{"id":"court_ctb_3001_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3001,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT | In re: | :
Chapter 11
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Case No. 2","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**\n\n| In re: | :
Chapter 11
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Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)
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(Jointly Administered) |\n|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al., | :
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March 13, 2024
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: |\n\n## **APPELLANT'S STATEMENT OF ISSUES AND DESIGNATION OF ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD ON APPEAL**\n\nAppellant G Club Operations LLC (\"G Club Operations\" or \"G Club\"), by and through its undersigned counsel, hereby provides, pursuant to Rule 8009 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the \"Bankruptcy Rules\"), this statement of issues to be presented and designation of items to be included in the record on appeal with respect to this appeal to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut from the Bankruptcy Court's February 15, 2024 *Memorandum of Decision and Order Granting in Part Motion to Extend Deadlines* (ECF No. 2921, the \"Ruling\"), granting the Trustee, Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee (the \"Trustee\") *Motion for Entry of Order Extending Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance Actions* (ECF No. 2509, the \"Extension Motion\").\n\n{00355204.2 } 1 1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595) (the \"Debtor\"), 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 the 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\n#### **STATEMENT OF ISSUES ON APPEAL**\n\n1. Did the Bankruptcy Court have constitutional authority to enter a final judgment and order concerning the Extension Motion?\n\n2. Did the Bankruptcy Court have statutory authority to prospectively modify the statute of limitations set forth in Bankruptcy Code § 546(a) under Rule 9006 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure?\n\n3. Assuming *arguendo* that the Bankruptcy Court had statutory authority to prospectively modify the statute of limitations set forth in Bankruptcy Code § 546(a) under Rule 9006 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, did the Trustee demonstrate \"good cause\" to do so?\n\n# **DESIGNATION OF RECORD AND TRANSCRIPT ON APPEAL**\n\nG Club Operations hereby designates the following items to be included in the record on appeal, which includes any and all exhibits, documents, supplements, and addenda attached thereto and filed therewith and all documents incorporated by reference therein:\n\n| Item | Docket | Docket Entry/Description | Docket |\n|------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------|\n| No. | Entry | | Number |\n| | Date | | |\n| 1 | 11/28/2023 | Notice of Filing Status Conference Presentation | 2387 |\n| 2 | 1/18/2024 | Motion for Order / Motion for Entry of Order | 2509 |\n| | | Extending Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance | |\n| | | Actions Under Bankruptcy Code Sections 108, 546(a), | |\n| | | and 549 | |\n| 3 | 1/31/2024 | Notice of / Omnibus Notice of Service and Publication | 2540 |\n| | | Notice Pursuant to Order Granting Chapter 11 Trustee's | |\n| | | Emergency Motion for Entry of, Pursuant to | |\n| | | Bankruptcy Code Section 105(a) and Bankruptcy Rules | |\n| | | 2002 and 9014, (I) Approving Form and Manner of | |\n| | | Notice of Trustee's Forthcoming Tolling Motion and | |\n| | | (II) Scheduling Hearing | |\n| 4 | 2/5/024 | Objection to Trustee's Motion for Entry of Order | 2551 |\n| | | Extending Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance | |\n| | | Actions
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Mei Gui | |\n\n| Item | Docket | Docket Entry/Description | Docket |\n|------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|\n| No. | Entry | | Number |\n| 5 | Date
2/5/2024 | Objection (Non-Party Defeng Caos Memorandum of | 2553 |\n| | | Law in Opposition to Motion for Entry of Order | |\n| | | Extending Deadline For Trustee To File Avoidance | |\n| | | Actions) -
