{"id":"court_ctb_3125_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3125,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"UNKNOWN","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION | In Re:                            | :<br>:<","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION\n\n| In Re:                            | :<br>:<br>CHAPTER 11                  |\n|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.1              | :<br>:<br>CASE NO. 22-50073 (JAM)     |\n| Debtors.                          | :<br>:<br>(Jointly Administered)<br>: |\n| LUC A DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE | :<br>:<br>:                           |\n| Plaintiff,                        | :<br>Adv. Proceeding No. 24-05010     |\n| v.                                | :<br>:                                |\n| DIRECT PERSUASION LLC             | :<br>:                                |\n| Defendant.                        | :<br>:<br>:                           |\n\n### MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF BENJAMIN MINTZ\n\nPursuant to Local Rule of Civil Procedures 83.1(d) of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, incorporated herein by Local Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1001-1, the undersigned, a member of the Bar of this Court and partner of the law firm Shipman & Goodwin LLP, respectfully moves that the Court admit attorney Benjamin Mintz, a member of the Bar of the State of New York pro hac vice to represent Direct Persuasion LLC, in the above captioned Chapter 11 bankruptcy case and in the related adversary proceeding, Despins v. Direct Persuasion LLC, Adv. Pro. No. 24-05010, and in support represents the following:\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\n1. The primary office of Attorney Mintz is Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, 250 West 55th Street, New York, New York, 10019. His telephone number is 212-836-8505; and his email address is benjamin.mintz@arnoldporter.com.\n\n2. Attorney Mintz is a member in good standing in the state and jurisdictions set forth in his declaration, attached as Exhibit A.\n\n3. To the best of my knowledge and belief, Attorney Mintz is a member in good standing of the courts listed in his declaration, has no pending disciplinary complaints as to which a finding has been made that such complaint should proceed to a hearing and has not been denied admission to, been disciplined by, resigned from, surrendered a license to practice before, or withdrawn an application for admission to practice while facing a disciplinary complaint before, this Court or any other court.\n\n4. To the best of my knowledge and belief, Attorney Mintz has reviewed and is familiar with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, the Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct.\n\n5. Attorney Mintz has submitted the filing fee of \\$200.00 with this motion for pro hac vice admission.\n\n6. Service of all papers directed to Direct Persuasion LLC may be made upon the undersigned, pursuant to Rule 83.1(e) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.\n\n-2-\n\nApril 24, 2024 Hartford, Connecticut\n\n> By: /s/ Eric S. Goldstein Eric S. Goldstein, Esq. (ct27195) Shipman & Goodwin LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: 860-251-5059 Facsimile: 860-251-5218 Email: egoldstein@goodwin.com\n\nLocal Counsel for Direct Persuasion LLC\n\n### CERTIFICATION\n\nI hereby certify that the foregoing Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Benjamin Mintz as visiting attorney was filed electronically on April 24, 2024. Notice of this filing will be sent by email to all parties registered for electronic service in this proceeding through the Court's CM/ECF system.\n\n> /s/ Eric S. Goldstein Eric Goldstein, Esq.\n\n## Exhibit A\n\nDeclaration of Benjamin Mintz, Esq.