n|--------------|---------|-------------|----------------------------|\n| HO WAN KWOK, |         | :<br>:<br>: | Case No. 22-50073<br>(JAM) |\n|              | Debtor. | :<br>:<br>: |                            |\n\n## **NOTICE OF FILING OF (A) AMENDED PROPOSED ORDER; AND (B) BLACKLINE OF PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING DEBTOR'S MOTION PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) AND 331 TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR INTERIM COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES OF PROFESSIONAL FEE PARTIES**\n\n**PLEASE TAKE NOTICE** that on March 31, 2022, Mr. Ho Wan Kwok, the\n\ndebtor and debtor-in-possession (\"Mr. Kwok\" or the \"Debtor\") in the above-captioned chapter\n\n11 case, by and through his undersigned counsel, filed the *Debtor's Motion Pursuant To 11*\n\n*U.S.C. §§ 105(A) And 331 To Establish Procedures For Interim Compensation And*\n\n*Reimbursement Of Expenses Of Professional Fee Parties* (the \"Motion\") [Docket No. 148] [1](#page-0-0) .\n\n**PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE** that in connection with Motion, please\n\nfind a revised form of proposed Order attached hereto as \"**Exhibit 1**\".\n\n### **PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE** that in connection with Motion, please\n\nfind a legal blackline of the revised form of proposed Order against the version as filed in the\n\nMotion, attached hereto as \"**Exhibit 2**\".\n\n<span id=\"page-0-0\"></span><sup>1</sup> Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Motion.\n\n**PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE** that the Debtor intends to seek entry of\n\nthe Proposed Order at the hearing scheduled for April 27, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time).\n\nDated: April 26, 2022\n\n#### **BROWN RUDNICK LLP**\n\nBy: /s/ *William R. Baldiga* BROWN RUDNICK LLP 185 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103 Attn: Dylan Kletter, Esq. Telephone: (860) 509-6500 Facsimile: (860) 509-6653 Email: dkletter@brownrudnick.com\n\nSeven Times Square New York, NY 10036 Attn: William R. Baldiga, Esq. (*pro hac vice*) Attn: Bennett S. Silverberg, Esq. (*pro hac vice*) Telephone: (212) 209-4800 Facsimile: (212) 209-4801 Email: wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 261 Filed 04/26/22 Entered 04/26/22 23:06:33 Page 3 of 24\n\n## **EXHIBIT A**\n\nProposed Order\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK,\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No: 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nDebtor. [1](#page-3-0)\n\nRE: ECF No. 148\n\n## **ORDER GRANTING DEBTOR'S MOTION PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(a) AND 331 TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR INTERIM COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES OF PROFESSIONAL FEE PARTIES**\n\nUpon consideration of the *Debtor's Motion Pursuant To 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) And 331 To Establish Procedures For Interim Compensation And Reimbursement Of Expenses Of Professional Fee Parties* (the \"Motion\"), pursuant to sections 105(a) and 331 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 2016, establishing procedures for interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses for the Fee Parties, [2](#page-3-1) all as defined and more fully set forth in the Motion; and the Court having jurisdiction to consider the Motion and the relief requested therein in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334; and this Court having found that this is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2); and that this Court may enter a final order consistent with Article III of the United States Constitution; and this Court having found that venue of this proceeding and the Motion in this district is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409; and this Court having found that the relief requested in the Motion is in the best interests of the Debtor's estate, its creditors, and other parties in interest; and this Court having\n\n<span id=\"page-3-0\"></span><sup>1</sup> The Debtor is known by the following names: Guo Wengui; Miles Guo; Miles Kwok; and Ho Wan Kwok.\n\n<span id=\"page-3-1\"></span><sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms in this Order not otherwise defined herein shall have the same definitions as set forth in the Motion.\n\nfound that notice of the Motion and opportunity for a hearing on the Motion were appropriate and no other notice need be provided; and this Court having reviewed the Motion and determined that the legal and factual bases set forth in the Motion establish just cause for the relief granted herein; and upon all of the proceedings had before this Court; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing:\n\nIT IS ORDERED THAT:\n\n- 1. The Motion is **GRANTED** as provided herein.\n- 2. All Fee Parties in this chapter 11 case may seek interim compensation in accordance with\n\nthe following procedures (the \"Interim Compensation Procedures\"):\n\n- a. On or after the 1st day following the month for which compensation is sought, each Fee Party may file with the Court and serve a monthly statement (each a \"Statement\") for professional services rendered and reimbursement of expenses incurred during the relevant compensation period on parties retained in this chapter 11 case.\n- b. The Statements of the Fee Parties shall include the following information: (i) a summary of fees and expenses by task code/category, in the form attached hereto as **Exhibit 1**; (ii) a summary of fees by timekeeper in the form attached hereto as **Exhibit 2**; (iii) documentation of any expenses; and (iv) detailed invoices rendered by the Fee Parties, including time entries with narrative descriptions of services rendered by each individual in increments of tenths (1/10) of an hour (redacted for confidentiality or privilege as necessary). Each Statement shall include a representation from the Fee Party's constituency (i.e., Debtor's representative or Committee's chair) that the representative has reviewed the Statement and does not object to the fees and expenses set forth therein.\n- c. Statements for the Fee Parties in this chapter 11 case shall be filed with the Court and served **only via email** on (i) counsel to the Debtor, Brown Rudnick LLP (Attn: William R. Baldiga, wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com; and Bennett Silverberg, bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com); (ii) The Office of the United States Trustee for the District of Connecticut (the \"U.S. Trustee\") (Attn: Holley L. Claiborn, Holley.L.Claiborn@usdoj.gov); (iii) counsel to Golden Spring (New York) Ltd., Cohn Birnbaum, & Shea P.C. (Attn: Scott D. Rosen, srosen@cbshealaw.com); (iv) counsel to the Committee, Pullman & Comley, LLC (Attn: Jonathan A. Kaplan, jkaplan@pullcom.com and Irve J. Goldman, igoldman@pullcom.com); and\n\n(v) anyone else the Court may designate or who files a written request to receive the Statement (each a \"Notice Party\" and collectively, the \"Notice Parties\").