{"id":"court_ctb_2778_5","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2778,"sub_number":5,"doc_type":"SUBPOENA","filed_date":"2024-02-12","title":"Exhibit E ![](_page_1_Picture_1.jpeg)","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"# **Exhibit E**\n\n![](_page_1_Picture_1.jpeg)\n\nPO Box 362708 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-2708 Tels. (787) 765-9800, 787-751-9800\n\nDecember 14, 2023\n\nPatrick R. Linsey, Esq Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. 195 Church Street 13th Floor New Haven, CT 06510\n\n(-E-mail-)\n\nRE: BPPR Subpoena IN RE: HO WAN KNOX ET. AL Docket # 22-50073 (JAM) Our Case # S20231204-000009-BC\n\nDear Mr. Linsey:\n\nPursuant to federal, state, and local rules as applicable, non-party Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (\"Banco Popular\"), hereby responds and objects to the Subpoena served on it by the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut on December 4, 2023 (the \"Subpoena\"), as set forth below.\n\nWe are hereby preserving the following objections:\n\n#### GENERAL OBJECTIONS\n\n- 1. Banco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent it imposes obligations beyond those set forth in federal, state and/or local rules.\n- 2. Banco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent it imposes an undue burden or expense on a non-party that requires non-party to identify, gather, review, and produce voluminous records and ESI.\n- 3. Banco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent it imposes an undue burden or expense on a non-party that requires non-party to appear to a hearing outside the state and/or jurisdiction that its business is located and/or the distance exceeds more than 100 miles from the place where the hearing is scheduled.\n- 4. Banco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent that it is vague, ambiguous, overly broad, not relevant, or proportional to the needs of the litigation and seeks to impose an undue burden on Banco Popular, a nonparty to the action.\n- 5. Banco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent it seeks information not within Banco Popular's possession, custody, or control.\n- 6. Banco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent it seeks information that is publicly available, obtainable from some other source that is more convenient, less burdensome, or less expensive, or obtainable to a party to the above-captioned action.\n\n![](_page_2_Picture_1.jpeg)\n\nPO Box 362708 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-2708 Tels. (787) 765-9800, 787-751-9800\n\n- 7. Banco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent that it requests information that is unreasonably cumulative or duplicative.\n- 8. Banco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent that it provides insufficient time for compliance.\n- 9. Banco Popular objects the Subpoena to the extent that it seeks information that is private, proprietary, commercially sensitive, confidential and/or documents or other materials subject to claims of attorney-client privilege, work-product protection, or any other applicable privilege, doctrine, or protection (collectively \"Confidential and/or Privileged Material\"). Any disclosure of Confidential and/or Privileged Material shall be deemed inadvertent and is not intended to waive those privileges or protections.\n- 10. Banco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent that it purports to obligate Banco Popular to produce information from sources that are not reasonably accessible because of undue burden or cost.\n- 11. Banco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent that it requires production of documents concerning events outside the relevant timeframe of the above-captioned action.\n- 12. Banco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent it requires disclosure of information protected from public disclosure by law, trade secrets, or other confidential, proprietary or commercially sensitive information. Banco Popular's production of such information, if any, will be subject to the entry of an appropriate protective order.\n- 13. Banco Popular objects to the extent that it requires Banco Popular to produce documents or information covered by confidentiality agreements or implicates privacy interests of others.\n- 14. Banco Popular reserves the right to seek reimbursement for any and all costs incurred in responding to the Subpoena.\n- 15. Banco Popular's failure to object on a particular grounds shall not be construed as a waiver of its rights to object on those or any additional ground(s).\n- 16. Banco Popular reserves the right to supplement or amend these responses and objections.\n- 17. Banco Popular incorporates these General Objections into each of its Specific Responses and Objections below.\n\n## SPECIFIC RESPONSES AND OBJECTIONS\n\n### REQUESTS No.1, 2, 3, 4 & 6\n\n### RESPONSE TO REQUESTS No. 1, 2, 3,4 & 6:\n\nBanco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent that it requires Banco Popular to produce documents or information covered by confidentiality agreements or implicates privacy interests of others. To produce the requested documentation or information customer authorization is needed. Otherwise, a court order is required to release the information.