\n\n## UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION\n\n| _________________________________________ |                                             |\n|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|\n| In Re:                                    | :<br>CHAPTER 11                             |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.2                      | :<br>:<br>CASE NO. 22-50073 (JAM)           |\n| Debtors.                                  | :<br>:<br>(Jointly Administered)<br>:       |\n| LUC A DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE         | :<br>:                                      |\n| Plaintiff,                                | :<br>:<br>Adv. Proceeding No. 24-05010<br>: |\n| v.                                        | :                                           |\n| DIRECT PERSUASION LLC                     | :<br>:                                      |\n| Defendant.                                | :<br>:<br>:                                 |\n\n# DECLARATION OF BENJAMIN MINTZ IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE\n\nI, Benjamin Mintz, being of full age, having been dully sworn according to law, state the following:\n\n1. I am an attorney and partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, 250 West\n\n55th Street, New York, New York, 10019. My telephone number is 212-836-8505; and my\n\nemail address is benjamin.mintz@arnoldporter.com.\n\n2. I submit this declaration in support of the motion for my admission pro hac vice\n\nas counsel for Direct Persuasion LLC in the above-captioned chapter 11 cases and in the related\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\nadversary proceeding, Despins v. Direct Persuasion LLC, Adv. Pro. No. 24-05010.\n\n3. Pursuant to D. Conn. L. Civ. 83(d) (\"Rule 83(d)\"), I designate the District of Connecticut as the forum for any resolution of any dispute arising out of my admission.\n\n4. I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of New York (Bar No. 2781136). In addition, I am a member in good standing of (i) the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Ninth Circuit; and (ii) the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, and the Central District of Illinois.\n\n5. I have no disciplinary complaints, and I have not been denied admission to, been disciplined by, resigned from, surrendered my license to practice before, or withdrawn an application for admission to practice before this Court or any other court.\n\n6. I have read and am familiar with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, the Local Rule of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct, and will abide by and comply with the substantive and procedural requirements of the local rules and administrative orders of this Court.\n\n7. I hereby designate my sponsoring attorney, Eric S. Goldstein (Federal Bar No. ct27195) of Shipman & Goodwin LLP, as my agent for service of process and the District of Connecticut as the forum for the resolution of any dispute arising out of my admission pro hac vice in the above-captioned chapter 11 case and related cases.\n\n8. I understand that upon admission under Rule 83(d) I must promptly file with the Clerk of Court a certificate of good standing from the court of the state in which I have my primary office. I acknowledge that the certificate shall be filed no later than 60 days after the date of admission and shall be dated no more than 60 days before the date of admission. I\n\n-2-\n\nunderstand that failure to file such certificate will result in the automatic revocation of my visiting attorney status, absent an order of the Court. Furthermore, I understand that upon revocation of my visiting attorney status in one case, the Clerk of the Court shall examine the Court's Docket and revoke my visiting attorney status in all cases in which I have filed an appearance.\n\nPursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and accurate.\n\n> /s/ Benjamin Mintz Benjamin Mintz","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事由：\n第 11 章\n\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵）等 1\n案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。\n（合并审理）\n\nLuc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯），第 11 章受托人\n原告，\n诉讼程序编号：24-05010\n诉\nDirect Persuasion LLC\n被告。