{"id":"court_ctb_2955_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2955,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"UNKNOWN","filed_date":"2024-02-23","title":"| UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
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x | |\n\n## **MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR ORDER ENFORCING JUDGMENT AND REQUIRING TURNOVER OF STORAGE UNIT CONTENTS TO CHAPTER 11 ESTATE**\n\nLuc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the\n\nchapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), by and through his undersigned counsel,\n\nhereby files this motion (the \"Motion\") requesting entry of an order, substantially in the form\n\nattached as **Exhibit A** hereto (the \"Proposed Order\"), enforcing the Golden Spring Judgment (as\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\ndefined below) and compelling HGA Property Operation LLC (\"HGA\") and Taurus Fund LLC (\"Taurus Fund\"), Taurus Management LLC (\"Taurus Management\" and, together with Taurus Fund, the \"Taurus Entities\"), and Scott Barnett (\"Mr. Barnett\" and, together with the Taurus Entities, collectively, the \"Taurus Parties\") to turn over to the Trustee any and all contents of the Storage Units (as defined below). In support of this Motion, the Trustee (i) relies on the declaration of Luyi Song, attached as **Exhibit B** hereto (the \"Song Declaration\"), and (ii) respectfully states as follows:\n\n### **PRELIMINARY STATEMENT**\n\n1. On December 4, 2023, the Court entered judgment (the \"Golden Spring Judgment\")2 for the Trustee establishing that Golden Spring (New York) Ltd. (\"Golden Spring\") was the Debtor's alter ego at all times and all property of Golden Spring are property of the Debtor's estate, and directing that all property of Golden Spring be turned over to the estate. To help effectuate the Golden Spring Judgment, this Motion seeks turnover of certain property belonging to Golden Spring that the Trustee recently discovered in certain Storage Units (as defined below) located at Westy Self Storage, 200 Route 17 North, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 (\"Westy Storage\"), a storage facility in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, only a short drive away from the Debtor's mansion in Mahwah, New Jersey (the \"Mahwah Mansion\"), which is the subject of the Trustee's separate litigation against the Taurus Parties (Adv. Proc. No. 23-5017, the \"Mahwah Adversary Proceeding\"). To the extent any of the property in the Storage Units is not property of Golden Spring, it belongs to the Debtor directly and, thus, is separately subject to turnover to the estate pursuant to section 542 of the Bankruptcy Code.\n\n2 *See Order Granting Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee for Estate of Ho Wan Kwok for Entry of Default Judgment Against Golden Spring (New York) Ltd and China Golden Spring Group (Hong Kong) Limited* [Adv. Proc. 23- 05018 (the \"Golden Spring Adversary Proceeding\"), Doc No. 35].\n\n2. As the Court is aware, the Trustee previously served a subpoena on the owner of the Storage Units, and obtained an order in aid of such subpoena in the Mahwah Adversary Proceeding, on the basis that the Storage Units may contain relevant evidence and/or potential property of the estate. After multiple days of inspecting the Storage Units (with notice to both HGA, the purported current tenant, and the Taurus Parties, one of which is the purported former tenant), the Trustee can confirm his suspicions were correct: the contents of the Storage Units which consist of, among other things, furniture, artwork, and boxes of documents—are, in fact, property of the estate, as they belong either to Golden Spring or to the Debtor directly.\n\n3. This conclusion is based on, among other things, the fact that (i) most of items in the Storage Units bear shipping labels with Golden Spring's name, (ii) some of the items contain labels indicating they belong to the \"Boss\" (*i.e.*, the Debtor), (iii) some of the boxes contain documents addressed to or clearly belonging to the Debtor (*e.g.*, his business cards), and (iv) other items contain labels indicating they came from either the Debtor's Lady May yacht (which is property of the estate) or his Sherry Netherland apartment (also property of the estate).\n\n4. That the items in the Storage Units belong to Golden Spring and/or to the Debtor directly (and, thus, in either case, to the estate) is not surprising. As alleged in the Golden Spring Adversary Proceeding, Golden Spring served as the Debtor's family office, which he used to fund his personal living expenses and which was operated on a day-to-day basis by the Debtor's employees and known associates. That Golden Spring sent furniture, artwork, and other materials to the Storage Units for safe-keeping for the Debtor is fully consistent with its purpose and past practices. Nor is it surprising that the Debtor would have kept his personal items and documents near the Mahwah Mansion (as defined below) during its ongoing renovations.\n\n5. Because the contents of the Storage Units are property of Golden Spring or otherwise belong to the Debtor, they must be immediately turned over to the Trustee pursuant to the Golden Spring Judgment and/or section 542 of the Bankruptcy Code.\n\n#### **BACKGROUND**\n\n6. On June 15, 2022, the Bankruptcy Court entered a memorandum of decision and order [Main Case, ECF No. 465] directing the United States Trustee to appoint a chapter 11 trustee. On July 8, 2022, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order [Main Case, ECF No. 523] appointing the Trustee.\n\n7. Since his appointment, the Trustee has been working diligently to identify and recover for the benefit of the estate the assets the Debtor has concealed through various shell entities, family members, and associates. 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.\n\n### **I. Golden Spring Adversary Proceeding and Judgment**\n\n8. On July 25, 2023, the Trustee commenced the Golden Spring Adversary Proceeding by filing an adversary complaint seeking, among other things, declaratory judgment that Golden Spring is the Debtor's alter ego.3\n\n9. On December 4, 2023, pursuant to the Golden Spring Judgment, the Court ruled, among other things, that:\n\na. At all times Golden Spring was an alter ego of the Debtor.\n\nb. Any and all of the assets (including, without limitation, all property, rights, interests, and privileges) held by Golden Spring\n\n3 *See* Docket No. 1 in Adv. Proc. 23-05018.\n\nany time prior to February 15, 2022 … constituted property of the Debtor.\n\nc. Any and all assets (including, without limitation, all property, rights, interests, and privileges) held by Golden Spring at any time from February 15, 2022 to the present constituted and constitute, as applicable, property of the Debtor's chapter 11 estate.\n\nd. Any and all of the assets of Golden Spring shall be turned over and/or surrendered to the Trustee.4\n\n10. The Golden Spring Judgment also provided that this \"Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related to the implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of this Order.