\n\n- d. Each Notice Party will have until 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern time) on the 21st day after service of a Statement to object to the requested fees and expenses in accordance with subparagraph (e) below. Upon the expiration of such 21-day period, a Fee Party may file a certificate of no objection with the Court with respect to the unopposed portion of the fees and expenses requested in its Statement. After a certificate of no objection is filed, the Debtor is authorized and directed to pay the Fee Party an amount equal to 80 percent (80%) of the fees and 100 percent (100%) of the expenses requested in the Statement that are not subject to an objection pursuant to subparagraph (e) below.\n- e. If any Notice Party objects to a Fee Party's Statement, the objecting party shall, within 21 days of service of the Statement, serve via email a written notice upon the Fee Party and the Notice Parties (a \"Notice of Objection to Fee Statement\") setting forth the precise nature of the objection and the amount at issue. Thereafter, the objecting party and the Fee Party shall attempt to resolve the objection on a consensual basis. The Debtor shall promptly pay 80 percent (80%) of the fees and 100 percent (100%) of the expenses that are not subject to any timely served Notice of Objection to Fee Statement or, if subject to objection, were subsequently resolved. If the parties are unable to reach a resolution of the objection to fees or expenses contained in a timely served Notice of Objection to Fee Statement within 14 days (or such longer period as mutually agreed to by the Fee Party and the objecting party) after service of such objection, the objecting party shall file its objection (the \"Objection\") with the Court within three business days and serve such Objection on the Fee Party and the Notice Parties. Thereafter, the Fee Party may either (i) file with the Court a response to the Objection, together with a request for payment of the difference, if any, between the disputed amount and the total amount requested to be paid to the Fee Party (the \"Undisputed Amount\") or (ii) forego payment of the Undisputed Amount until the next interim or final fee application hearing, at which time the Court will consider the Objection, if requested by the parties.\n- f. Beginning with the period ending on June 30, 2022, and at approximately three-month intervals thereafter (each an \"Interim Fee Period\"), each Fee Party may file with the Court and serve on the Notice Parties interim fee applications (each an \"Interim Fee Application\") seeking interim approval and allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses, regardless of whether or not the Fee Party has filed and served monthly statements pursuant to these procedures. Each Fee Party shall submit its first Interim Fee Application with the Court by July 15, 2022, which shall cover all fees\n\nincurred from the Petition Date through June 30, 2022 (the \"First Interim Fee Period\").\n\n- g. Any Fee Party retained or appointed following the Petition Date shall file their first Statement for the period from the effective date of their retention through the final calendar day of the month of their retention, and otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Motion; *provided however,* any Fee Party retained on or prior to April 30, 2022 shall file its first Statement on or about May 6, 2022 for the period beginning February 15, 2022 and ending April 30, 2022.\n- h. The filing of an Objection shall not prejudice the objecting party's right to object to an application made to the Court on any ground, whether raised in the objection or not. Further, the decision by any party to not object to a Statement will not prejudice that party's right to object to an application subsequently made to the Court.\n- i. The pendency of an objection to payment of compensation or reimbursement of expenses will not disqualify a Fee Party from the future payment of compensation or reimbursement of expenses under the Interim Compensation Procedures.\n- j. Neither (i) the payment of or the failure to pay, in whole or in part, interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses under the Interim Compensation Procedures nor (ii) the filing of or failure to file an Objection, in either case, will bind any party in interest or the Court with respect to the final allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses of the Fee Parties. All interim fees and expenses paid to the Fee Parties under the Interim Compensation Procedures are subject to adjustment and disgorgement until final allowance by the Court.\n- k. On the 1st day of each month, beginning on June 1, 2022, the Debtor shall file or cause to be filed a monthly statement disclosing: (a) the amount of fees or expenses incurred by the Fee Parties that have been paid by the Debtor, (b) the status of any fees and expenses incurred by the Fee Professionals that were not paid, and (c) the reasons why any such fees or expenses were not paid.\n- 3. A hearing to consider the first Interim Fee Applications is scheduled for **August**\n\n**[•], 2022, at [•] (prevailing Eastern Time)** at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut, Brien McMahon Federal Building, 915 Lafayette Boulevard Bridgeport, CT 06604. Any party in interest objecting to the compensation or reimbursement sought in a particular Interim Fee Application shall file written objections with the Clerk of the Court no later than **[•],**  **2022 at 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time)**, which objections shall be served so that the same are received on or before such date by: (i) the Notice Parties and (ii) all other parties that have filed a notice of appearance with the Clerk of this Court requesting notice of pleadings in this chapter 11 case.\n\n4. Except as may otherwise be provided in an order of the Court authorizing the retention of a particular Fee Party, the Fee Parties shall seek interim payment of compensation and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to Section 331 in accordance with the Interim Compensation Procedures.