\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 2778-5 Filed 02/12/24 Entered 02/12/24 15:55:58 Page 4 of 4\n\n![](_page_3_Picture_1.jpeg)\n\nPO Box 362708 San Juan. Puerto Rico 00936-2708 Tels. (787) 765-9800, 787-751-9800\n\nBanco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent it imposes an undue burden or expense on a nonparty that requires non-party to identify, gather, review, and produce voluminous records and ESI.\n\n#### REQUEST No.5\n\n#### RESPONSE TO REQUEST No.5:\n\nBanco Popular objects to production of correspondence, including emails, to the extent the request does not specify the custodians, date range nor indicate keywords for the eDiscovery production, imposing an undue burden on the Bank. Banco Popular may consider the production of emails if such request is reasonable and you contact the Subpoena Processing Department to indicate possible custodians, keywords to search for and a specific time frame.\n\n#### REQUESTS No. 6 & 7\n\n#### RESPONSE TO REQUEST No.6 & 7:\n\nBanco Popular objects to the Subpoena to the extent it requires disclosure of information protected from public disclosure by law, trade secrets, or other confidential, proprietary or commercially sensitive information. Banco Popular's production of such information, if any, will be subject to the entry of an appropriate protective order.\n\nBanco Popular objects the Subpoena to the extent that it seeks information that is private, proprietary, commercially sensitive, confidential highly-confidential and/or documents or other materials subject to claims of attorney-client privilege, work-product protection, or any other applicable privilege, doctrine, or protection (collectively \"Confidential and/or Privileged Material\"). Any disclosure of Confidential and/or Privileged Material shall be deemed inadvertent and is not intended to waive those privileges or protections.\n\nCordially, Lourdes Carballo Operations Supervisor\n\nSubpoena Processing Banco Popular de Puerto Rico","body_zh":"证物 E\n\nPO Box 362708 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-2708 电话：(787) 765-9800, 787-751-9800\n\n2023年12月14日\n\nPatrick R. Linsey, Esq（帕特里克·R·林赛律师）\nNeubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.\n195 Church Street 13th Floor New Haven, CT 06510\n\n（-电子邮件-）\n\n关于：BPPR 传票\n事由：HO WAN KNOX ET. AL（郭文贵等）\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n我方案号：S20231204-000009-BC\n\n尊敬的林赛先生：\n\n根据适用的联邦、州和地方法规，非当事人 Banco Popular de Puerto Rico（波多黎各大众银行，简称“Banco Popular”）特此对 United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）于2023年12月4日向其送达的传票（简称“传票”）作出如下答复并提出异议。\n\n我们特此保留以下异议：\n一般异议\n\n- 1. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其施加了超出联邦、州和/或地方法规所规定范围的义务。\n- 2. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其对非当事人施加了不合理的负担或费用，要求非当事人识别、收集、审查并提供海量记录及电子存储信息（ESI）。\n- 3. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其对非当事人施加了不合理的负担或费用，要求非当事人前往其业务所在地以外的州和/或管辖区出席听证会，和/或距离听证会预定举行地点超过100英里。\n- 4. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其含糊不清、模棱两可、过于宽泛、不具有相关性或不符合诉讼需求之比例原则，并企图对作为本案非当事人的 Banco Popular 施加不合理的负担。\n- 5. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其索取的信息不属于 Banco Popular 占有、保管或控制的范围。\n- 6. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其索取的信息属于公开可获取的信息、可从更便利、负担更小或费用更低的其他来源获取，或可向上述诉讼案件的当事人获取。\n\nPO Box 362708 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-2708 电话：(787) 765-9800, 787-751-9800\n\n- 7. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其要求提供的信息存在不合理的累赘或重复。\n- 8. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其为遵照执行所预留的时间不足。\n- 9. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其索取的信息属于私密、专有、商业敏感、机密信息，和/或属于受律师与委托人保密特权、工作成果保护或任何其他适用特权、原则或保护约束的文件或其他材料（统称“机密和/或受特权保护的材料”）。任何机密和/或受特权保护材料的披露均应视为非故意之举，且并非旨在放弃该等特权或保护。\n- 10. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其企图迫使 Banco Popular 从因不合理负担或成本而无法合理获取的来源提供信息。\n- 11. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其要求提供涉及超出上述诉讼案件相关时间范围之事件的文件。\n- 12. Banco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其要求披露受法律保护不得向公众披露的信息、商业秘密或其他机密、专有或商业敏感信息。Banco Popular 提供该等信息（如有）将以法院作出适当的保护令为前提。\n- 13. Banco Popular 提出异议，因其要求 Banco Popular 提供受保密协议保护的文件或信息，或涉及他人的隐私利益。\n- 14. Banco Popular 保留就应对传票所发生之任何及所有费用寻求补偿的权利。\n- 15. Banco Popular 未就某一特定理由提出异议，不得解释为其放弃基于该等或任何其他理由提出异议的权利。\n- 16. Banco Popular 保留对上述答复和异议进行补充或修改的权利。\n- 17. Banco Popular 将上述一般异议合并纳入下文的各项具体答复与异议之中。\n具体答复与异议\n请求编号 1、2、3、4 及 6\n对请求编号 1、2、3、4 及 6 的答复：\n\nBanco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其要求 Banco Popular 提供受保密协议保护的文件或信息，或涉及他人的隐私利益。提供所请求的文件或信息需要获得客户的授权。否则，需要有法院命令方可公开该等信息。\n\n案号 22-50073 文档 2778-5 提交于 02/12/24 录入于 02/12/24 15:55:58 第 4 页，共 4 页\n\nPO Box 362708 San Juan. Puerto Rico 00936-2708 电话：(787) 765-9800, 787-751-9800\n\nBanco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其对非当事人施加了不合理的负担或费用，要求非当事人识别、收集、审查并提供海量记录及电子存储信息（ESI）。\n请求编号 5\n对请求编号 5 的答复：\n\nBanco Popular 对提供包括电子邮件在内的往来函件提出异议，因该请求未指明保管人、日期范围，亦未指明用于电子证据开示（eDiscovery）制作的关键词，对本行施加了不合理的负担。如该等请求合理，且贵方与传票处理部门取得联系并指明可能的保管人、检索关键词以及具体时间范围，Banco Popular 可考虑提供电子邮件。\n请求编号 6 及 7\n对请求编号 6 及 7 的答复：\n\nBanco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其要求披露受法律保护不得向公众披露的信息、商业秘密或其他机密、专有或商业敏感信息。Banco Popular 提供该等信息（如有）将以法院作出适当的保护令为前提。\n\nBanco Popular 对传票提出异议，因其索取的信息属于私密、专有、商业敏感、机密、高度机密信息，和/或属于受律师与委托人保密特权、工作成果保护或任何其他适用特权、原则或保护约束的文件或其他材料（统称“机密和/或受特权保护的材料”）。任何机密和/或受特权保护材料的披露均应视为非故意之举，且并非旨在放弃该等特权或保护。\n\n谨启，\nLourdes Carballo（卢尔德·卡瓦略）\n运营主管\n\n传票处理部\nBanco Popular de Puerto Rico（波多黎各大众银行）","key_entities":["Je","RICO","Guo"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":1024,"status":"published","published_at":"2024-02-12 00:00:00","created_at":"2024-02-12","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:42:22"}