\"5\n\n### **II. Mahwah Adversary Proceeding**\n\n11. On July 11, 2023, the Trustee commenced the Mahwah Adversary Proceeding to recover the Debtor's 50,000 square foot mansion and surrounding estate located at 675 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, New Jersey (the \"Mahwah Mansion\"), personal property and fixtures attendant thereto, and any and all assets of Taurus Fund, the purported title holder of the Mahwah Mansion.6\n\n12. On August 24, 2023, the Court entered its *Memorandum of Decision and Order Granting in Part Motion for Preliminary Injunction* in the Mahwah Adversary Proceeding (the \"Mahwah PI Order\"). Among other things, the Mahwah PI Order provides that the Taurus Parties \"shall not transfer, encumber, move, dispose of, or in any way impair (i) any membership interest or other ownership interest of any kind in Taurus Fund, (ii) any asset of property of Taurus Fund, including the Mahwah Mansion; and/or (iii) any personalty and/or fixtures in, on,\n\n4 *See* Golden Spring Judgment, ¶¶ 3-4.\n\n5 *Id.* ¶ 8.\n\n6 *See* Docket No. 1 in Adv. Proc. No. 23-5017.\n\nor at the Mahwah Mansion.\" The Mahwah PI Order further provides that it \"is binding on (i) the [Taurus Parties]; (ii) the [Taurus Parties'] officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (iii) other persons who are in active participation with the [Taurus Parties] and/or the [Taurus Parties'] officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, including, without limitation, the Individual Debtor, Pamela Tsai, a/k/a Nicole, Qidong Xia, a/k/a Changdao Brother and David Xia\" [Adv. Proc. 23-05017, Doc. No. 47], at 22-23.\n\n13. On October 23, 2023, the Trustee filed an *Emergency Motion for Status Conference to Discuss Preservation of Property of Estate* in the Mahwah Adversary Proceeding (the \"Status Conference Motion\") [Adv. Proc. 23-05017, Doc. No. 70].7 As detailed in the Status Conference Motion and the associated exhibits, the Trustee's investigation had revealed that, among other things, numerous pieces of furniture, artwork, and antiques were removed from the Debtor's residence at the Sherry Netherland and moved to the Mahwah Mansion.\n\n14. On December 18, 2023, the Trustee filed an emergency motion in the Mahwah Adversary Proceeding to seek preservation of evidence located at the Storage Units [Adv. Proc. 23-05017, Doc No. 83] (the \"Emergency Motion\") until such time as he could inspect the Storage Units pursuant to subpoenas he served the next day.8 In the Emergency Motion, the Trustee asked the Court for an order (i) restricting access to the Storage Units to only allow entrance of law enforcement personnel, the Trustee and his representatives and/or professionals, and persons expressly authorized by the Trustee, and (ii) prohibiting the Taurus Parties, Westy\n\n7 The Trustee's Status Conference Motion was also filed in the main case [Main Case Dkt. No. 2277] and concurrently in the adversary proceeding against Greenwich Land, LLC and Hing Chi Ngok [Adv. Proc. No. 23-05005, Dkt. No. 89].\n\n8 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Emergency Motion. The factual and other allegations set forth in the Emergency Motion are incorporated as if set forth herein.\n\nStorage, and HGA and its affiliate (together, the \"HGA Entities\") from modifying, removing, transferring, disposing of, destroying, or in any way impairing the contents of the Storage Units.\n\n15. As explained in the Emergency Motion, the Trustee had recently learned that Scott Barnett, the Debtor's driver and bodyguard and the purported manager of Taurus Fund, had entered into an occupancy agreement for the Storage Units at Westy Storage, a storage facility approximately a 10-minute drive from the Mahwah Mansion. The Trustee also learned that, shortly after the Debtor's arrest on March 15, 2023, Mr. Barnett transferred his rights under the occupancy agreement to HGA. Upon information and belief, between January 2022 and July 2022, Golden Spring paid the monthly rent for the Storage Units.9\n\n16. As further explained in the Emergency Motion, HGA is a newly created entity that did not file its certificate of formation in New Jersey until April 19, 2023. Upon information and belief, the purported owner of HGA, Ms. Qin Li, is a prominent supporter of the Debtor and works for the Debtor at GNews, the Debtor's media platform. Ms. Li has also participated in the protest activities against the Trustee and Paul Hastings LLP both in front of the Trustee's residence and at Grand Central Terminal in New York.10\n\n17. Additionally, upon information and belief, on October 17, 2023, despite the Mahwah PI Order, HGA and Taurus Fund entered into a property management agreement under which HGA would manage, maintain, and operate the Mahwah Mansion and would be compensated \\$3,000 per month in addition to the reimbursement it would receive from Taurus\n\n9 The Trustee understands that no rent has been paid for the use of the Storage Units since early December 2023, prompting Westy Storage to take the position that the contents of the Storage Units have been forfeited by HGA and, absent the automatic stay, could be auctioned off by Westy Storage under applicable law. In light of this development, it is arguably not even necessary for the Trustee to obtain an order compelling HGA to turn over the contents to the estate. The Trustee nevertheless seeks such relief out of an abundance of caution.\n\n10 *See* e.g., Himalaya Global Alliance, @GlobalAlliance, GETTR (December 10, 2022), http (last visited February 21, 2024), showing Qin Li, Qidong Xia (a/k/a Chang Dao Brother), and others protesting in front of the Trustee's residence on November 26, 2022.\n\nFund for expenses incurred in managing the Mahwah Mansion. Ms. Li signed the agreement on behalf of HGA, and Mr. Yong Qi signed on behalf of Taurus Fund as its authorized representative. Taurus Fund never disclosed this arrangement to the Court or to the Trustee.\n\n18. On December 21, 2023, the Court entered the *Consented to in Part Order Granting Emergency Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee to Order Preservation of Evidence* [Adv. Proc. 23-05017, Doc No. 93] (the \"Consent Order\").11 Pursuant to the Consent Order, among other things, the Taurus Parties, Westy Storage, the HGA Entities, and all persons employed by, associated with, or acting on behalf of the foregoing, are prohibited from modifying, removing, emptying, disposing of, transferring, destroying, or in any way impairing the contents of the Storage Units; and Westy Storage is requested to restrict access to the Storage Units and to only allow entrance of the Trustee and his representatives and/or professionals, law enforcement personnel, and persons expressly authorized by the Trustee.\n\n19. Since then, and pursuant to the Consent Order and the Rule 45 subpoenas, the Trustee has, with notice to the HGA Entities and the Taurus Parties, been carefully and diligently reviewing the contents of the Storage Units.