\n\n5. Any Fee Party who fails to file an interim application seeking approval of compensation and expenses previously paid under this Order when due shall (1) be ineligible to receive further monthly payments of fees or expenses as provided herein until further order of the Court, and (2) may be required to disgorge any fees paid since retention or the last fee application, whichever is later.\n\n6. The Fee Parties shall only be required to serve (a) the Statements on the Notice Parties, as applicable; (b) the Interim Fee Applications and Final Fee Applications on the Notice Parties; and (c) notices of hearings on the Interim Fee Applications and Final Fee Applications on the Notice Parties and all other parties that have filed a notice of appearance with the Clerk of this Court requesting notice of pleadings in this chapter 11 case; *provided, however,* all service obligations hereunder shall be deemed satisfied upon the filing of any Interim Fee Application, Final Fee Application, or notice of hearing on the Court's docket.\n\n5\n\n7. All notices given in accordance with the Interim Compensation Procedures shall be deemed sufficient and adequate and in full compliance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and the Local Rules.\n\n8. All time periods referenced in this Order and the Interim Compensation Procedures shall be calculated in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a). Any party may seek a modification of this Order, after notice and a hearing, on the grounds that the Debtor has not timely filed monthly operating reports, remained current with their administrative expenses and 28 U.S.C. § 1930 fees, or a manifest exigency exists. Otherwise, this Order shall continue and shall remain in effect during the pendency of this case.\n\n9. Notice of the Motion as provided therein shall be deemed good and sufficient and the requirements of Bankruptcy Rule 6004(a).\n\n10. The Debtor is authorized and empowered to take any necessary actions to implement and effectuate the terms of this Order in accordance with the Motion.\n\n11. This Court shall retain jurisdiction over all matters arising from or related to the interpretation and implementation of this Order.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this [ ] day of April, 2022.\n\n6\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 261 Filed 04/26/22 Entered 04/26/22 23:06:33 Page 10 of 24\n\n### **EXHIBIT 1**\n\n#### **COMPENSATION BY TASK CODE**\n\n| Project Category                      | Total<br>Hours | Total Fees<br>(\\$) |\n|---------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|\n| Costs                                 |                |                    |\n| Case Administration                   |                |                    |\n| Creditor Claim Matters                |                |                    |\n| Employment and Fee Applications       |                |                    |\n| Hearings                              |                |                    |\n| Pacific Alliance Matter               |                |                    |\n| Creditor Litigation/Adversary Matters |                |                    |\n| Non-Working Travel                    |                |                    |\n| Plan and Disclosure Statement         |                |                    |\n| Motion Practice                       |                |                    |\n| Investigation Defense                 |                |                    |\n| Financing                             |                |                    |\n|                                       |                |                    |\n|                                       |                |                    |\n| TOTAL:                                |                |                    |\n\n## **EXHIBIT 2**\n\n#### **COMPENSATION BY TIMEKEEPER**\n\n| Timekeeper       | Position/Title | Bar Admission<br>and Practice<br>Group | Rate   | Hours | Amount |\n|------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|--------|-------|--------|\n|                  |                |                                        | \\$0.00 | 0     | \\$0.00 |\n| TOTAL<br>GRAND   |                |                                        |        | 0     | \\$0.00 |\n| RATE:<br>BLENDED |                |                                        | \\$0.00 |       |        |\n\n64683065 v3-WorkSiteUS-038210/0001\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 261 Filed 04/26/22 Entered 04/26/22 23:06:33 Page 12 of 24\n\n#### **EXHIBIT B**\n\nBlackline\n\n64685029 v1-WorkSiteUS-038210/0001\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| In re:       |              | Chapter 11                   |\n|--------------|--------------|------------------------------|\n| HO WAN KWOK, |              | Case No: 22-50073 (JAM)      |\n|              | 1<br>Debtor. | RE: ECF No. 148              |\n|              |              |                              |\n|              |              | :                            |\n| In re:       |              | :<br>Chapter 11<br>:         |\n| HO WAN KWOK, |              | :<br>Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n|              |              | :                            |\n|              |              | :                            |\n|              | Debtor.      | :                            |\n|              |              | :                            |\n\n## **ORDER GRANTING DEBTOR'S MOTION PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(a) AND 331 TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR INTERIM COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES OF PROFESSIONAL FEE PARTIES**\n\nUpon consideration of the *Debtor's Motion Pursuant To 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) And 331 To Establish Procedures For Interim Compensation And Reimbursement Of Expenses Of Professional Fee Parties* (the \"Motion\"),1 pursuant to sections 105(a) and 331 of title 11 of the United States Code (the \"the Bankruptcy Code\") and Bankruptcy Rule 2016, establishing procedures for monthlyinterim compensation and reimbursement of expenses of professionals retained and estate fiduciaries appointed by order of this Court,for the Fee Parties,2 all as defined and more fully set forth in the Motion; and the Court having jurisdiction to consider\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtor is known by the following names: Guo Wengui; Miles Guo; Miles Kwok; and Ho Wan Kwok.\n\n<sup>1</sup> Unless the context indicates otherwise, capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Motion.\n\n<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms in this Order not otherwise defined herein shall have the same definitions as set forth in the Motion.