Defeng Cao | |\n| 6 | 2/5/2024 | Objection TO THE CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEES | 2557 |\n| | | MOTION FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER | |\n| | | EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR TRUSTEE TO FILE | |\n| | | AVOIDANCE ACTIONS UNDER BANKRUPTCY | |\n| | | CODE SECTIONS 108, 546(a), AND 549
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Taurus | |\n| | | Fund LLC | |\n| 7 | 2/5/2024 | Objection and Memorandum of Law in Opposition | 2563 |\n| | | Filed -
G Club | |\n| 8 | 2/5/204 | Objection of Non-Parties Rule of Law Foundation III, | 2565 |\n| | | Inc. and Rule of law Society IV, Inc. to Motion for | |\n| | | Entry of Order Extending Deadline for Trustee to File | |\n| | | Avoidance Actions under Bankruptcy Code Sections | |\n| | | 108,546(a), and 549 -
Rule of Law Society IV, Inc. | |\n| 9 | 2/5/2024 | Objection -
Objections of Third Parties Crhis [sic] Lee | 2566 |\n| | | and Quidong Xia to Trustee's Motion for Entry of | |\n| | | Order Extending Deadline for Trustee to File | |\n| | | Avoidance Actions Under Bankruptcy Code Sections | |\n| | | 108, 546(a), and 549 | |\n| 10 | 2/5/2024 | Objection to Trustee's Motion for Entry of an Order
Extending Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance | 2569 |\n| | | Actions -
Greenwich Land, LLC, Hing Chi | |\n| 11 | 2/5/2024 | Objection Filed by Robert J. Grand on behalf of GS | 2571 |\n| | | Security Solutions, Inc. | |\n| 12 | 2/7/2024 | Objection and Joinder to Trustee's Motion to Extend | 2582 |\n| | | Deadline to File Avoidance Actions -
Yinying Wang | |\n| | | Interested Party. | |\n| 13 | 2/9/2024 | Reply to (related document(s): 2509 Motion for Order / | 2620 |\n| | | Motion for Entry of Order Extending Deadline for | |\n| | | Trustee to File Avoidance Actions Under Bankruptcy | |\n| | | Code Sections 108, 546(a), and 549 Filed by Douglass | |\n| | | E. Barron on behalf of Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 | |\n| | | Trustee filed by Chapter 11 Trustee Luc A. Despins)/ | |\n| | | Omnibus Reply of Chapter 11 Trustee (I) in Support of | |\n| | | Motion for Entry of Order Extending Deadline for | |\n| | | Trustee to File Avoidance Actions Under Bankruptcy | |\n| | | Code Sections 108, 546(a), and 549, and (II) in | |\n| | | Response to Objections Thereto
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Trustee | |\n\n| Item
No. | Docket
Entry
Date | Docket Entry/Description | Docket
Number |\n|-------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|\n| 14 | 2/12/2024 | Trustee's Witness and Exhibit Lists in Connection with
February 13, 2024 Hearing on Trustee's Motion for
Entry of Order Extending Deadline for Trustee to File
Avoidance Actions Under Bankruptcy Code Sections
108, 546(a), and 549 | 2763 |\n| 14 | 2/13/2024 | Hearing on Extension Motion
and All Exhibits
Proffered by any Party | 2827 |\n| 15 | 2/15/2024 | Memorandum of Decision | 2921 |\n| 16 | 215/2024 | Transcript –
Hearing on Extension Motion | N/A |\n| 17 | 2/28/2024 | G Club Notice of Appeal | 2969 |\n| 18 | 2/28/2024 | Transmittal of Notice of Appeal to U.S. District Court.
Interested Party G Club Operations, LLC, docketed the
Notice of Appeal | 2970 |\n\n# **CERTIFICATION REGARDING TRANSCRIPTS**\n\nPursuant to Rule 8009(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, G Club Operations hereby certifies that all relevant transcripts have been ordered and are listed in the above designation of the record.\n\n# **RESERVATION OF RIGHTS**\n\nG Club Operations expressly reserves its right to supplement this designation.\n\n## **G CLUB OPERATIONS, LLC**\n\nBy: */s/ Jeffrey M. Sklarz* Jeffrey M. Sklarz Kellianne Baranowsky GREEN & SKLARZ LLC One Audubon St, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 Tel: 203-285-8545 jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com kbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com\n\n> PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP Carolina A. Fornos (*pro hac vice*) 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 Tel: 212-858-1558 carolina.fornos@pillsburylaw.com\n\n# **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI hereby certify that on the date set forth below, a copy of the foregoing was served via CM/ECF. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system.