\n\n20. On December 22, 2023, the Trustee's team conducted an initial inspection of the Storage Units. Mr. Yong Qi was present as the representative of Taurus Fund at this inspection, during which Mr. Qi told counsel for the Trustee that they did not know about the Storage Units prior to the Trustee's filing of the Emergency Motion.\n\n21. After the initial inspection, the Trustee's team made four visits to the Storage Units, spending approximately 25 hours inventorying and inspecting their contents. As discussed in the Song Declaration, the Trustee has discovered that the contents bear indications\n\n11 *See* Docket No. 93 in Adv. Proc. No. 23-5017.\n\nthey belong to Golden Spring and/or to the Debtor directly. Among other things, (i) at least 350 boxes bear labels showing that the boxes belong to, originated from, and/or are otherwise associated with, Golden Spring; and (ii) at least 30 boxes bear handwritten notes on the box that associate the items with \"Boss,\" such as \"Boss Bedroom Bed,\" and \"Boss Office Yellow Bookcase\"; and (iii) other miscellaneous boxes contain copies of the Debtor's business cards, letters addressed to the Debtor, bank statements of the Debtor, books and records of Golden Spring, and/or electronic devices bearing stickers saying \"Lady May\" or \"Lady May II.\"\n\n#### **JURISDICTION AND VENUE**\n\n22. This Court has jurisdiction over 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.\n\n23. This is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b). Venue in this District is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409.\n\n#### **RELIEF REQUESTED**\n\n24. The Trustee requests entry of the Proposed Order enforcing the Golden Spring Judgment and compelling HGA and the Taurus Parties to turn over to the Trustee any and all contents of the Storage Units.\n\n#### **BASIS FOR RELIEF**\n\n25. This Court \"plainly [has] jurisdiction to interpret and enforce its own prior orders.\" *Travelers Indem. Co. v. Bailey*, 557 U.S. 137, 151 (2009) (internal references omitted); *see also In re Continental Airlines, Inc.*, 236 B.R. 318, 325 (Bankr. D. Del. 1999), *aff'd*, 279 F.3d 226 (3d Cir. 2002) (\"It is axiomatic that a court possesses the inherent authority to enforce its own orders.\"). The Court also has authority to enforce the Golden Spring Judgment under\n\nsection 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. *See In re Ames Dep't Stores, Inc.*, 317 B.R. 260, 273–74 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2004) (\"it is manifestly proper, in this Court's view, to invoke section 105(a) 'to enforce or implement' the Court's earlier orders\"). \"Exercise of the Court's section 105(a) authority in this manner, and for this purpose, vindicates the interest of the Court, as much as, (and perhaps more than) it vindicates the interest of an individual litigant.\" *Id*.\n\n26. In addition, section 542 of the Bankruptcy Code complements section 541, and directs that \"an entity … in possession, custody, or control\" of property of the estate \"shall deliver to the trustee, and account for, such property or the value of such property.\" As a court in this district has explained, \"[b]y its express terms, section] 542(a) is self-executing, and does not require that the trustee take any action or commence a proceeding or obtain a court order to compel the turnover.\" *In re Peterson*, 585 B.R. 1, 10 (Bankr. D. Conn. 2018). \"Where the turnover of property does not occur voluntarily, the trustee has the authority to compel an entity to turn over the property and to seek injunctive relief to protect the asset sought.\" *In re Vasquez*, 581 B.R. 59, 65 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2018) (internal quotation marks omitted).12\n\n27. \"The Trustee must allege three elements to state a claim for turnover under section 542(a).\" *In re Brizinova*, 554 B.R. 64, 75 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2016). Those are: \"(1) the property is in the possession, custody or control of another entity; (2) the property can be used in accordance with the provisions of section 363; and (3) the property has more than inconsequential value to the debtor's estate.\" *Id.* at 75-76.\n\n12 *See also Order Directing National Property Solutions, Inc. to (A) Provide Accounting of and Turn Over to Debtor all Proceeds of the Auction Sale of the Debtor's Assets, and (B) File Applications for Compensation*, *In re Buyk Corp*., No. 22-10328-mew (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Aug. 29, 2022) [Docket No. 394]; *Order (I) Directing Michael Amodeo & Co., Inc. and BESTBUYAUCTIONEERS.COM to (A) Turn Over to Debtor All Sale Proceeds from the Auction Sales of Debtor's Proceeds and (B) File Their Applications for Compensation; and (II) Granting Related Relief*, *In re Buyk Corp*., No. 22-10328-mew (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Aug. 29, 2022) [Docket No. 395]; *Order Compelling the Turnover of Estate Property and Enforcing the Automatic Stay*, *In re Christmas Tree Shops, LLC*, No. 23-10576 (TMH) (Bankr. D. Del. Aug. 31, 2023) [Docket No. 606].\n\n28. Here, the contents of the Storage Units must be turned over to the Trustee pursuant to the Golden Spring Judgment and/or section 542 of the Bankruptcy Code because, based on the Trustee's investigation, they belong either to Golden Spring or to the Debtor directly. The overwhelming majority of the boxes and items in the Storage Units bear \"Golden Spring\" labels, and packing lists prepared by the moving company located in the Storage Units show that many boxes and items came from Golden Spring and/or 162 E 64th Street, which was Golden Spring's address. Other contents of the Storage Units bear handwritten notes associating the items with \"Boss\" (*i.e.*, the Debtor), such as \"Boss Bedroom Bed,\" and \"Boss Office Yellow Bookcase.\" In addition, boxes of documents in the Storage Units contain copies of the Debtor's business cards, letters addressed to the Debtor, bank statements of the Debtor, and/or books and records of Golden Spring. Finally, the Trustee also found (i) a wooden crate bearing an indication that it was removed from the Debtor's former Sherry Netherland Apartment (which is now property of the estate) in April 2022,13 and (ii) a zip bag in a box containing an iPod bearing a \"LADY MAY 2\" sticker at the back, an external hard drive bearing a \"LADY MAY\" sticker, and a Volvo Penta key with a \"LADY MAY 2\" sticker.14\n\n29. The common characteristic of all the items in the Storage Units is that they are clearly associated with the Debtor or his various instrumentalities, including most prominently\n\n13 As the Court may recall and as detailed in the Trustee's Status Conference Motion, furniture, artwork, antiques, and other items have been removed from the Sherry Netherland Apartment and moved to the Mahwah Mansion. The fact that the Storage Units, a mere 10-minute drive from the Mahwah Mansion, contain items removed from the Sherry Netherland after the Petition Date is consistent with the Trustee's investigations outlined in the Status Conference Motion.