\n\nthe Motion and the relief requested therein in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334; and this Court having determined that the requested relief found that this is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2); and that this Court may enter a final order consistent with Article III of the United States Constitution; and this Court having found that venue of this proceeding and the Motion in this district is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409; and this Court having found that the relief requested in the Motion is in the best interests of the Debtor, hisDebtor's estate, its creditors, and allother parties in interest; and the Debtorthis Court having providedfound that notice of the Motion and opportunity for a hearing (as defined below) toon the Motion Notice Parties;were appropriate and no other or further notice is necessaryneed be provided; and thethis Court having held a hearing to consider the requested relief (the \"Hearing\")reviewed the Motion and determined that the legal and factual bases set forth in the Motion establish just cause for the relief granted herein; and upon the recordall of the Hearingproceedings had before this Court; and after due deliberation thereon; and good and sufficient cause appearing therefor,:\n\n## IT IS **HEREBY** ORDERED THAT:\n\n1. The Motion is **GRANTED** to the extent set forthas provided herein.\n\n2. Except as otherwise provided in Court orders authorizing the retention of specific persons, All Fee Parties in this chapter 11 case may seek interim compensation in accordance with the following procedureprocedures (the \"Interim Compensation Procedures\"):\n\n- a. On or after the 1st day following the month for which compensation is sought, each Fee Party may file with the Court and serve a monthly statement (each a \"Statement\") for professional services rendered and reimbursement of expenses incurred during the relevant compensation period on parties retained in this chapter 11 case.\n- b. The Statements of the Fee Parties shall include the following information: (i) a summary of fees and expenses by task code/category, in the form attached hereto as **Exhibit 1**; (ii) a summary of fees by timekeeper in the form attached hereto as **Exhibit 2**; (iii) documentation of any expenses; and (iv) detailed invoices rendered by the Fee Parties, including time\n\nentries with narrative descriptions of services rendered by each individual in increments of tenths (1/10) of an hour (redacted for confidentiality or privilege as necessary). Each Statement shall include a representation from the Fee Party's constituency (i.e., Debtor's representative or Committee's chair) that the representative has reviewed the Statement and does not object to the fees and expenses set forth therein.\n\n- c. a. This case was filed on February 15, 2022; accordingly, fees will be sought and processed in this case on the basis of monthly periods ending on the final day of each calendar month (each a \"Fee Period\"). Except as provided in paragraph (b) below, on or before the final day of each month following the last day of the Fee Period for which compensation is sought, each Fee Party seeking compensation will serve a monthly statement (the \"Monthly Fee Statement\") by hand or overnight delivery (or, as to the Debtor and Debtor's counsel only, by electronic mail as indicated below),Statements for the Fee Parties in this chapter 11 case shall be filed with the Court and served **only via email** on (i) counsel to the Debtor, Brown Rudnick LLP, 7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 (Attn: William R. Baldiga, Esq., wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com; and Bennett Silverberg, Esq., bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com); (ii) The Office of the United States Trustee for the District of Connecticut (the \"U.S. Trustee\"), 150 Court Street, New Haven, CT 06510 (Attn: Holley L. Claiborn, Holley.L.Claiborn@usdoj.gov); (iii) counsel to Golden Spring (New York) Ltd., Cohn Birnbaum, & Shea P.C., 100 Pearl Street, 12th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103, (Attn: Scott D. Rosen, srosen@cbshealaw.com); (iv) counsel to the Committee; and, Pullman & Comley, LLC (Attn: Jonathan A. Kaplan, jkaplan@pullcom.com and Irve J. Goldman, igoldman@pullcom.com); and (v) anyone else the Court may designate or who files a written request to receive the Statement (each a \"Notice Party\" and, collectively, the \"Notice Parties\").\n- d. Each Notice Party will have until 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern time) on the 21st day after service of a Statement to object to the requested fees and expenses in accordance with subparagraph (e) below. Upon the expiration of such 21-day period, a Fee Party may file a certificate of no objection with the Court with respect to the unopposed portion of the fees and expenses requested in its Statement. After a certificate of no objection is filed, the Debtor is authorized and directed to pay the Fee Party an amount equal to 80 percent (80%) of the fees and 100 percent (100%) of the expenses requested in the Statement that are not subject to an objection pursuant to subparagraph (e) below.\n- b. No earlier than the tenth (10th)following the Fee Period and no later than the last day of the month for which compensation is sought, each Fee Party seeking compensation shall file a Monthly Fee Statement; however, a courtesy copy need not be delivered to Judge's chambers. This proposed procedure Motion is not intended to alter the fee application requirements outlined in sections 330 and 331\n\nof the Bankruptcy Code. Fee Parties are required to serve and file interim and final applications for approval of fees and expenses in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut.\n\n- c. Each Monthly Fee Statement must contain a list of the individuals and the respective titles of such individuals (*e.g.* attorney, accountant, paralegal, etc.) who provided services during the period covered by the Monthly Fee Statement, their respective billing rates, the aggregate hours spent by each individual, a reasonably detailed breakdown of the disbursements incurred (no Fee Party should seek reimbursement of an expense that would otherwise not be allowed pursuant to the United States Trustee Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses Filed under 11 U.S.C. § 330, as amended), and contemporaneously maintained time entries for each individual in increments of tenths (1/10) of an hour.