{"id":"court_ctb_3032_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3032,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION | -------------------------------------------","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -------------------------------------------------------x |                                                           |\n|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|\n| In re:                                                   | :<br>Chapter 11<br>:                                      |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1                                    | :<br>Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)<br>:                         |\n| Debtors.                                                 | :<br>(Jointly Administered)<br>:<br>Re: ECF No. 2984<br>: |\n| -------------------------------------------------------x |                                                           |\n\n## **ORDER GRANTING**\n\n## **THIRTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL OMNIBUS MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR ENTRY OF ORDER UNDER BANKRUPTCY RULE 2004 AND LOCAL RULE 2004-1 AUTHORIZING DISCOVERY WITH RESPECT TO ADDITIONAL ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS AFFILIATED WITH DEBTOR AND ENTITIES DOING BUSINESS WITH DEBTOR**\n\nUpon consideration of the Application seeking an order authorizing a Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2004 examination of the Examinees listed on Exhibit B thereto (the \"Application\", ECF No. 2984), filed by Luc Despins, as the appointed Chapter 11 Trustee to the Debtor's estate (the \"Applicant\"), after notice and a hearing, see 11 U.S.C. § 102(1), it appearing that cause exists to grant the requested relief as conditioned hereafter; it is hereby\n\n**ORDERED**: The Rule 2004 Motion is granted as set forth below.\n\n**ORDERED**: Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C., as counsel for the Trustee, is hereby authorized to sign Subpoenas in a form substantially similar to the Subpoenas attached to the Rule 2004 Motion as Exhibits C-1 to C-6 and to serve the Subpoenas, along with a copy of this Order, in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 2004 requiring examination and the production of documents by the Examinees listed on Exhibit B to the Application.\n\n**ORDERED**: Subject to any rights under the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and applicable Local Rules, and unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the Examinees are hereby directed to produce all documents within 14 days of the service of the Subpoena, or such other time as agreed upon by the Trustee. To the extent an Examinee does not produce any documents requested in the Subpoena on the basis of some privilege, the Examinee is hereby directed to produce to the Trustee a privilege log that comports with Fed. R.\n\n<sup>1</sup> 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 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\nCiv. P. 45(e)(2), made applicable by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9016, and D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 26(e), within 14 days of service of the Subpoena, or such other time as agreed upon by the Trustee.\n\n**ORDERED**: The Examinees are hereby directed to ensure that all documents and other information, including without limitation in any electronic format, requested in the Subpoenas or otherwise relevant to the Debtor, his business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, or this Chapter 11 case, are properly maintained, are available for production, inspection and copying, and are not destroyed.\n\n**ORDERED**: Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. and Paul Hastings LLP, as counsel for the Trustee, are hereby authorized, without further order of this Court, to take the testimony of one or more representatives of any Examinee listed on Exhibit B to the Application by examination under Bankruptcy Rule 2004 either at the offices of Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, 195 Church Street, 13th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510, at the offices of Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166, or at such other place that is mutually acceptable to the parties, on a date acceptable to the Trustee, which, at the election of the Trustee, shall be not less than 14 calendar days after the production of documents by the proposed examinee in compliance with the Subpoena and this Order pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2004, and such examination shall continue from day to day until completed.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 21st day of March, 2024.","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\n关于：\n第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，1\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。\n（合并审理）\n\n涉及：ECF No. 2984\n\n准予以下动议的裁定：\n第 11 章受托人根据《破产程序规则》第 2004 条及《本地规则》第 2004-1 条请求作出裁定以授权对与债务人关联的新增实体及个人以及与债务人开展业务的实体进行证据开示的第十三次补充综合动议\n\n经审议由被任命为债务人财产的第 11 章受托人 Luc Despins（「申请人」）提起的、请求作出裁定以授权根据《联邦破产程序规则》第 2004 条对所附附件 B 中列出的受检人进行调查的申请（「申请」，ECF No. 2984），在发出通知并举行听证后（参见 11 U.S.C. § 102(1)），鉴于存在依下述条件准予所请求之救济的事由；特此\n\n裁定：准予以下所述的《规则》第 2004 条动议。\n\n裁定：特此授权作为受托人律师的 Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. 签署格式与《规则》第 2004 条动议所附附件 C-1 至 C-6 中的传票基本相似的传票，并依据《破产程序规则》第 2004 条送达该等传票及本裁定的副本，要求申请所附附件 B 中列出的受检人接受调查并出示文件。\n\n裁定：在符合《联邦破产程序规则》、《联邦民事诉讼规则》及适用的《本地规则》项下任何权利的前提下，且除本法院另有裁定外，特此责令各受检人在传票送达后 14 日内，或在受托人同意的其他时间内，出示所有文件。若受检人基于某种特权未出示传票中要求的任何文件，则特此责令该受检人在传票送达后 14 日内，或在受托人同意的其他时间内，向受托人出示符合经由 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9016 适用的 Fed. R.\n\n1 这些第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称为郭文贵、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他诸多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation。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 Ho Wan Kwok 财产受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于通知和沟通之目的）。\n\nCiv. P. 45(e)(2) 以及 D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 26(e) 规定的特权清单。\n\n裁定：特此责令各受检人确保传票中要求的、或以其他方式与债务人、其业务、资产、负债、财务状况或本第 11 章案件相关的所有文件及其他信息（包括但不限于任何电子格式），均得到妥善保管，可供出示、检查和复制，且不得予以销毁。\n\n裁定：特此授权作为受托人律师的 Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. 及 Paul Hastings LLP，无需本法院进一步下达命令，即可根据《破产程序规则》第 2004 条通过调查获取申请所附附件 B 中列出的任何受检人的一名或多名代表的证词，调查地点位于 Neubert, Pepe & Monteith 的办公室（195 Church Street, 13th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510）、Paul Hastings LLP 的办公室（200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166），或位于双方均可接受的其他地点，调查日期由受托人认可，且依受托人的选择，该日期不得早于拟受检人依据传票及本裁定遵照《破产程序规则》第 2004 条出示文件后的 14 个日历日，且该调查应逐日连续进行，直至完成。\n\n2024 年 3 月 21 日订于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Paul Hastings","Guo","Despins","Miles Guo","Luc Despins","Je"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":2984,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":684,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:30:30"}