\n\n14 The Court has ruled that the Debtor controls the Lady May and the Lady May II, both of which are property of the Debtor's estate. *See Order Granting Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee for Estate of Ho Wan Kwok for Partial Summary Judgment* [Adv. Proc. 22-05003, Doc No. 172] (finding that the Lady May is the property of the Debtor's chapter 11 estate), and *Amendment to Order Granting Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee for Estate of Ho Wan Kwok for Partial Summary Judgment* [Adv. Proc. 22-05003, Doc No. 183] (finding that the Lady May II is the property of the Debtor's chapter 11 estate).\n\nGolden Spring. That property of Golden Spring, an alter ego of the Debtor, and/or other property of the Debtor would have been kept in the Storage Units is not surprising given that the Storage Units are located only a short drive from the Mahwah Mansion, which the Trustee alleges belongs to the Debtor and which even the Taurus Parties would admit was frequently visited and used by the Debtor. The Storage Units are also clearly connected to the Debtor because they were leased initially by Scott Barnett, who served as the Debtor's chauffer and bodyguard and, upon information and belief, Golden Spring paid for their rental fees.\n\n30. It is important that the contents of the Storage Units be turned over to the estate without delay because they are either potentially valuable assets that can be sold by the Trustee or consist of books, records, and other evidence that may be important to the Trustee's investigation. For example, one of the boxes bearing a Golden Spring label is identified as containing an antique chandelier, worth, according to sticker from Christie's auction house, about £8,000 – 12,000.15 Other boxes labeled Golden Spring contain a statue, glassware, and paintings, respectively.16 Finally, as noted above, some of the boxes contain documents and/or electronic devices that may contain information highly relevant to the Trustee's work.\n\n### **NOTICE**\n\n31. Notice of this motion has been provided to: (a) the Office of the United States Trustee for the District of Connecticut; (b) counsel to the Committee; (c) counsel to HGA; (d) counsel to Arredondo & Co., LLC (doing business as Westy Self Storage); and (e) counsel to the Taurus Parties.17\n\n15 *See* Song Decl. Exs. 2, 3.\n\n16 *See* Song Decl. Exs. 4, 5, 6 and 7.\n\n17 To the extent that the foregoing was filed outside regular business hours, service by mail on recipients unable or not qualified to accept electronic notice was made on the next business day.\n\nWHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, the Trustee respectfully requests that the Court enter the Proposed Order granting the relief requested herein and grant any other relief as the Court considers proper.\n\nDated: February 23, 2024 LUC A. DESPINS, New York, New York CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE\n\nBy: */s/ Nicholas A. Bassett*\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\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\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
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x | |\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that on February 23, 2024, the foregoing Motion was electronically filed. Notice of this filing was sent by e-mail to all parties to the above-captioned adversary proceeding by operation of the Court's electronic filing (\"CM/ECF\") system Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system.\n\n18 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\nDated: February 23, 2024 By: */s/ Nicholas A. Bassett*\n\n Washington, D.C. Nicholas 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*Counsel for Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 2955 Filed 02/23/24 Entered 02/23/24 17:11:38 Page 16 of 25\n\n# **Exhibit A**\n\n**Proposed Order**\n\n| UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
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x |\n\n## **[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR ORDER ENFORCING JUDGMENT AND REQUIRING TURNOVER OF STORAGE UNIT CONTENTS TO CHAPTER 11 ESTATE**\n\nUPON CONSIDERATION OF the *Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee for Order Enforcing*\n\n*Judgment and Requiring Turnover of Storage Unit Contents to Chapter 11 Estate* (the\n\n\"Motion\"), and good cause having been shown, and the Court having considered any and all\n\nobjections and other responses to the Motion, and the Court finding that the relief requested in\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\nthe Motion is in the best interests of the Debtor's estate and its creditors, 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\n ORDERED, that HGA and the Taurus Parties shall turn over to the Debtor, within 3 days of the entry of this Order, the Storage Units and all of their contents; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that Westy Storage is directed to permanently restrict access to the Storage Units to law enforcement personnel, the Trustee and his representatives and/or professionals, and persons expressly authorized by the Trustee; and it is further\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\nJulie A. Manning, United States Bankruptcy Judge\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n# **Exhibit B**\n\n**Declaration of Luyi Song**\n\n| UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
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LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11
TRUSTEE,
Plaintiff,
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GOLDEN SPRING (NEW YORK) LTD
and CHINA GOLDEN SPRING GROUP
(HONG KONG) LIMITED,
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x | |\n\n## **DECLARATION OF LUYI SONG IN SUPPORT OF MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR ORDER ENFORCING JUDGMENT AND REQUIRING TURNOVER OF STORAGE UNIT CONTENTS TO CHAPTER 11 ESTATE**\n\nI, Luyi Song, declare:\n\n1. I am an attorney admitted to practice law in the State of New York and am an\n\nAssociate at the law firm of Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 and\n\ncounsel for Luc A. Despins as Chapter 11 Trustee (the \"Trustee\"). I respectfully submit this\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\ndeclaration in support of the *Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee for Order Enforcing Judgment and Requiring Turnover of Storage Unit Contents to Chapter 11 Estate* (the \"Motion\").2\n\n2. On December 22, 2023, pursuant to the Court's Consent Order and the Trustee's Rule 45 subpoena, I, together with a professional from Kroll, LLC (\"Kroll\") and Mr. Yong Qi, the representative of Taurus Fund, conducted an initial inspection of the Storage Units. At this initial inspection, Mr. Yong Qi told me that prior to the Trustee's filing of the Emergency Motion, they did not know about the Storage Units.\n\n3. Between December 28, 2023 and January 26, 2024, I, together with professionals from Kroll, made four subsequent visits to the Storage Units and spent more than 25 hours inspecting and inventorying their contents. At the fourth visit on January 26, 2024, two professional movers at Montvale Moving Services LLC were engaged to assist with lifting the heavier boxes and pieces of furniture.