\n- e. d. If any Notice Party in interest has an objection to the compensation or reimbursement sought in a particular Monthly Fee Statement (the \"Objection\"), such party shall, by no later than the fourteenth **(**14th) day following receipt of the Monthly Fee Statement for which compensation is sought (the \"Objection Deadline\"), serveobjects to a Fee Party's Statement, the objecting party shall, within 21 days of service of the Statement, serve via email a written notice upon the Fee Party whose Monthly Fee Statement is objected to and the otherand the Notice Parties, (a written \"Notice of Objection to Fee Statement,\") setting forth the precise nature of the Notice Party's objection and the amount of fees or expenses at issue.\n\t- e. Thereafter, At the expiration ofobjecting party and the Fee Party shall attempt to resolve the objection Deadline,on a consensual basis. The Debtor shall promptly pay 80 percent (80%) of the fees and 100 percent (100%) of the expenses identified in each Monthly Fee Statement to which no Objection has been served in accordance with paragraph (d) above.that are not subject to any timely served Notice of Objection to Fee Statement or, if subject to objection, were subsequently resolved. If the parties are unable to reach a resolution of the objection to fees or expenses contained in a timely served Notice of Objection to Fee Statement within 14 days (or such longer period as mutually agreed to by the Fee Party and the objecting party) after service of such objection, the objecting party shall file its objection (the \"Objection\") with the Court within three business days and serve such Objection on the Fee Party and the Notice Parties. Thereafter, the Fee Party may either (i) file with the Court a response to the Objection, together with a request for payment of the difference, if any, between the disputed amount and the total amount requested to be paid to the Fee Party (the \"Undisputed Amount\") or (ii) forego payment of the Undisputed Amount until the next interim or final fee application\n\nhearing, at which time the Court will consider the Objection, if requested by the parties.\n\n- f. Beginning with the period ending on June 30, 2022, and at approximately three-month intervals thereafter (each an \"Interim Fee Period\"), each Fee Party may file with the Court and serve on the Notice Parties interim fee applications (each an \"Interim Fee Application\") seeking interim approval and allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses, regardless of whether or not the Fee Party has filed and served monthly statements pursuant to these procedures. Each Fee Party shall submit its first Interim Fee Application with the Court by July 15, 2022, which shall cover all fees incurred from the Petition Date through June 30, 2022 (the \"First Interim Fee Period\").\n- g. Any Fee Party retained or appointed following the Petition Date shall file their first Statement for the period from the effective date of their retention through the final calendar day of the month of their retention, and otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Motion; *provided however,* any Fee Party retained on or prior to April 30, 2022 shall file its first Statement on or about May 6, 2022 for the period beginning February 15, 2022 and ending April 30, 2022.\n- f. If an Objection is filed, the Debtor shall withhold payment of that portion of the Monthly Fee Statement to which the Objection is directed and promptly pay the remainder of the fees and disbursements in the percentages set forth in paragraph (e) above unless the Fee Party whose statement is objected to seeks an order from the Court, upon notice and a hearing, directing payment to be made.\n- g. If the parties to an Objection are able to resolve their dispute following the filing of a Notice of Objection to Fee Statement and if the party whose Monthly Fee Statement was objected to files a statement indicating that the Objection has been withdrawn and describing in detail the terms of the resolution, then the Debtor shall promptly pay, in accordance with paragraph (e) above, that portion of the Monthly Fee Statement that was withheld and is no longer subject to the Objection.\n- h. All Objections that are not resolved by the parties or court order, shall be preserved and presented to the Court at the next interim or final fee application hearing to be heard by the Court in accordance with paragraph (j) below.\n\t- h. i. The servicefiling of an Objection in accordance with paragraph (d) above shall not prejudice the objecting party's right to object to any feean application filed withmade to the Court in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code on any ground, whether raised in the objection or not. FurthermoreFurther, the decision by any party not to not object to a Monthly Fee Statement shall not be a waiver of any kind, orwill not\n\nprejudice that party's right to object to any feean application subsequently filed withmade to the Court, in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code.\n\n- j. Approximately every 120 days, but not more than every 150 days (the \"Interim Fee Period\"), each of the Fee Parties shall file with the Court an application (an \"Interim Fee Application\") for interim Court approval and allowance, pursuant to sections 330 and 331 of the Bankruptcy Code (as the case may be) of the compensation and reimbursement of expenses requested.\n\t- i. The pendency of an objection to payment of compensation or reimbursement of expenses will not disqualify a Fee Party from the future payment of compensation or reimbursement of expenses under the Interim Compensation Procedures.\n\t- j. Neither (i) the payment of or the failure to pay, in whole or in part, interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses under the Interim Compensation Procedures nor (ii) the filing of or failure to file an Objection, in either case, will bind any party in interest or the Court with respect to the final allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses of the Fee Parties. All interim fees and expenses paid to the Fee Parties under the Interim Compensation Procedures are subject to adjustment and disgorgement until final allowance by the Court.\n\t- k. On the 1st day of each month, beginning on June 1, 2022, the Debtor shall file or cause to be filed a monthly statement disclosing: (a) the amount of fees or expenses incurred by the Fee Parties that have been paid by the Debtor, (b) the status of any fees and expenses incurred by the Fee Professionals that were not paid, and (c) the reasons why any such fees or expenses were not paid.