\n\nBenjamin Mintz（本杰明·明茨）特许临时出庭动议\n\n根据经《破产诉讼地方规则》第 1001-1 条引入适用的 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区联邦地方法院）《民事诉讼地方规则》第 83.1(d) 条，下述签字人系本法院律师协会成员及 Shipman & Goodwin LLP（希普曼与古德温律师事务所）合伙人，谨此提请法院准许纽约州律师协会成员 Benjamin Mintz 律师以特许临时出庭（pro hac vice）身份代表 Direct Persuasion LLC 参与上述标题项下的破产法第 11 章破产案件及相关破产衍生诉讼 Despins 诉 Direct Persuasion LLC 案（诉讼程序编号：24-05010），并陈述以下事实作为支持理由：\n\n1 本破产法第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 及 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多化名）（税务识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号后四位：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 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于接收通知和通信）。\n\n1. Mintz 律师的主要执业办事处为 Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP（安诺波特律师事务所），地址为 250 West 55th Street, New York, New York, 10019。其电话号码为 212-836-8505；电子邮箱地址为 benjamin.mintz@arnoldporter.com。\n\n2. Mintz 律师为其随附于附件 A 的声明书中所列各州及司法辖区信誉良好的执业律师。\n\n3. 就我所知所信，Mintz 律师为其声明书中所列法院信誉良好的律师，且不存在任何已作出应进入听证程序认定的未决纪律申诉，亦未曾被本法院或任何其他法院拒绝准入、予以纪律处分、辞职、放弃执业许可，或在面临纪律申诉期间撤回执业准入申请。\n\n4. 就我所知所信，Mintz 律师已审阅并熟悉《联邦民事诉讼规则》、康涅狄格区联邦地方法院《地方规则》、康涅狄格区破产法院《地方规则》以及《康涅狄格州职业操守规则》。\n\n5. Mintz 律师已随本特许临时出庭动议提交了 $200.00 的案件受理费。\n\n6. 根据康涅狄格区联邦地方法院《民事诉讼地方规则》第 83.1(e) 条，所有向 Direct Persuasion LLC 送达的文书均可送达至下述签字人。\n\n-2-\n\n2024年4月24日 康涅狄格州哈特福德\n\n签字人：/s/ Eric S. Goldstein\nEric S. Goldstein, Esq.（ct27195）\nShipman & Goodwin LLP\nOne Constitution Plaza\nHartford, CT 06103\n电话：860-251-5059\n传真：860-251-5218\n邮箱：egoldstein@goodwin.com\n\nDirect Persuasion LLC 本地代理律师\n\n证明书\n\n我谨此证明，上述《Benjamin Mintz 作为客座律师特许临时出庭动议》已于 2024年4月24日 通过电子方式提交。本项提交的通知将通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统以电子邮件发送给本程序中所有已登记接受电子送达的当事人。\n\n/s/ Eric S. Goldstein\nEric Goldstein, Esq.\n\n附件 A\n\nBenjamin Mintz 律师声明书\n\n美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分院\n\n事由：\n第 11 章\nHo Wan Kwok 等 2\n案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。\n（合并审理）\n\nLuc A. Despins，第 11 章受托人\n原告，\n诉讼程序编号：24-05010\n诉\nDirect Persuasion LLC\n被告。\n\nBenjamin Mintz 支持特许临时出庭动议之声明书\n\n我，Benjamin Mintz，已达法定完全行为能力年龄，经依法正式宣誓，陈述如下：\n\n1. 我是 Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 的律师兼合伙人，地址为 250 West 55th Street, New York, New York, 10019。我的电话号码是 212-836-8505；电子邮箱地址是 benjamin.mintz@arnoldporter.com。\n\n2. 我提交本声明书，以支持准许我作为 Direct Persuasion LLC 的代理律师，在上述标题项下的破产法第 11 章案件及相关破产衍生诉讼 Despins 诉 Direct Persuasion LLC 案（诉讼程序编号：24-05010）中特许临时出庭的动议。\n\n1 本破产法第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 及 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多化名）（税务识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号后四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 及 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于接收通知和通信）。\n\n3. 根据《康涅狄格区民事地方规则》第 83(d) 条（“规则 83(d)”），我指定康涅狄格区为解决因我获得准入而产生的任何争议的审理管辖地。\n\n4. 我是纽约州律师协会信誉良好的成员（律师执业证号：2781136）。此外，我还是以下法院信誉良好的成员：(i) United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit（美国第二巡回上诉法院）及 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit（美国第九巡回上诉法院）；以及 (ii) United States District Court for the Southern District of New York（美国纽约南区联邦地方法院）、United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York（美国纽约东区联邦地方法院）以及 United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois（美国伊利诺伊中区联邦地方法院）。\n\n5. 我不存在任何纪律申诉，且未曾被本法院或任何其他法院拒绝准入、予以纪律处分、辞职、放弃执业许可，或撤回执业准入申请。\n\n6. 我已阅读并熟悉《联邦民事诉讼规则》、康涅狄格区联邦地方法院《地方规则》、康涅狄格区破产法院《地方规则》以及《康涅狄格州职业操守规则》，并将遵守并执行本法院地方规则及行政命令的实体和程序要求。\n\n7. 我特此指定我的保荐律师，Shipman & Goodwin LLP 的 Eric S. Goldstein（联邦律师执业号：ct27195），作为我的送达代收人，并指定康涅狄格区为解决因我在上述标题项下的第 11 章案件及相关案件中特许临时出庭而产生的任何争议的管辖审理地。\n\n8. 我理解，根据规则 83(d) 获得准入后，我必须立即向法院书记官提交一份由我主要办事处所在州法院出具的良好声誉证明。我知悉，该证明应在获得准入之日起不迟于 60 天内提交，且出具日期距准入之日不得超过 60 天。\n\n-2-\n\n我理解，在没有法院命令的情况下，未能提交该证明将导致我的客座律师身份被自动撤销。此外，我理解，一旦我在某一案件中的客座律师身份被撤销，法院书记官将审查法院案卷，并撤销我在已提交出庭通知的所有案件中的客座律师身份。\n\n根据 28 U.S.C. § 1746，我谨在伪证罪到处分的责任下郑重声明，上述内容真实、准确。\n\n/s/ Benjamin Mintz\nBenjamin Mintz","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Guo","Miles Guo","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":1345,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:52:27"}