\n\n4. During the four visits, the Kroll professionals and I inspected and inventoried approximately 640 boxes and/or items located in the Storage Units. All inspections were conducted inside the Westy Storage facility. No contents of the Storage Units were removed from Westy Storage, destroyed, or otherwise impaired.\n\n5. The contents of the Storage Units primarily consist of (i) pieces of furniture stored in a box or wrapped with cloth or plastic, (ii) artworks such as paintings stored in boxes, (iii) antiques such as chandeliers, glassware, and statue stored in boxes or wooden crates, (iv) rugs, (v) boxes containing folders, binders, documents, and electronic devices, and (vi) other boxes containing miscellaneous items such as office supplies, cleaning supplies, and etc.\n\n2 Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Motion.\n\n6. An overwhelming majority of the boxes bear logos and indications of one of the two moving companies: Flat Rate Movers (\"Flat Rate\") or Roadway Movers (\"Roadway\"). On these boxes, there is usually a sticker indicating the shipment job number and an entity name associated with the shipment. For the small minority of boxes that do not contain a label, or on which we could not locate a label due to the weight and size of the item, almost all are packed in a Flat Rate or Roadway box, or otherwise wrapped in the same way as the items wrapped and moved by Flat Rate or Roadway.\n\n7. We did not open each and every of the approximately 640 boxes to review the contents to the extent we deemed it unnecessary to do so. For example, many boxes containing furniture have a printed picture appearing to correspond to the item in the box. Some boxes have handwritten annotations on the boxes indicating their contents. Attached to some boxes are moving planners or order confirmations indicating the ordering customer, date, origin, and destination of the move. Attached hereto as exhibits to this declaration are true pictures of the contents of the Storage Units taken during our inspection.\n\n8. Among the approximately 640 boxes we inspected and inventoried, approximately 475 of them either (i) bear a Golden Spring label or (ii) otherwise bear handwritten annotations or contents relating directly to the Debtor.\n\n9. Specifically, more than 350 boxes bear a label that identifies a shipment number and Golden Spring, or contain a move planner that names Golden Spring as the customer. According to one Flat Rate move planner that is attached to a wooden crate, Golden Spring is the customer and the move was scheduled for May 4, 5, and 6, 2022.3 The origin address is 162 E\n\n3 Ex. 1.\n\n64th Street, New York (*i.e*., Golden Spring's address); there is a stop at 3 Columbus Circle, Floor 20, New York on May 4 and 5, 2022; and the destination is Westy Storage.4\n\n10. Another crate bearing a Golden Spring label contains an antique chandelier.5 This crate also bears a label by the auction house Christie's, which is dated November 3, 2015 and identifies the item to be an antique ceiling light worth £8,000 – 12,000.6 A picture of the ceiling light is also attached to the crate.7\n\n11. Others boxes bearing a Golden Spring label contains, for example, a statue,8 numerous antique glassware,9 and paintings,10 among others.\n\n12. Approximately 30 boxes bear handwritten notes associating the item with \"Boss\" (*i.e.*, the Debtor), such as \"Boss Bedroom Bed,\"11 \"Boss Office Mini Fridge,\"12 \"Boss Office Yellow Bookcase,\"13 and \"Boss Office Flag.\"14 For the items marked as \"Boss Bedroom Bed\" and \"Boss Office Yellow Bookcase,\" almost all of them bear a label says \"Taurus Fund LLC\" and \"job number #336.\" Another approximately 75 boxes bear the same \"Taurus Fund LLC, job number #336\" labels as those with the handwritten annotations \"Boss Bedroom Bed.\" Another box bearing the Taurus Fund label contains, among other things, a bag with a shipping label to Karin, Golden Springs 162 East 64th Street.15\n\n12 Ex. 9.\n\n15 Ex. 12.\n\n4 Ex. 1.\n\n5 Ex. 2.\n\n6 *Id*. 7\n\nEx. 3.\n\n8 Ex. 4, box (on the left) containing the statue. Ex. 5, picture of the statue.\n\n9 Ex. 4, box (on the right) containing the glassware. Ex. 6, examples of a few glassware in the box.\n\n10 Ex. 7.\n\n11 Ex. 8.\n\n13 Ex. 10. 14 Ex. 11.\n\n13. Approximately 4 boxes bear indications that they were shipped from or previously located at the Sherry Netherland Apartment, one of the Debtor's prior residences. Two of them bear a DHL label dated January 30, 2019 and identify the origin of the boxes to be \"ACA Capital Group Ltd, Fiona Yu\" with a Hong Kong address and the destination to be \"The Sherry Netherland, #1801, 781 5th Ave\" with \"Ms. Yvette Wong\" being the contact person.16 These two DHL boxes each bears a \"Taurus Fund LLC, job number #336\" label.17 There are two other wooden crates with a Flat Rate move planner attached to them, which names \"Taurus LLC\" as the customer, identifies the move date to be April 25, 2022 and origin address at the Sherry Netherland Apartment.18 The destination for the crates is Westy Storage.19\n\n14. A box bearing the \"Taurus Fund LLC, job number #336\" label contains among other things, numerous laptops, external hard drives, and iPhones.20 Among them, there is an iPod with a \"LADY MAY 2\" sticker at the back, an external hard drive with a \"LADY MAY\" sticker, and a Volvo Penta key with a \"LADY MAY 2\" sticker.21\n\n15. Approximately 20 boxes contain documents, binders, folders, and/or electronic devices. For example, a box bearing a Golden Spring label and a Taurus Fund label contains, among other things, a box of the Debtor's business cards.22 Another box bearing a \"Taurus Fund LLC, job number #336\" label contains, among other things, letters addressed to the Debtor, the Debtor's bank statements, books and records of Golden Spring.23 Another box bearing both a Golden Spring label and a Taurus Fund label contains, among other things, various packing lists\n\n- 21 Ex. 18.\n- 22 Ex. 19.\n- 23 Ex. 20.\n\n16 Ex. 13, first DHL box. Ex. 14, second DHL box.\n\n17*Id*. 18 Ex. 15, first wooden crate. Ex. 16, second wooden crate. 19 *Id*. 20 Ex. 17.\n\nand furniture lists titled, for example, \"HK to NYC Furnitures Packing List,\" \"3rd Shipment to NYC – Furnitures Packing List, Updated: March 12, 2019.\"24\n\n16. There is also a set of Roadway packing lists in one of the Storage Units. The customer name is \"Golden Springs 675-373,\" the origin address is 162 E 64th Street, New York (*i.e.*, Golden Spring's address), and destination address is Westy Storage.25\n\nPursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, and after reasonably inquiry, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.\n\nDated: February 23, 2024 New York, New York\n\n By: */s/ Luyi Song* Luyi Song luyisong@paulhastings.com Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6937\n\n24 Ex. 21\n\n25 Ex. 22.","body_zh":"美国破产法院\n康涅狄格区\n布里奇波特分院\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------　x\n关于：　:\n:\nChapter 11\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，1　:\n:\n案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。　