\n\n3. A hearing to consider the first Interim Fee Applications is scheduled for **August [•], 2022, at [•] (prevailing Eastern Time)** at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut, Brien McMahon Federal Building, 915 Lafayette Boulevard Bridgeport, CT 06604. Any party in interest objecting to the compensation or reimbursement sought in a particular Interim Fee Application shall file written objections with the Clerk of the Court no later than **[•], 2022 at 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time)**, which objections shall be served so that the same are received on or before such date by: (i) the Notice Parties and (ii) all other parties that have filed a notice of appearance with the Clerk of this Court requesting notice of pleadings in this chapter 11 case.\n\n4. Except as may otherwise be provided in an order of the Court authorizing the retention of a particular Fee Party, the Fee Parties shall seek interim payment of compensation and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to Section 331 in accordance with the Interim Compensation Procedures.\n\n5. k. Any Fee Party who fails to timely file an interim Fee application seeking approval of compensation and expenses previously paid pursuant to a Monthly Fee Statementunder this Order when due shall (1) be ineligible to receive further monthly payments of fees or reimbursements of expenses as provided herein until such further order of the Court, and (2) may be required to disgorge any fees paid since retention or the last fee application, whichever is later.\n\n6. The Fee Parties shall only be required to serve (a) the Statements on the Notice Parties, as applicable; (b) the Interim Fee Applications and Final Fee Applications on the Notice Parties; and (c) notices of hearings on the Interim Fee Applications and Final Fee Applications on the Notice Parties and all other parties that have filed a notice of appearance with the Clerk of this Court requesting notice of pleadings in this chapter 11 case; *provided, however,* all service obligations hereunder shall be deemed satisfied upon the filing of any Interim Fee Application, Final Fee Application, or notice of hearing on the Court's docket.\n\n7. All notices given in accordance with the Interim Compensation Procedures shall be deemed sufficient and adequate and in full compliance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and the Local Rules.\n\n- l. The pendency of an application or a court order that payment of compensation or reimbursement of expenses was improper as to a particular Monthly Fee Statement shall not disqualify a Fee Party from the future payment of compensation or reimbursement of expenses as set forth above, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.\n- m. Neither the payment of, nor the failure to pay, in whole or in part, monthly compensation and reimbursement as provided herein shall have any effect on this Court's interim or final allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses of any Fee Party.\n- n. Counsel for any official committee may, in accordance with the foregoing procedure for monthly compensation and reimbursement of Fee Parties, collect and submit statements of expenses, with supporting vouchers, from members of such committee; pr*ovided, however,* that such committee counsel ensures that these reimbursement requests comply with the Guidelines for Fees and Disbursements for Professionals in District of Connecticut Bankruptcy Cases.\n\n3. Each Fee Party that has been approved by the Court as of the Petition Date may seek,\n\nin its first Monthly Fee Statement, compensation for work performed and reimbursement for expenses incurred during the period beginning on the Petition Date and ending on March 31, 2022. The first Interim Fee Application for such Fee Party shall cover the Interim Fee Period from the Petition Date through and including May 31, 2022. All Fee Party not retained or appointed as of the Petition Date shall file their first Monthly Fee Statement for the period from the effective date of their retention through the final calendar day of the first full month following the effective date of their retention, and otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Motion.\n\n4. The amount of fees and disbursements sought shall be set out in U.S. dollars (if the fees and disbursements are to be paid in foreign currency, the amount shall be set out in U.S. dollars and the conversion amount of the foreign currency, calculated at the time of the submission of the application).\n\n5. The Debtor shall include all payments to Fee Parties on their monthly operating reports, detailed so as to state the amount paid to each Fee Party.\n\n8. 6. Any party may object to requests for payments made pursuant to this Order All time periods referenced in this Order and the Interim Compensation Procedures shall be calculated in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a). Any party may seek a modification of this Order, after notice and a hearing, on the grounds that the Debtor has not timely filed monthly operating reports, remained current with their administrative expenses and 28 U.S.C. § 1930 fees, or a manifest exigency exists seeking a further order of this Court,. Otherwise, this Order shall continue and shall remain in effect during the pendency of this case.\n\n7. All time periods set forth in this Order shall be calculated in accordance with Rule\n\n9006(a) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.\n\n8. Any and all other and further notice of the relief requested in the Motion shall be, and\n\nhereby is, dispensed with and waived; provided, however, that the Debtor shall serve a copy of\n\nthis Order on each of the Fee Parties once retained.\n\n9. Notice of the Motion as provided therein shall be deemed good and sufficient and the requirements of Bankruptcy Rule 6004(a).\n\n10. The Debtor is authorized and empowered to take any necessary actions to implement and effectuate the terms of this Order in accordance with the Motion.\n\n11. 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[1]。\n\n特此进一步通知：就该动议而言，随附作为“附件1”的修订版拟议命令格式文本。\n\n特此进一步通知：就该动议而言，随附作为“附件2”的修订版拟议命令格式文本相对于动议中所提交版本的法律黑线对比稿。\n\n1 本文所使用但未另行定义的首字母大写术语，具有动议中赋予该等术语的含义。\n\n特此进一步通知：债务人拟于定于 April 27, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) 举行的听证会上，请求法院作出该拟议命令。\n\n日期：April 26, 2022\nBROWN RUDNICK LLP（布朗·拉德尼克律师事务所）\n\n签署人：/s/ William R. Baldiga\nBROWN RUDNICK LLP（布朗·拉德尼克律师事务所）\n185 Asylum Street\nHartford, CT 06103\n收件人：Dylan Kletter, Esq.\n电话：(860) 509-6500\n传真：(860) 509-6653\n电子邮箱：dkletter@brownrudnick.com\n\nSeven Times Square\nNew York, NY 10036\n收件人：William R. Baldiga, Esq.（pro hac vice）\n收件人：Bennett S. Silverberg, Esq.