\n\nDate: March 13, 2024 /s/ Jeffrey M. Sklarz","body_zh":"UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格区联邦地区法院）\n\n案由：\n第11章\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n（合并审理）\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，\n\n债务人1\n2024年3月13日\n\n上诉人关于上诉争议事项的陈述书及拟列入上诉案卷记录的事项指定清单\n\n上诉人 G Club Operations LLC（“G Club Operations”或“G Club”），由其下述署名律师代表，特依据《Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure（联邦破产程序规则）》（简称“《破产规则》”）第8009条，就向 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区联邦地区法院）提起的本次上诉，针对破产法院2024年2月15日作出的《关于部分准许延长截止期限动议的决定备忘录及命令》（ECF No. 2921，简称“《裁定》”），即准许第11章受托人 Luc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯）（简称“受托人”）作出的《关于请求作出延长受托人提起撤销权之诉截止期限命令的动议》（ECF No. 2509，简称“《延期动议》”），提供拟在上诉中提出的争议事项陈述书以及拟列入上诉案卷记录的事项指定清单。\n\n{00355204.2 } 1 1 本案这些第11章破产案的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）（简称“债务人”）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 及 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为：Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok（仅用于通知与联络目的）。\n\n上诉争议事项陈述\n\n1. 破产法院是否有宪法层面的管辖权针对《延期动议》作出最终判决与命令？\n\n2. 破产法院是否有法定职权依据《Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure（联邦破产程序规则）》第9006条前瞻性地修改《Bankruptcy Code（破产法典）》第546(a)条规定的诉讼时效？\n\n3. 退一步讲，即使破产法院有法定职权依据《Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure（联邦破产程序规则）》第9006条前瞻性地修改《Bankruptcy Code（破产法典）》第546(a)条规定的诉讼时效，受托人是否证明了具有这样做的“正当理由”？\n\n拟列入上诉案卷记录及庭审笔录的指定清单\n\nG Club Operations 特此指定将下列事项列入上诉案卷记录，包括附于其后并随同提交的任何及全部证据附件、文件、补充文件与附录，以及其中通过援引方式并入的所有文件：\n\n序号 案卷登记日期 案卷摘要/说明 案卷编号\n1 11/28/2023 提交案件进展会议陈述文件的通知 2387\n2 1/18/2024 请求作出命令的动议 / 请求作出根据《破产法典》第108条、第546(a)条和第549条延长受托人提起撤销权之诉截止期限命令的动议 2509\n3 1/31/2024 送达与公告综合通知，依据依据《破产法典》第105(a)条以及《破产规则》第2002条和第9014条准许第11章受托人关于(I)批准受托人即将提出的时效中止动议的通知形式与方式及(II)排定听证日期的紧急动议的命令 2540\n4 2/5/2024 对受托人请求作出延长受托人提起撤销权之诉截止期限命令的动议的异议 – Mei Gui 2551\n\n序号 案卷登记日期 案卷摘要/说明 案卷编号\n5 2/5/2024 异议（非当事人 Defeng Cao 反对请求作出延长受托人提起撤销权之诉截止期限命令的动议的法律备忘录）- Defeng Cao 2553\n6 2/5/2024 对第11章受托人请求作出根据《破产法典》第108条、第546(a)条和第549条延长受托人提起撤销权之诉截止期限命令的动议的异议 - Taurus Fund LLC 2557\n7 2/5/2024 提交的异议及反对法律备忘录 - G Club 2563\n8 2/5/2024 非当事人 Rule of Law Foundation III, Inc.（法治基金三号）及 Rule of Law Society IV, Inc.（法治社会四号）对请求作出根据《破产法典》第108条、第546(a)条和第549条延长受托人提起撤销权之诉截止期限命令的动议的异议 - Rule of Law Society IV, Inc. 2565\n9 2/5/2024 异议 - 第三人 Chris Lee 及 Qidong Xia 对受托人请求作出根据《破产法典》第108条、第546(a)条和第549条延长受托人提起撤销权之诉截止期限命令的动议的异议 2566\n10 2/5/2024 对受托人请求作出延长受托人提起撤销权之诉截止期限命令的动议的异议 - Greenwich Land, LLC, Hing Chi 2569\n11 2/5/2024 由 Robert J. Grand 代表 GS Security Solutions, Inc. 提交的异议 2571\n12 2/7/2024 对受托人延长提起撤销权之诉截止期限动议的异议及加入异议申请 - 利害关系人 Yinying Wang 2582\n13 2/9/2024 对相关文件（2509：由 Douglass E. Barron 代表第11章受托人 Luc A. Despins 提交的请求作出命令的动议 / 请求作出根据《破产法典》第108条、第546(a)条和第549条延长受托人提起撤销权之诉截止期限命令的动议）的答复 / 第11章受托人(I)支持请求作出根据《破产法典》第108条、第546(a)条和第549条延长受托人提起撤销权之诉截止期限命令的动议，及(II)答复针对该动议的各异议的综合答复 – 受托人 2620\n\n序号 案卷登记日期 案卷摘要/说明 案卷编号\n14 2/12/2024 受托人就2024年2月13日关于受托人请求作出根据《破产法典》第108条、第546(a)条和第549条延长受托人提起撤销权之诉截止期限命令的动议的听证会提交的证人及物证清单 2763\n14 2/13/2024 关于《延期动议》的听证会及任何当事人出示的全部物证 2827\n15 2/15/2024 决定备忘录 2921\n16 2/15/2024 庭审笔录 – 关于《延期动议》的听证会 不适用\n17 2/28/2024 G Club 上诉通知 2969\n18 2/28/2024 向美国联邦地区法院转交上诉通知。利害关系人 G Club Operations, LLC 登记了上诉通知 2970\n\n关于庭审笔录的证明\n\n依据《Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure（联邦破产程序规则）》第8009(b)(1)条，G Club Operations 特此证明，所有相关庭审笔录均已订购，并已列入上述案卷记录指定清单中。\n\n保留权利声明\n\nG Club Operations 明确保留其对本指定清单进行补充的权利。\n\nG CLUB OPERATIONS, LLC\n\n签署人：/s/ Jeffrey M. Sklarz\nJeffrey M. Sklarz\nKellianne Baranowsky\nGREEN & SKLARZ LLC\nOne Audubon St, 3rd Floor\nNew Haven, CT 06511\n电话：203-285-8545\njsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com\nkbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com\n\nPILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP\nCarolina A. Fornos（特许出庭律师）\n31 West 52nd Street\nNew York, NY 10019\n电话：212-858-1558\ncarolina.fornos@pillsburylaw.com\n\n送达证明\n\n本人特此证明，在下述日期，前述文件的副本已通过 CM/ECF 系统送达。各方当事人均可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本次提交的文件。\n\n日期：2024年3月13日\n/s/ Jeffrey M. Sklarz","key_entities":["Je","Despins","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":2509,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":2921,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":1425,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 13:10:19"}