:\n:\n（合并管理）\n\nLUC A. DESPINS（卢克·A·德斯平斯），CHAPTER 11\n受托人，\n原告，\n诉\nGOLDEN SPRING (NEW YORK) LTD（GOLDEN SPRING（纽约）有限公司）\n及 CHINA GOLDEN SPRING GROUP\n(HONG KONG) LIMITED（中国金泉集团（香港）有限公司），\n被告。\n----------------------------------------------------------------　x\n\n对抗程序案号 23-05018\n\nx\n第11章受托人申请作出执行判决并要求将储物单元内容物移交给第11章破产财产的动议\n\nLuc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯）以获任命为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（下称“债务人”）Chapter 11 案件受托人（下称“受托人”）的身份，经由其下方署名律师，特此提交本动议（下称“本动议”），请求作出一项实质上采用本动议附件 A 所附形式的命令（下称“拟议命令”），执行 Golden Spring 判决书（定义见下文），并强制 HGA Property Operation LLC（HGA Property Operation 有限责任公司）（下称“HGA”）、Taurus Fund LLC（Taurus Fund 有限责任公司）（下称“Taurus Fund”）、Taurus Management LLC（Taurus Management 有限责任公司）（下称“Taurus Management”，与 Taurus Fund 合称“Taurus 实体”），以及 Scott Barnett（斯科特·巴尼特）（下称“Barnett 先生”，与 Taurus 实体合称“Taurus 各方”），向受托人移交储物单元（定义见下文）内的一切内容物。为支持本动议，受托人 (i) 依赖于本动议附件 B 所附的 Luyi Song（宋露易）声明（下称“Song 声明”），并且 (ii) 谨陈如下：\n\n初步陈述\n\n1. 于 December 4, 2023，法院作出有利于受托人的判决书（下称“Golden Spring 判决书”）2，确认 Golden Spring (New York) Ltd.（Golden Spring（纽约）有限公司）（下称“Golden Spring”）始终为债务人的另我，Golden Spring 的全部财产均属于债务人的破产财产，并命令将 Golden Spring 的全部财产移交给破产财产。为协助实现 Golden Spring 判决书，本动议寻求移交受托人近期在位于 Westy Self Storage, 200 Route 17 North, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458（下称“Westy Storage”）的若干储物单元（定义见下文）中发现的属于 Golden Spring 的特定财产。Westy Storage 是位于新泽西州 Upper Saddle River 的一处仓储设施，距债务人在新泽西州 Mahwah 的豪宅（下称“Mahwah 豪宅”）仅短途车程；该豪宅是受托人针对 Taurus 各方提起的另一诉讼（对抗程序案号 23-5017，下称“Mahwah 对抗程序”）的标的。如储物单元内的任何财产不属于 Golden Spring，则其直接属于债务人，因而亦应根据《破产法》第 542 条另行移交给破产财产。\n\n1 本 Chapter 11 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）及 Miles Kwok（郭文贵），以及众多其他别名）（税务识别号码后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（Genever Holdings 有限责任公司）（税务识别号码后四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation（Genever Holdings 公司）。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 及 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为：Paul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所）, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，转交 Luc A. Despins，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产的受托人（仅为通知及通信之目的）。\n\n2 参见《关于准许 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产第11章受托人申请针对 Golden Spring (New York) Ltd and China Golden Spring Group (Hong Kong) Limited 作出缺席判决动议的命令》[对抗程序 23-05018（下称“Golden Spring 对抗程序”），文件编号 35]。\n\n2. 如法院所知，受托人此前已向储物单元的所有人送达传票，并在 Mahwah 对抗程序中取得协助执行该传票的命令，理由是储物单元可能包含相关证据及/或潜在的破产财产。经在通知 HGA（据称现任承租人）及 Taurus 各方（其中一方据称为前任承租人）的情况下，对储物单元进行多日检查后，受托人可以确认其怀疑属实：储物单元内的内容物，包括但不限于家具、艺术品及装有文件的箱子，确属破产财产，因为其要么属于 Golden Spring，要么直接属于债务人。\n\n3. 该结论基于以下事实及其他事实：(i) 储物单元内的大多数物品带有标示 Golden Spring 名称的运输标签，(ii) 部分物品带有表明其属于“Boss”（即债务人）的标签，(iii) 部分箱子内装有寄给债务人或明显属于债务人的文件（例如其名片），以及 (iv) 其他物品带有表明其来自债务人的 Lady May 游艇（属于破产财产）或其 Sherry Netherland 公寓（亦属于破产财产）的标签。\n\n4. 储物单元内的物品属于 Golden Spring 及/或直接属于债务人（因而无论何种情形下均属于破产财产）并不令人意外。如 Golden Spring 对抗程序中所主张，Golden Spring 充当债务人的家族办公室，债务人利用其支付个人生活开支，且该公司由债务人的雇员及知名关联人士进行日常运营。Golden Spring 为债务人妥善保管家具、艺术品及其他材料而将其运送至储物单元，完全符合其宗旨及以往做法。债务人在 Mahwah 豪宅（定义见下文）持续翻修期间，将其个人物品和文件存放在该豪宅附近，亦不足为奇。\n\n5. 因储物单元内的内容物属于 Golden Spring 的财产或以其他方式属于债务人，故必须根据 Golden Spring 判决书及/或《破产法》第 542 条立即移交给受托人。\n\n背景\n\n6. 于 June 15, 2022，破产法院作出决定备忘录及命令 [主案，ECF 编号 465]，指示美国受托人任命一名 Chapter 11 受托人。于 July 8, 2022，破产法院作出命令 [主案，ECF 编号 523]，任命受托人。\n\n7. 自获任命以来，受托人一直勤勉工作，以识别并为破产财产的利益追回债务人通过各种空壳实体、家庭成员及关联人士隐匿的资产。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及诉讼程序，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的做法。\n\nI. Golden Spring 对抗程序及判决书\n\n8. 于 July 25, 2023，受托人通过提交对抗程序起诉状启动 Golden Spring 对抗程序，寻求包括确认 Golden Spring 为债务人另我的确认判决在内的救济。3\n\n9. 于 December 4, 2023，根据 Golden Spring 判决书，法院裁定，包括：\n\na. Golden Spring 在任何时候均为债务人的另我。\n\nb. Golden Spring 在 February 15, 2022 之前任何时间持有的一切资产（包括但不限于全部财产、权利、权益及特权）……均构成债务人的财产。\n\n3 参见对抗程序 23-05018 中的案卷编号 1。\n\nc. Golden Spring 自 February 15, 2022 起至今任何时间持有的一切资产（包括但不限于全部财产、权利、权益及特权），视具体情况已构成并构成债务人的 Chapter 11 破产财产。\n\nd. Golden Spring 的一切资产均应移交及/或交还给受托人。4\n\n10. Golden Spring 判决书还规定，本“法院应保留对因执行、解释及实施本命令而产生或与之相关的一切事项的管辖权。”5\n\nII. Mahwah 对抗程序\n\n11. 于 July 11, 2023，受托人启动 Mahwah 对抗程序，以追回位于 675 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, New Jersey 的债务人 50,000 平方英尺豪宅及周边庄园（下称“Mahwah 豪宅”）、与其相关的动产及附属物，以及据称为 Mahwah 豪宅产权持有人的 Taurus Fund 的一切资产。6\n\n12. 于 August 24, 2023，法院在 Mahwah 对抗程序中作出《关于部分准许初步禁令动议的决定备忘录及命令》（下称“Mahwah 初步禁令命令”）。其中，Mahwah 初步禁令命令规定，Taurus 各方“不得转让、设定负担、移动、处置，或以任何方式损害：(i) Taurus Fund 中任何会员权益或任何种类的其他所有权权益，(ii) Taurus Fund 的任何财产资产，包括 Mahwah 豪宅；及/或 (iii) 位于 Mahwah 豪宅内、其上或其处的任何动产及/或附属物。”Mahwah 初步禁令命令进一步规定，其“对以下主体具有约束力：(i) [Taurus 各方]；(ii) [Taurus 各方]的高级职员、代理人、雇员、工作人员及律师；以及 (iii) 与 [Taurus 各方]及/或 [Taurus 各方]的高级职员、代理人、雇员、工作人员及律师积极共同行动的其他人员，包括但不限于个人债务人、Pamela Tsai（蔡帕梅拉），又名 Nicole、Qidong Xia（夏启东），又名 Changdao Brother，以及 David Xia（夏大卫）”[对抗程序 23-05017，文件编号 47]，第 22-23 页。\n\n13. 于 October 23, 2023，受托人在 Mahwah 对抗程序中提交《关于召开状态会议以讨论保全破产财产的紧急动议》（下称“状态会议动议”）[对抗程序 23-05017，文件编号 70]。7 如状态会议动议及相关证据所详述，受托人的调查显示，除其他事项外，大量家具、艺术品及古董已从债务人在 Sherry Netherland 的住所搬离并移至 Mahwah 豪宅。\n\n14. 于 December 18, 2023，受托人在 Mahwah 对抗程序中提交紧急动议，寻求保全储物单元内的证据 [对抗程序 23-05017，文件编号 83]（下称“紧急动议”），直至其能够依据其于次日送达的传票检查储物单元之时。8 在紧急动议中，受托人请求法院作出命令，(i) 限制进入储物单元，仅允许执法人员、受托人及其代表及/或专业人士，以及经受托人明确授权的人员进入；及 (ii) 禁止 Taurus 各方、Westy Storage 及 HGA 及其关联方（合称“HGA 实体”）修改、移除、转让、处置、毁坏，或以任何方式损害储物单元的内容物。\n\n4 参见 Golden Spring 判决书，第 3-4 段。\n\n5 同上，第 8 段。\n\n6 参见对抗程序案号 23-5017 中的案卷编号 1。\n\n7 受托人的状态会议动议亦已提交至主案 [主案案卷编号 2277]，并同时提交至针对 Greenwich Land, LLC（Greenwich Land 有限责任公司）及 Hing Chi Ngok（吴庆乐）的对抗程序 [对抗程序案号 23-05005，案卷编号 89]。\n\n8 本文所使用但未定义的首字母大写术语，应具有紧急动议中所赋予的含义。紧急动议中所述的事实及其他主张，视同在本文中完整载明而纳入本文。\n\n15. 如紧急动议所述，受托人最近获悉，Scott Barnett（斯科特·巴尼特）——债务人的司机及保镖，并据称为 Taurus Fund 的管理人——已就 Westy Storage 的储物单元订立占用协议；Westy Storage 是一处距 Mahwah 豪宅车程约 10 分钟的仓储设施。受托人还获悉，在债务人于 March 15, 2023 被捕后不久，Barnett 先生将其在该占用协议项下的权利转让给 HGA。根据所获信息及相信，在 January 2022 至 July 2022 期间，Golden Spring 支付了储物单元的月租金。9\n\n16. 如紧急动议中进一步说明，HGA（喜马拉雅全球联盟）是一个新近设立的实体，直至 April 19, 2023 才在 New Jersey 提交其成立证书。据所知及所信，HGA 的名义所有人 Qin Li 女士是债务人的重要支持者，并在债务人的媒体平台 GNews 为债务人工作。Li 女士还曾在受托人住所前以及 New York 的 Grand Central Terminal 参与针对受托人和 Paul Hastings LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）的抗议活动。10\n\n17. 此外，据所知及所信，于 October 17, 2023，尽管存在 Mahwah PI Order（马瓦初步禁令命令），HGA 和 Taurus Fund（金牛座基金）仍签订了一项物业管理协议，根据该协议，HGA 将管理、维护和运营 Mahwah Mansion（马瓦庄园），并将获得每月 $3,000 的报酬，此外还将获得 Taurus\n\n9 受托人了解到，自 early December 2023 以来，储存单元的使用未支付任何租金，促使 Westy Storage（韦斯蒂仓储）认为，储存单元的内容物已被 HGA 没收，并且如无自动停止，Westy Storage 可依据适用法律对其进行拍卖。鉴于这一情况，可以认为，受托人甚至无须取得一项强制 HGA 将内容物移交给破产财产的命令。尽管如此，受托人出于审慎考虑仍寻求该等救济。\n\n10 例如，参见 Himalaya Global Alliance, @GlobalAlliance, GETTR (December 10, 2022), http（最后访问于 February 21, 2024），其中显示 Qin Li、Qidong Xia（又名 Chang Dao Brother）及其他人于 November 26, 2022 在受托人住所前进行抗议。\n\nFund 就管理 Mahwah Mansion 所发生费用支付的补偿。Li 女士代表 HGA 签署了该协议，Yong Qi 先生则作为 Taurus Fund 的授权代表签署了该协议。Taurus Fund 从未向本院或受托人披露该安排。\n\n18. 于 December 21, 2023，本院作出《部分同意的命令：准予 Chapter 11 受托人要求下令保全证据的紧急动议》[Adv. Proc. 23-05017, Doc No. 93]（“同意命令”）。