（pro hac vice）\n电话：(212) 209-4800\n传真：(212) 209-4801\n电子邮箱：wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com\nbsilverberg@brownrudnick.com\n\n案件 22-50073 文件 261 提交日期 04/26/22 录入日期 04/26/22 23:06:33 第 3 页，共 24 页\n\n附件A\n\n拟议命令\n\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\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。 [1]\n\n关于：ECF No. 148\n\n准予债务人根据 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(a) 和 331 提出的、旨在建立专业费用当事人临时报酬及费用偿还程序之动议的命令\n\n经审议债务人根据 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) 和 331 提出的、旨在建立专业费用当事人临时报酬及费用偿还程序之动议（以下简称“动议”），该动议依据《破产法典》第105(a)及331条和《破产程序规则》第2016条，请求建立费用当事人[2]临时报酬及费用偿还程序，相关定义及更详尽内容均载于动议中；且本法院依据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 和 1334 对审议该动议及其中请求的救济具有管辖权；且本法院认定，根据 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)，本案属于核心程序；且本法院可在符合《美国宪法》第三条的情况下作出终局命令；且本法院认定，根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 和 1409，本程序及动议在本区审理的地点适格；且本法院认定，动议所请求的救济符合债务人财产、其债权人及其他利害关系方的最佳利益；且本法院已\n\n1 债务人还以以下名称为人所知：Guo Wengui（郭文贵）；Miles Guo（郭文贵）；Miles Kwok（郭文贵）；及 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）。\n\n2 本命令中所使用但未另行定义的首字母大写术语，应具有动议中规定的相同定义。\n\n认定，对动议的通知以及就动议举行听证会的机会均属适当，无需提供其他通知；且本法院已审阅动议并认定，动议中列明的法律和事实依据确立了准予本命令所载救济的正当理由；并基于本法院此前进行的全部程序；且经适当审议并显示有充分理由：\n\n现命令如下：\n\n1. 依照本命令所规定，准予该动议。\n\n2. 本第11章案件中的所有费用当事人均可依照下列程序（以下简称“临时报酬程序”）请求临时报酬：\n\na. 自请求报酬所涉月份届满后的第1日起，各费用当事人可向法院提交并向本第11章案件中受聘的各方送达月度报表（每份以下简称“报表”），载明相关报酬期间已提供的专业服务及已发生费用的偿还。\n\nb. 费用当事人的报表应包括以下信息：(i) 按任务代码／类别列示的费用及支出汇总，格式见随附附件1；(ii) 按工时记录人员列示的费用汇总，格式见随附附件2；(iii) 任何支出的证明文件；以及 (iv) 费用当事人出具的详细发票，包括按十分之一 (1/10) 小时为单位记载、说明各个人所提供服务的叙述性描述的工时记录（在为保密或特权所必要的范围内作删节）。每份报表均应包括费用当事人所代表一方（即债务人的代表或委员会主席）的陈述，确认该代表已审阅该报表，且不反对其中列明的费用及支出。\n\nc. 本第11章案件中费用当事人的报表应向法院提交，并仅通过电子邮件向以下各方送达：(i) 债务人的律师 BROWN RUDNICK LLP（布朗·拉德尼克律师事务所）（收件人：William R. Baldiga，wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com；以及 Bennett Silverberg，bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com）；(ii) 康涅狄格州美国受托人办公室（以下简称“美国受托人”）（收件人：Holley L. Claiborn，Holley.L.Claiborn@usdoj.gov）；(iii) Golden Spring (New York) Ltd.（金泉〈纽约〉有限公司）的律师 Cohn Birnbaum, & Shea P.C.（科恩·伯恩鲍姆及谢伊律师事务所）（收件人：Scott D. Rosen，srosen@cbshealaw.com）；(iv) 委员会的律师 Pullman & Comley, LLC（普尔曼及康利律师事务所）（收件人：Jonathan A. Kaplan，jkaplan@pullcom.com；以及 Irve J. Goldman，igoldman@pullcom.com）；以及\n\n(v) 法院可能指定的任何其他人士，或提交书面请求以接收报表的任何人士（各称“通知当事人”，合称“通知当事人”）。\n\nd. 各通知当事人应于报表送达后第21日东部现行时间下午4:00之前，依照下文第(e)项反对所请求的费用及支出。该21日期间届满后，费用当事人可就其报表中所请求且未遭反对的费用及支出部分，向法院提交无异议证明。无异议证明提交后，授权并指示债务人向费用当事人支付相当于报表中未依下文第(e)项受到异议的所请求费用的百分之八十 (80%) 及所请求支出的百分之百 (100%) 的金额。\n\ne. 如任何通知当事人反对费用当事人的报表，提出异议的一方应于报表送达后21日内，通过电子邮件向费用当事人及通知当事人送达书面通知（以下简称“费用报表异议通知”），说明异议的确切性质及争议金额。此后，提出异议的一方与费用当事人应尝试通过协商一致解决该异议。债务人应立即支付未成为任何及时送达的费用报表异议通知标的的费用的百分之八十 (80%) 及支出的百分之百 (100%)，或者如该等费用和支出曾为异议标的，则支付其后已获解决的部分。如双方未能在送达该异议后14日内（或费用当事人与提出异议的一方共同同意的更长期限内）就及时送达的费用报表异议通知中所载的费用或支出异议达成解决方案，提出异议的一方应于三（3）个营业日内向法院提交其异议（以下简称“异议书”），并向费用当事人及通知当事人送达该异议书。此后，费用当事人可选择：(i) 向法院提交对异议书的答复，并一并请求支付争议金额与应向费用当事人支付的总请求金额之间的差额（如有）（以下简称“无争议金额”）；或 (ii) 放弃在下一次临时或最终费用申请听证会之前支付无争议金额，届时如各方请求，法院将审议该异议书。\n\nf. 自截至 June 30, 2022 的期间起，且其后约每三个月一次（各称“临时费用期间”），每名费用当事人均可向法院提交并向通知当事人送达临时费用申请（各称“临时费用申请”），请求临时批准及核准报酬和费用偿还，无论该费用当事人是否已依照本程序提交并送达月度报表。各费用当事人应于 July 15, 2022 前向法院提交其第一份临时费用申请，该申请应涵盖自申请日直至 June 30, 2022 期间发生的全部费用\n\n（以下简称“第一临时费用期间”）。\n\ng. 任何在申请日后受聘或获任命的费用当事人，应就自其受聘生效日直至其受聘月份最后一个日历日的期间提交其第一份报表，并在其他方面遵守本动议规定的程序；但任何于 April 30, 2022 当日或之前受聘的费用当事人，应于 May 6, 2022 前后，就自 February 15, 2022 起至 April 30, 2022 止的期间提交其第一份报表。\n\nh. 提交异议书不应损害提出异议的一方基于任何理由反对向法院提出的申请的权利，无论该理由是否已在异议中提出。此外，任何一方决定不反对某份报表，不应损害该方反对其后向法院提出的申请的权利。\n\ni. 对支付报酬或偿还费用的异议尚未解决，不会使费用当事人丧失根据临时报酬程序在未来获得报酬支付或费用偿还的资格。\n\nj. (i) 根据临时报酬程序支付或未支付（全部或部分）临时报酬及费用偿还，或 (ii) 提交或未提交异议书，均不应在费用当事人报酬及费用偿还的最终核准方面约束任何利害关系方或法院。在法院最终核准前，根据临时报酬程序向费用当事人支付的所有临时费用和支出均可予以调整和追缴。\n\nk. 自 June 1, 2022 起，于每月第1日，债务人应提交或安排提交月度报表，披露：(a) 由债务人支付的费用当事人已发生的费用或支出金额，(b) 费用专业人士已发生但未获支付的任何费用及支出的状况，以及 (c) 未支付任何该等费用或支出的理由。\n\n3. 审议第一批临时费用申请的听证会定于 August\n\n[•]，2022年，在美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院（United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut），Brien McMahon Federal Building, 915 Lafayette Boulevard Bridgeport, CT 06604，于[•]（适用的东部时间）举行。任何利害关系方如对某一临时费用申请所请求的报酬或费用偿还提出异议，应不迟于[•]，2022年下午4:00（适用的东部时间）向法院书记官提交书面异议；该等异议应予送达，以使下列各方于或在该日期前收到：(i) 通知当事方；及(ii) 已向本法院书记官提交出庭通知并请求接收本第11章案件诉状通知的所有其他当事方。\n\n4. 除非法院授权聘用某一特定费用当事方的命令另有规定，费用当事方应依照第331条并按照临时报酬程序请求临时报酬支付及费用偿还。\n\n5. 任何费用当事方未能在到期时提交临时申请，以请求批准此前根据本命令支付的报酬及费用的，应：(1) 在法院作出进一步命令前，无资格按本命令规定继续收取每月费用或开支付款；及(2) 可能被要求返还自受聘之日或最近一次费用申请之日以来支付的任何费用，以较晚者为准。\n\n6. 费用当事方仅须向下列各方送达：(a) 视情况而定，向通知当事方送达陈述；(b) 向通知当事方送达临时费用申请和最终费用申请；及(c) 向通知当事方以及已向本法院书记官提交出庭通知并请求接收本第11章案件诉状通知的所有其他当事方，送达有关临时费用申请和最终费用申请听证会的通知；但前提是，任何临时费用申请、最终费用申请或听证会通知一经提交至法院案卷，即应视为已履行本命令项下的全部送达义务。\n\n7. 根据临时报酬程序发出的所有通知，均应视为充分、适当，并完全符合《破产法》、联邦破产程序规则及地方法规的适用规定。\n\n8. 本命令及临时报酬程序中提及的所有期间，应依照破产程序规则9006(a)计算。任何当事方均可在通知并举行听证会后，以债务人未及时提交月度经营报告、未及时支付其管理费用及28 U.S.C. § 1930费用，或存在明显紧急情形为由，请求修改本命令。否则，本命令应持续有效，并在本案审理期间保持效力。\n\n9. 按照动议所规定方式发出的动议通知，应视为适当且充分，并符合破产程序规则6004(a)的要求。\n\n10. 债务人获授权并有权依照该动议采取任何必要行动，以执行并实现本命令的条款。\n\n11. 本法院保留对因本命令的解释及执行而产生或与之有关的所有事项的管辖权。\n\n本命令于2022年4月[ ]日在康涅狄格州布里奇波特签署。\n\n案件22-50073，文件261，提交日期04/26/22，录入日期04/26/22 23:06:33，第10页，共24页\n\n附件1\n\n按任务代码列示的报酬\n\n项目类别　总工时　总费用\n(\\$)\n\n成本\n\n案件管理\n\n债权人债权事项\n\n聘用及费用申请\n\n听证会\n\nPacific Alliance事项\n\n债权人诉讼／对抗性事项\n\n非工作旅行\n\n计划及披露声明\n\n动议程序\n\n调查抗辩\n\n融资\n\n合计：\n\n附件2\n\n按计时人员列示的报酬\n\n计时人员　职位／职称　律师执业准入\n及执业组别　费率　工时　金额\n\n\\$0.00　0　\\$0.00\n\n合计\n\n总计　0　\\$0.00\n\n综合\n费率：　\\$0.00\n\n64683065 v3-WorkSiteUS-038210/0001\n\n案件22-50073，文件261，提交日期04/26/22，录入日期04/26/22 23:06:33，第12页，共24页\n\n附件B\n\n修订对照版\n\n64685029 v1-WorkSiteUS-038210/0001\n\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：　第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），　案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。　关于：ECF编号148\n\n关于：　：\n第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），　：\n案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。　：\n\n准许债务人根据11 U.S.C. §§ 105(a)及331提出的、确立专业费用当事方临时报酬及费用偿还程序之动议的命令\n\n经审议债务人根据11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A)及331提出的、确立专业费用当事方临时报酬及费用偿还程序之动议（“该动议”）1，根据《美国法典》第11编（“《破产法》”）第105(a)及331条以及破产程序规则2016，就由本法院命令聘用的专业人士及指定的财产受托人、为费用当事方2确立每月临时报酬及费用偿还程序；上述术语均定义于该动议并在其中有更完整的规定；且本法院根据28 U.S.C. §§ 157及1334对审议该动议及其中请求的救济具有管辖权；且本法院已认定所请求的救济，并认定根据28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)，本案属于核心程序；且本法院可依照美国宪法第三条作出最终命令；且本法院已认定，根据28 U.S.C. §§ 1408及1409，本程序及该动议在本地区的审理地点适当；且本法院已认定，该动议所请求的救济符合债务人、债务人财产、其债权人及所有其他利害关系方的最佳利益；且债务人及本法院已提供并认定，向动议通知当事方发出该动议通知及提供听证机会（定义见下文）适当，且无需提供任何其他或进一步通知；且本法院已举行听证会以审议所请求的救济（“听证会”），审阅该动议，并认定该动议中阐明的法律及事实依据构成准许本命令所载救济的正当理由；且根据本法院此前举行的听证会及所有程序的记录；并经适当审议；且已显示存在正当且充分的理由，兹命令如下：\n\n1. 该动议在本命令规定的范围内获准。\n\n2. 除授权聘用特定人员的法院命令另有规定外，本第11章案件中的所有费用当事方均可依照以下程序（“临时报酬程序”）请求临时报酬：\n\na. 自请求报酬所属月份结束后第1日起，各费用当事方可向法院提交并向本第11章案件中受聘的当事方送达月度陈述（各称“陈述”），载明在相关报酬期间提供的专业服务及发生费用的偿还。\n\nb. 费用当事方的陈述应包括下列信息：(i) 按任务代码／类别列示的费用及开支摘要，格式如本命令附件1所附；(ii) 按计时人员列示的费用摘要，格式如本命令附件2所附；(iii) 任何开支的证明文件；及(iv) 费用当事方开具的详细发票，包括以十分之一(1/10)小时为单位、附有每名个人所提供服务叙述性说明的时间记录（必要时为保密或特权目的而作删节）。每份陈述均应包括费用当事方所属方的陈述，即该方代表人（即债务人代表人或委员会主席）已审阅该陈述，且不反对其中所列费用及开支。\n\nc. a. 本案于2022年2月15日立案；因此，本案中的费用将按每一日历月最后一日结束的月度期间（各称“费用期间”）请求及处理。除下文第(b)款规定外，在请求报酬的费用期间最后一日后每月的最后一日或之前，每一请求报酬的费用当事方应以专人递送或隔夜递送方式（或仅就债务人及债务人律师而言，以如下所示电子邮件方式）送达月度费用陈述（“月度费用陈述”）；本第11章案件中费用当事方的陈述应向法院提交，并仅通过电子邮件向下列各方送达：(i) 债务人律师Brown Rudnick LLP，7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036（收件人：William R. Baldiga, Esq., wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com；及Bennett Silverberg, Esq., bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com）；(ii) 美国康涅狄格州受托人办公室（The Office of the United States Trustee for the District of Connecticut，“美国受托人”），150 Court Street, New Haven, CT 06510（收件人：Holley L. Claiborn, Holley.L.Claiborn@usdoj.gov）；(iii) Golden Spring (New York) Ltd.律师Cohn Birnbaum, & Shea P.C., 100 Pearl Street, 12th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103（收件人：Scott D. Rosen, srosen@cbshealaw.com）；(iv) 委员会律师Pullman & Comley, LLC（收件人：Jonathan A. Kaplan, jkaplan@pullcom.com及Irve J. Goldman, igoldman@pullcom.com）；及(v) 法院可能指定或提交书面请求接收陈述的任何其他人（各称“通知当事方”，合称“通知当事方”）。\n\nd. 每一通知当事方应有权在陈述送达后第21日下午4:00（适用的东部时间）前，按照下文第(e)款对所请求的费用及开支提出异议。该21日期间届满后，费用当事方可就其陈述中未受反对的费用及开支部分向法院提交无异议证明。无异议证明提交后，债务人获授权并被指示向费用当事方支付相当于陈述中未根据下文第(e)款受到异议的所请求费用的80 percent (80%)及所请求开支的100 percent (100%)的金额。\n\nb. 不早于费用期间后第十(10)日，且不迟于请求报酬所属月份的最后一日，每一请求报酬的费用当事方均应提交月度费用陈述；但是，无须向法官办公室递交礼节副本。本拟议程序及该动议并非旨在改变《破产法》第330及331条规定的费用申请要求。费用当事方须依照《破产法》、联邦破产程序规则及康涅狄格州联邦破产法院地方法规的相关规定，送达并提交请求批准费用及开支的临时申请和最终申请。\n\nc. 每份月度费用报表必须载明：在该月度费用报表涵盖期间提供服务的个人名单及其各自职务（例如，律师、会计师、律师助理等）、其各自的计费费率、每位个人所花费的累计小时数、对已发生垫付款项作出的合理详细分类说明（任何费用方均不得就根据经修订的《United States Trustee Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses Filed under 11 U.S.C. § 330》本不允许报销的费用请求偿还），以及每位个人以十分之一（1/10）小时为增量同期保存的工时记录。\n\nd. 如任何利害关系通知方对特定月度费用报表中请求的报酬或费用偿还提出异议（“异议”），该方应最迟于收到就其请求报酬的月度费用报表后第十四（14）日（“异议期限”）送达；如对某一费用方的报表提出异议，异议方应在该报表送达后二十一（21）日内，通过电子邮件向其月度费用报表被异议的费用方、其他通知方送达书面通知（“费用报表异议通知”），明确说明通知方异议的具体性质以及存在争议的费用或支出金额。\n\ne. 此后，在异议期限届满时，异议方与费用方应尝试通过协商方式解决异议。债务人应立即支付每份未依照上文第（d）款送达异议的月度费用报表中80 percent (80%)的费用及100 percent (100%)的支出；对于未受到任何及时送达的费用报表异议通知约束，或者虽受异议但其后已解决的费用和支出，债务人亦应支付。如双方在送达该异议后十四（14）日内（或费用方与异议方共同同意的更长期限内）无法就及时送达的费用报表异议通知中所载费用或支出异议达成解决方案，异议方应在三（3）个工作日内向法院提交其异议（“异议”），并将该异议送达费用方及通知方。此后，费用方可以：(i) 向法院提交对异议的答复，并请求支付争议金额与请求支付给费用方的总金额之间的差额（如有）（“无争议金额”）；或(ii) 放弃在下一次临时或最终费用申请听证会前收取无争议金额，届时如当事人提出请求，法院将审理该异议。\n\nf. 自截至 June 30, 2022 的期间开始，并此后约每三个月一次（各称为“临时费用期间”），每一费用方均可向法院提交并向通知方送达临时费用申请（各称为“临时费用申请”），请求临时批准并准许报酬及费用偿还，无论该费用方是否已依照本程序提交并送达月度报表。每一费用方应于 July 15, 2022 前向法院提交其首份临时费用申请，该申请应涵盖自申请日（Petition Date）至 June 30, 2022 期间产生的全部费用（“首个临时费用期间”）。\n\ng. 任何在申请日后被聘任或任命的费用方，应就自其聘任生效之日起至其聘任当月最后一个日历日止的期间提交其首份报表，并在其他方面遵守本动议所载程序；但是，任何于 April 30, 2022 当日或之前被聘任的费用方，应于 May 6, 2022 前后就自 February 15, 2022 起至 April 30, 2022 止的期间提交其首份报表。\n\nf. 如提交异议，债务人应扣留月度费用报表中异议所针对部分的付款，并应立即按照上文第（e）款规定的比例支付其余费用和垫付款项，除非报表被异议的费用方向法院申请命令，并经通知及听证，指示作出付款。\n\ng. 如异议当事方在提交费用报表异议通知后能够解决其争议，并且月度费用报表被异议的一方提交声明，表明异议已被撤回并详细说明解决条款，则债务人应依照上文第（e）款，立即支付先前被扣留且不再受该异议约束的月度费用报表部分。\n\nh. 凡未由当事方或法院命令解决的异议，均应予以保留，并在下一次临时或最终费用申请听证会上提交法院，由法院依照下文第（j）款审理。\n\ni. 依照上文第（d）款送达并提交异议，不得损害异议方基于任何理由对依据《Bankruptcy Code》向法院提交的任何费用申请提出异议的权利，无论该理由是否已在该异议中提出。此外，任何一方决定不对月度费用报表提出异议，不构成任何形式的放弃，亦不损害该方对其后依据《Bankruptcy Code》向法院提交的任何费用申请提出异议的权利。\n\nj. 约每120日一次，但不得超过每150日一次（“临时费用期间”），每一费用方均应根据《Bankruptcy Code》第330条及第331条（视情况而定），向法院提交申请（“临时费用申请”），请求法院临时批准并准许所请求的报酬及费用偿还。\n\ni. 对报酬或费用偿还付款的异议尚未解决，不会使费用方丧失根据临时报酬程序在未来获得报酬或费用偿还付款的资格。\n\nj. (i) 根据临时报酬程序支付或未支付全部或部分临时报酬及费用偿还，或(ii) 提交或未提交异议，在任何一种情况下，均不会对任何利害关系方或法院就费用方报酬及费用偿还的最终准许产生约束力。根据临时报酬程序向费用方支付的所有临时费用及支出，均须在法院最终准许前进行调整及返还。\n\nk. 自 June 1, 2022 起，于每月第1日，债务人应提交或促使提交月度报表，披露：(a) 债务人已支付的费用方产生的费用或支出金额；(b) 费用专业人士产生但未支付的任何费用及支出的状况；以及(c) 未支付任何该等费用或支出的原因。\n\n3. 审理首批临时费用申请的听证会定于 August [•], 2022，在 [•]（美国东部时间）于 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（康涅狄格州联邦破产法院）、Brien McMahon Federal Building（布赖恩·麦克马洪联邦大楼）、915 Lafayette Boulevard Bridgeport, CT 06604 举行。任何利害关系方如对特定临时费用申请中请求的报酬或费用偿还提出异议，应最迟于 [•], 2022 下午4:00（美国东部时间）向法院书记官提交书面异议；该等异议应予送达，以使下列人员或实体不迟于该日收到：(i) 通知方；及(ii) 已向本法院书记官提交出庭通知、请求获得本第11章案件诉状通知的所有其他当事方。\n\n4. 除非法院授权聘任特定费用方的命令另有规定，费用方应依照临时报酬程序，根据第331条请求临时支付报酬及费用偿还。\n\n5. k. 任何费用方如未在到期时及时提交临时费用申请，以请求批准根据月度费用报表依本命令先前已支付的报酬及费用，则：(1) 在法院进一步命令作出前，将无资格按本命令规定获得进一步的月度费用付款或费用偿还；及(2) 可能被要求返还自其受聘之日起或自上一次费用申请之日起（以较晚者为准）支付的任何费用。\n\n6. 费用方仅须向下列对象送达：(a) 视情况而定，向通知方送达报表；(b) 向通知方送达临时费用申请及最终费用申请；及(c) 向通知方及已向本法院书记官提交出庭通知、请求获得本第11章案件诉状通知的所有其他当事方送达临时费用申请及最终费用申请听证会通知；但是，在法院案卷中提交任何临时费用申请、最终费用申请或听证会通知，即应视为已履行本命令项下的所有送达义务。\n\n7. 依照临时报酬程序发出的所有通知，均应视为充分、适当并完全符合《Bankruptcy Code》、《Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure》及地方法规的适用规定。\n\nl. 就特定月度费用报表而言，申请尚未解决或法院命令认定报酬或费用偿还付款不当，不会使费用方丧失如上所述在未来获得报酬或费用偿还付款的资格，除非法院另有命令。\n\nm. 按本命令规定支付或未支付全部或部分月度报酬及费用偿还，均不应影响本法院对任何费用方报酬及费用偿还的临时或最终准许。\n\nn. 任何正式委员会的律师可依照上述有关费用方月度报酬及费用偿还的程序，向该委员会成员收集并提交费用报表及证明凭证；但是，该委员会律师应确保该等偿还请求符合《Guidelines for Fees and Disbursements for Professionals in District of Connecticut Bankruptcy Cases》。\n\n3. 截至申请日已获法院批准的每一费用方，可在其首份月度费用报表中，请求就自申请日起至 March 31, 2022 止期间所完成工作的报酬及所发生支出的偿还。该费用方的首份临时费用申请应涵盖自申请日起至并包括 May 31, 2022 止的临时费用期间。所有于申请日尚未被聘任或任命的费用方，均应就自其聘任生效之日起至其聘任生效日后首个完整月份最后一个日历日止的期间提交其首份月度费用报表，并在其他方面遵守本动议所载程序。\n\n4. 所请求的费用及垫付款项金额应以美元列明（如费用及垫付款项将以外币支付，则应列明美元金额及外币兑换金额，该金额按提交申请时计算）。\n\n5. 债务人应在其月度经营报告中列明向费用当事人作出的全部付款，并详细说明向每一费用当事人支付的金额。\n\n6. 任何当事人均可对根据本命令提出的付款请求提出异议。本命令及临时报酬程序中提及的所有期间，均应依照《联邦破产程序规则》第9006(a)条计算。任何当事人在通知及听证后，均可基于以下理由请求修改本命令：债务人未及时提交月度经营报告，未保持其行政费用及28 U.S.C. § 1930费用的及时支付，或存在明显紧急情形而请求本法院作出进一步命令。否则，本命令应继续有效，并在本案审理期间持续有效。\n\n7. 本命令规定的所有期间，均应依照《联邦破产程序规则》第9006(a)条计算。\n\n8. 就本动议所请求救济作出的任何及所有其他进一步通知，现予免除及放弃；但债务人应在各费用当事人受聘后，向其送达本命令副本。\n\n9. 按照动议中规定作出的动议通知，应视为适当且充分，并应视为已满足《破产规则》第6004(a)条的要求。\n\n10. 债务人获授权并有权采取一切必要行动，以依照本动议执行和实现本命令的条款。\n\n11. 本法院应保留对因解释和执行本命令而产生或与之相关的一切事项的管辖权。\n\n签署于康涅狄格州布里奇波特，2022年4月[ ]日。\n\n64685030 v1-WorkSiteUS-038210/0001\n附件1\n按任务代码列示的报酬\n\n项目类别　总小时数　总费用\n($)\n\n成本\n案件管理\n债权人债权事项\n聘用及费用申请\n听证\nPacific Alliance事项\n债权人诉讼/对抗性事项\n非工作时间出行\n计划及披露声明\n动议实践\n调查抗辩\n融资\n\n合计：\n附件2\n按计时人员列示的报酬\n\n计时人员　职位/职务及执业组　律师资格准入　费率　小时数　金额\n\n$0.00　0　$0.00\n总计　0　$0.00\n综合费率：　$0.00\n\n64683065 v3-WorkSiteUS-038210/0001\n\n摘要报告：\nLitera® Change-Pro for Word 10.8.2.11文档比较完成于\n4/26/2022 10:23:44 PM\n\n样式名称：标准\n智能表格比较：启用\n原始DMS：i\n修改后DMS：i\n变更：\n新增　120\n删除　129\n移出　18\n移入　18\n表格插入　3\n表格删除　0\n表格移入　0\n表格移出　0\n嵌入式图形（Visio、ChemDraw、图像等）　0\n嵌入式Excel　0\n格式变更　0\n变更总数：　288","key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Miles Guo"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":148,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":6351,"status":"published","published_at":"2022-04-26 00:00:00","created_at":"2022-04-26","updated_at":"2026-08-23 19:47:02"}