11 根据同意命令，除其他事项外，禁止 Taurus 各方、Westy Storage、HGA 各实体，以及受雇于、关联于或代表前述任何一方行事的所有人员，修改、移除、清空、处置、转让、毁坏或以任何方式损害储存单元的内容物；并要求 Westy Storage 限制进入储存单元，仅允许受托人及其代表和/或专业人员、执法人员以及受托人明确授权的人员进入。\n\n19. 自此之后，根据同意命令和 Rule 45 传票，受托人在通知 HGA 各实体和 Taurus 各方的情况下，一直审慎而勤勉地审查储存单元的内容物。\n\n20. 于 December 22, 2023，受托人团队对储存单元进行了初步检查。Yong Qi 先生作为 Taurus Fund 的代表出席了此次检查；在检查期间，Qi 先生告知受托人的律师，在受托人提交紧急动议之前，他们并不知道储存单元的存在。\n\n21. 在初步检查之后，受托人团队又四次前往储存单元，耗费约 25 小时对其内容物进行编目和检查。如 Song Declaration（宋声明）所述，受托人发现该等内容物显示出如下迹象：\n\n11 参见 Adv. Proc. No. 23-5017 中的 Docket No. 93。\n\n其属于 Golden Spring（金泉）和/或直接属于债务人。除其他事项外，(i) 至少 350 个箱子带有标签，表明该等箱子属于 Golden Spring、源自 Golden Spring 和/或以其他方式与 Golden Spring 有关；以及 (ii) 至少 30 个箱子上有手写注记，将其中物品与“Boss”相关联，例如“Boss Bedroom Bed”和“Boss Office Yellow Bookcase”；以及 (iii) 其他杂项箱子中装有债务人的名片副本、寄给债务人的信件、债务人的银行对账单、Golden Spring 的账簿和记录，和/或贴有“Lady May”或“Lady May II”标签的电子设备。\n\n管辖权和审判地\n\n22. 本院根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 以及 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（康涅狄格联邦地区法院）的 Standing Order of Reference，对本事项拥有管辖权。\n\n23. 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，本地区的审判地适格。\n\n请求的救济\n\n24. 受托人请求作出拟议命令，执行 Golden Spring Judgment（金泉判决书），并强制 HGA 和 Taurus 各方将储存单元中的任何及全部内容物移交给受托人。\n\n救济依据\n\n25. 本院“显然拥有解释和执行其自身先前命令的管辖权。”Travelers Indem. Co. v. Bailey, 557 U.S. 137, 151 (2009)（内部引注略）；另参见 In re Continental Airlines, Inc., 236 B.R. 318, 325 (Bankr. D. Del. 1999), aff'd, 279 F.3d 226 (3d Cir. 2002)（“法院拥有执行其自身命令的固有权力，此乃不言而喻的公理。”）。本院还根据 Bankruptcy Code（破产法典）第 105(a) 条拥有执行 Golden Spring Judgment 的权力。参见 In re Ames Dep't Stores, Inc., 317 B.R. 260, 273–74 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2004)（“本院认为，援引第 105(a) 条以‘执行或实施’本院先前命令显然是适当的”）。“以此方式并为此目的行使本院第 105(a) 条的权力，维护了本院的利益，其程度不亚于（且或许大于）维护单个诉讼当事人的利益。”同上。\n\n26. 此外，Bankruptcy Code 第 542 条补充第 541 条，并规定，“占有、保管或控制”破产财产的“实体……应当向受托人交付并说明该等财产或该等财产的价值。”如本地区一家法院所解释，“根据其明文规定，第 542(a) 条具有自执行效力，并不要求受托人采取任何行动、启动程序或取得法院命令以强制移交。”In re Peterson, 585 B.R. 1, 10 (Bankr. D. Conn. 2018)。“在未自愿移交财产的情况下，受托人有权强制实体移交该财产，并寻求禁令救济以保护所请求的资产。”In re Vasquez, 581 B.R. 59, 65 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2018)（内部引号略）。12\n\n27. “受托人必须主张三个要件，才能根据第 542(a) 条提出移交请求。”In re Brizinova, 554 B.R. 64, 75 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2016)。该等要件为：“(1) 财产由另一实体占有、保管或控制；(2) 该财产可依照第 363 条的规定使用；以及 (3) 该财产对于债务人的破产财产具有超过无关紧要的价值。”同上，第 75-76 页。\n\n12 另参见 Order Directing National Property Solutions, Inc. to (A) Provide Accounting of and Turn Over to Debtor all Proceeds of the Auction Sale of the Debtor's Assets, and (B) File Applications for Compensation, In re Buyk Corp., No. 22-10328-mew (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Aug. 29, 2022) [Docket No. 394]；Order (I) Directing Michael Amodeo & Co., Inc. and BESTBUYAUCTIONEERS.COM to (A) Turn Over to Debtor All Sale Proceeds from the Auction Sales of Debtor's Proceeds and (B) File Their Applications for Compensation; and (II) Granting Related Relief, In re Buyk Corp., No. 22-10328-mew (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Aug. 29, 2022) [Docket No. 395]；Order Compelling the Turnover of Estate Property and Enforcing the Automatic Stay, In re Christmas Tree Shops, LLC, No. 23-10576 (TMH) (Bankr. D. Del. Aug. 31, 2023) [Docket No. 606]。\n\n28. 在本案中，根据 Golden Spring Judgment 和/或 Bankruptcy Code 第 542 条，储存单元的内容物必须移交给受托人，因为根据受托人的调查，该等内容物不是属于 Golden Spring，就是直接属于债务人。储存单元中绝大多数箱子和物品均带有“Golden Spring”标签，而在储存单元中找到的搬家公司制作的装箱清单显示，许多箱子和物品来自 Golden Spring 和/或 162 E 64th Street，该地址为 Golden Spring 的地址。储存单元的其他内容物带有手写注记，将物品与“Boss”（即债务人）相关联，例如“Boss Bedroom Bed”和“Boss Office Yellow Bookcase”。此外，储存单元内的文件箱中装有债务人的名片副本、寄给债务人的信件、债务人的银行对账单，和/或 Golden Spring 的账簿和记录。最后，受托人还发现：(i) 一个木箱，其标示表明该木箱于 April 2022 从债务人先前的 Sherry Netherland Apartment（谢里·内瑟兰公寓）（现为破产财产）搬出，13 以及 (ii) 一个箱子中的拉链袋，内有一部背面贴有“LADY MAY 2”标签的 iPod、一块贴有“LADY MAY”标签的外置硬盘，以及一把贴有“LADY MAY 2”标签的 Volvo Penta 钥匙。14\n\n29. 储存单元内所有物品的共同特征是，它们显然与债务人或其各种工具性实体有关，其中最突出的是\n\n13 如本院可能记得，且如受托人的 Status Conference Motion（状态会议动议）中详细说明，家具、艺术品、古董及其他物品已从 Sherry Netherland Apartment 搬出并移至 Mahwah Mansion。储存单元距离 Mahwah Mansion 仅 10 分钟车程，其中包含在 Petition Date（申请日）之后从 Sherry Netherland 搬出的物品，这与受托人在 Status Conference Motion 中概述的调查相一致。\n\n14 本院已裁定，债务人控制 Lady May 和 Lady May II，两者均为债务人破产财产。参见 Order Granting Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee for Estate of Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）for Partial Summary Judgment [Adv. Proc. 22-05003, Doc No. 172]（认定 Lady May 为债务人 chapter 11 破产财产的财产），以及 Amendment to Order Granting Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee for Estate of Ho Wan Kwok for Partial Summary Judgment [Adv. Proc. 22-05003, Doc No. 183]（认定 Lady May II 为债务人 chapter 11 破产财产的财产）。\n\nGolden Spring。Golden Spring 作为债务人的另我实体的财产和/或债务人的其他财产被存放于储存单元，并不令人意外，因为储存单元距 Mahwah Mansion 仅短途车程；受托人主张该庄园属于债务人，且即使 Taurus 各方也会承认债务人经常访问和使用该庄园。储存单元还显然与债务人有关联，因为其最初由 Scott Barnett 租赁；Barnett 曾担任债务人的司机和保镖，并且据所知及所信，Golden Spring 支付了其租赁费用。\n\n30. 重要的是，储存单元的内容物应当毫不迟延地移交给破产财产，因为它们要么是可由受托人出售的潜在有价值资产，要么由可能对受托人调查具有重要意义的账簿、记录和其他证据构成。例如，一个带有 Golden Spring 标签的箱子被标示为装有一盏古董枝形吊灯，根据 Christie's auction house（佳士得拍卖行）的标签，其价值约为 £8,000 – 12,000。15 其他标有 Golden Spring 的箱子分别装有一尊雕像、玻璃器皿和绘画。16 最后，如上所述，部分箱子装有文件和/或电子设备，其中可能包含与受托人工作高度相关的信息。\n\n通知\n\n31. 本动议的通知已提供给：(a) United States Trustee for the District of Connecticut（康涅狄格地区美国受托人办公室）；(b) 委员会的律师；(c) HGA 的律师；(d) Arredondo & Co., LLC（以 Westy Self Storage 名义营业）的律师；及 (e) Taurus Parties（Taurus 各方）的律师。17\n\n15 见 Song 声明附件 2、3。\n\n16 见 Song 声明附件 4、5、6 和 7。\n\n17 如前述文件于正常营业时间以外提交，则对于无法或无资格接受电子通知的收件人，已于下一个营业日通过邮件完成送达。\n\n因此，基于上述理由，受托人谨请求法院作出拟议命令，准许本文件所请求的救济，并授予法院认为适当的任何其他救济。\n\n日期：February 23, 2024　　LUC A. DESPINS（吕克·A·德斯平），New York, New York　　第 11 章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/ Nicholas A. Bassett\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（尼古拉斯·A·巴塞特）（获准 pro hac vice 出庭）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）\n2050 M Street NW\nWashington, D.C., 20036\n(202) 551-1902\nnicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n及\n\nAvram E. Luft（艾弗拉姆·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\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6079\naviluft@paulhastings.com\ndouglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n及\n\nPatrick R. Linsey（帕特里克·R·林赛）（ct29437）\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.（诺伊伯特、佩佩及蒙蒂斯律师事务所）\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n第 11 章受托人的律师\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT（美国破产法院）\nDISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（康涅狄格地区）\nBRIDGEPORT DIVISION（布里奇波特分庭）\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------　x\n\n关于：　：\n第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，18　：\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。\n\n（联合管理）\n：\nx\n\nLUC A. DESPINS，第 11 章\n受托人，　：\n：\n：\nAdv. Proceeding No. 23-05018\n原告，\n诉　：\n\nGOLDEN SPRING (NEW YORK) LTD（纽约金泉有限公司）\n及 CHINA GOLDEN SPRING GROUP\n(HONG KONG) LIMITED（中国金泉集团〈香港〉有限公司），　：\n\n被告。\n\nx\n送达证明\n\n下列签署人特此证明，前述动议已于 February 23, 2024 以电子方式提交。法院电子提交（“CM/ECF”）系统已通过电子邮件向上述对抗程序的所有当事人发送本次提交的通知。当事人可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本次提交。\n\n18 本第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多别名）（税务识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号后四位：8202）和 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 财产的受托人（仅为通知和通信之目的）。\n\n日期：February 23, 2024　签署人：/s/ Nicholas A. Bassett\n\nWashington, D.C.　Nicholas A. Bassett（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第 11 章受托人的律师\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 2955 Filed 02/23/24 Entered 02/23/24 17:11:38 Page 16 of 25\n附件 A\n\n拟议命令\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT\nDISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT\nBRIDGEPORT DIVISION\n\nx\n\n关于：　：\n：\n第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK 等，1　：\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。\n\n（联合管理）\n：\nx\nLUC A. DESPINS，第 11 章\n受托人，　：\n\n原告，\n诉　：\nAdv. Proceeding No. 23-05018\n\nGOLDEN SPRING (NEW YORK) LTD\n及 CHINA GOLDEN SPRING GROUP\n(HONG KONG) LIMITED，　：\n\n被告。\n\nx\n［拟议］准许第 11 章受托人关于执行判决书并要求将储存单元内容物移交第 11 章财产之动议的命令\n\n经审议第 11 章受托人关于执行\n\n判决书并要求将储存单元内容物移交第 11 章财产的动议（以下简称“动议”），并已显示存在正当理由，且法院已审议对该动议提出的任何及所有\n\n异议和其他答复，并认定动议中请求的救济符合\n\n1 本第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多别名）（税务识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号后四位：8202）和 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 财产的受托人（仅为通知和通信之目的）。\n\n债务人财产及其债权人的最佳利益，且本命令所提供的救济经过严格限定，以实现前述目的，故法院特此\n\n命令，按本命令所载准许该动议；并进一步\n\n命令，HGA 和 Taurus 各方应于本命令录入后 3 日内，向债务人移交储存单元及其全部内容物；并进一步\n\n命令，指示 Westy Storage 永久限制仅允许执法人员、受托人及其代表和/或专业人士，以及经受托人明确授权的人员进入储存单元；并进一步\n\n命令，本命令的条款和条件应于录入后立即生效并可执行；并进一步\n\n命令，授权受托人采取实现本命令所准许救济所必需的一切行动；并进一步\n\n命令，法院对因解释或执行本命令而产生或与之有关的所有事项保留管辖权。\n\n日期：\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_, 2024\n\nJulie A. Manning（朱莉·A·曼宁），美国破产法官\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n附件 B\n\nLuyi Song（宋路易）声明\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT\nDISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT\nBRIDGEPORT DIVISION\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------　x\n\n关于：　：\n第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK 等，1　：\n：\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。　：\n：\n（联合管理）\n\nLUC A. DESPINS，第 11 章\n受托人，\n原告，\n诉\nGOLDEN SPRING (NEW YORK) LTD\n及 CHINA GOLDEN SPRING GROUP\n(HONG KONG) LIMITED，\n被告。\n----------------------------------------------------------------　x\n\nAdv. Proceeding No. 23-05018\n\nx\n支持第 11 章受托人关于执行判决书并要求将储存单元内容物移交第 11 章财产之动议的 LUYI SONG 声明\n\n本人，Luyi Song，声明如下：\n\n1. 本人是一名获准在纽约州执业的律师，并任职于 Paul Hastings LLP 律师事务所的\n\n律师助理，该律所地址为 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166；本人亦为 LUC A. DESPINS 作为第 11 章受托人（以下简称“受托人”）的律师。本人谨提交本\n\n1 本第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多别名）（税务识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号后四位：8202）和 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 财产的受托人（仅为通知和通信之目的）。\n\n声明，以支持第 11 章受托人关于执行判决书并要求将储存单元内容物移交第 11 章财产的动议（以下简称“动议”）。2\n\n2. 于 December 22, 2023，根据法院的同意命令和受托人的 Rule 45 传票，本人与 Kroll, LLC（以下简称“Kroll”）的一名专业人士及 Taurus Fund 的代表 Yong Qi 先生共同对储存单元进行了初步检查。在该次初步检查中，Yong Qi 先生告诉本人，在受托人提交紧急动议之前，他们并不知道储存单元的存在。\n\n3. 在 December 28, 2023 至 January 26, 2024 期间，本人与 Kroll 的专业人士共同四次后续访问储存单元，并花费超过 25 小时检查及清点其内容物。在 January 26, 2024 的第四次访问中，聘请了 Montvale Moving Services LLC 的两名专业搬运工协助搬运较重的箱子和家具。\n\n4. 在四次访问期间，Kroll 的专业人士和本人检查并清点了位于储存单元内约 640 个箱子和/或物品。所有检查均在 Westy Storage 设施内进行。未有任何储存单元内容物被从 Westy Storage 移走、毁坏或以其他方式受损。\n\n5. 储存单元的内容物主要包括：(i) 装在箱中或以布料或塑料包裹的家具；(ii) 装在箱中的绘画等艺术品；(iii) 装在箱子或木箱中的枝形吊灯、玻璃器皿和雕像等古董；(iv) 地毯；(v) 装有文件夹、活页夹、文件和电子设备的箱子；以及 (vi) 装有办公用品、清洁用品等杂项物品的其他箱子。\n\n2 文中使用但未另行定义的首字母大写术语，具有动议中赋予的含义。\n\n6. 绝大多数箱子均带有两家搬家公司之一的标识和标记：Flat Rate Movers（以下简称“Flat Rate”）或 Roadway Movers（以下简称“Roadway”）。这些箱子通常附有标签，标明运输工作编号及与该运输有关的实体名称。对于少数未带标签的箱子，或因物品重量和尺寸而无法找到标签的箱子，几乎全部均装在 Flat Rate 或 Roadway 的箱子中，或以与由 Flat Rate 或 Roadway 包装和搬运的物品相同的方式包裹。\n\n7. 对于约 640 个箱子中的每一个箱子，如本人认为没有必要，本人并未打开以查看内容物。例如，许多装有家具的箱子上印有看来与箱内物品相对应的图片。一些箱子上有手写注释，表明其内容物。部分箱子附有搬家计划书或订单确认书，标明搬迁的订购客户、日期、起点和目的地。随附于本声明并作为附件的是我们在检查期间拍摄的储存单元内容物的真实照片。\n\n8. 在我们检查和清点的约 640 个箱子中，约 475 个箱子或者 (i) 带有 Golden Spring 标签，或者 (ii) 以其他方式带有与债务人直接相关的手写注释或内容物。\n\n9. 具体而言，超过 350 个箱子带有标明运输编号和 Golden Spring 的标签，或附有将 Golden Spring 列为客户的搬家计划书。根据附在一个木箱上的一份 Flat Rate 搬家计划书，Golden Spring 是客户，搬迁计划安排在 May 4、5 和 6, 2022 进行。3 起始地址为 162 E 64th Street, New York（即 Golden Spring 的地址）；May 4 和 5, 2022 在 3 Columbus Circle, Floor 20, New York 停留；目的地为 Westy Storage。4\n\n10. 另一个带有 Golden Spring 标签的木箱装有一盏古董枝形吊灯。5 该木箱还带有拍卖行 Christie's 的标签，标签日期为 November 3, 2015，并将该物品标明为价值 £8,000 – 12,000 的古董天花板灯具。6 该天花板灯具的图片亦附于该木箱上。7\n\n11. 其他带有 Golden Spring 标签的箱子中，例如装有一尊雕像、8 大量古董玻璃器皿、9 以及绘画，10 等物品。\n\n12. 约30个箱子上有手写注记，将物品与“Boss”（即债务人）关联起来，例如“Boss卧室床”11、“Boss办公室迷你冰箱”12、“Boss办公室黄色书柜”13和“Boss办公室旗帜”14。对于标注为“Boss卧室床”和“Boss办公室黄色书柜”的物品，几乎所有物品均贴有写着“Taurus Fund LLC（Taurus基金有限责任公司）”及“job number #336”的标签。另有约75个箱子贴有与带有“Boss卧室床”手写注记的箱子相同的“Taurus Fund LLC, job number #336”标签。另一个贴有Taurus Fund标签的箱子中，除其他物品外，还装有一个袋子，其运输标签收件人为Karin（卡琳），地址为Golden Springs 162 East 64th Street。15\n\n12 Ex. 9.\n\n15 Ex. 12.\n\n4 Ex. 1.\n\n5 Ex. 2.\n\n6 同上。7\n\nEx. 3.\n\n8 Ex. 4，装有雕像的箱子（左侧）。Ex. 5，雕像的图片。\n\n9 Ex. 4，装有玻璃器皿的箱子（右侧）。Ex. 6，箱中若干玻璃器皿的示例。\n\n10 Ex. 7.\n\n11 Ex. 8.\n\n13 Ex. 10。14 Ex. 11。\n\n13. 约4个箱子带有迹象表明其系从Sherry Netherland Apartment（谢里荷兰公寓）运出或此前位于该处，该公寓为债务人此前的住所之一。其中两个箱子贴有日期为January 30, 2019的DHL标签，并将箱子的寄件方标为香港地址的“ACA Capital Group Ltd（ACA资本集团有限公司）, Fiona Yu（俞菲奥娜）”，将收件方标为“The Sherry Netherland, #1801, 781 5th Ave”，联系人为“Ms. Yvette Wong（黄伊薇特）”。16 这两个DHL箱子各自均贴有“Taurus Fund LLC, job number #336”标签。17 另有两个木箱附有Flat Rate搬迁计划表，其中将“Taurus LLC（Taurus有限责任公司）”列为客户，将搬迁日期标为April 25, 2022，并将起始地址标为Sherry Netherland Apartment。18 木箱的目的地为Westy Storage（Westy仓储）。19\n\n14. 一个贴有“Taurus Fund LLC, job number #336”标签的箱子中，除其他物品外，装有大量笔记本电脑、外置硬盘和iPhone。20 其中有一台背面贴有“LADY MAY 2”贴纸的iPod、一块贴有“LADY MAY”贴纸的外置硬盘，以及一把贴有“LADY MAY 2”贴纸的Volvo Penta钥匙。21\n\n15. 约20个箱子装有文件、活页夹、文件夹和/或电子设备。例如，一个贴有Golden Spring（“金泉”）标签和Taurus Fund标签的箱子中，除其他物品外，装有一盒债务人的名片。22 另一个贴有“Taurus Fund LLC, job number #336”标签的箱子中，除其他物品外，装有寄给债务人的信件、债务人的银行对账单以及Golden Spring的账簿和记录。23 另一个同时贴有Golden Spring标签和Taurus Fund标签的箱子中，除其他物品外，装有多份装箱清单\n\n21 Ex. 18.\n22 Ex. 19.\n23 Ex. 20.\n\n16 Ex. 13，第一个DHL箱子。Ex. 14，第二个DHL箱子。\n\n17 同上。18 Ex. 15，第一个木箱。Ex. 16，第二个木箱。19 同上。20 Ex. 17。\n\n以及家具清单，例如题为“HK to NYC Furnitures Packing List”和“3rd Shipment to NYC – Furnitures Packing List, Updated: March 12, 2019”的清单。24\n\n16. 其中一个储存单元内还有一套Roadway（路威）装箱清单。客户名称为“Golden Springs 675-373”，起始地址为162 E 64th Street, New York（即Golden Spring的地址），目的地地址为Westy Storage。25\n\n根据28 U.S.C. § 1746，依据本人所知、所得信息及所信，并经合理查证，本人谨在伪证罪处罚的约束下声明：上述内容真实且正确。\n\n日期：February 23, 2024\nNew York, New York\n\n签署人：/s/ Luyi Song\nLuyi Song（宋露易）\nluyisong@paulhastings.com\nPaul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所）\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6937\n\n24 Ex. 21\n\n25 Ex. 22.","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Paul Hastings","Guo","Je","Miles Guo","GETTR","CIPA","Himalaya"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":89,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":465,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":523,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":2277,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":6412,"status":"published","published_at":"2024-02-23 00:00:00","created_at":"2024-02-23","updated_at":"2026-08-23 20:07:00"}