{"id":"court_ctb_3246_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3246,"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| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re:                                                           | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |\n| 1<br>HO WAN KWOK,<br>et al.,                                     | :<br>:      | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors.                                                         | :<br>:<br>: | (Jointly Administered)  |\n| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |\n\n## **[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE TO (I) MODIFY OCTOBER 6, 2022 PROTECTIVE ORDER ENTERED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 105 AND 107 OF BANKRUPTCY CODE AND FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 26(C) AND THE STIPULATED ADDENDUM TO THE PROTECTIVE ORDER; AND (II) REDESIGNATE BANK STATEMENTS PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED** \"**HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL\" AS \"CONFIDENTIAL\"**\n\nUPON CONSIDERATION OF the *Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee to (I) Modify October*\n\n*6, 2022 Protective Order [ECF No. 923] Entered Pursuant to Sections 105 and 107 of Title 11 of*\n\n*the United States Code and Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Stipulated*\n\n*Addendum to the Protective Order; and (II) Redesignate Bank Statements Previously Designated*\n\n*\"Highly Confidential\"* (the \"Motion\"),<sup>2</sup> and good cause having been shown, and the Court\n\nhaving considered any and all objections and other responses to the Motion, and the Court\n\nfinding that the relief requested in the Motion is in the best interests of the Debtor's estate and its\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 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<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Motion.\n\ncreditors, and the relief provided herein being narrowly tailored to serve the foregoing purposes,\n\nit is by the Court, hereby\n\nORDERED, that the Motion is granted as set forth herein; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the Protective Order previously entered by this Court on October 6,\n\n2022 [ECF No. 923] is modified as follows:\n\n- The following language is added to the end of paragraph 5(b) of the Protective Order: \"Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, account statements, ACH and wire transfer records, check copies, and similar records created by financial institutions to memorialize account balances and transactions (collectively, 'Bank Statements') do not pose a risk of personal safety, identity theft, or competitive injury sufficient to warrant the heightened restrictions applicable to Discovery Material designated 'Highly Confidential.' Absent further order of the Court, Bank Statements shall not be designated as 'Highly Confidential' under this Order.\"\n- The following language is deleted from paragraph 9(b) of the Protective Order: \"subject to the Producing Party's consent, not to be unreasonably withheld. For the avoidance of doubt, Producing Party for purposes of providing or withholding consent to receive or review Designated Material pursuant to paragraphs 9, 10, and 18 shall include an individual or entity to the extent of (i) documents produced by the individual's or entities' current or former professional firms and (ii) documents produced by financial institutions relating to accounts of the individual or entity\";\n- The following language is deleted from paragraph 10(a)(iii) of the Protective Order \", subject to the Producing Party's consent, not to be unreasonably withheld\";\n- The following language is deleted from paragraph 10(b) of the Protective Order \", subject to the Producing Party's consent, not to be unreasonably withheld,\" ; and\n- The following language is deleted from paragraph 18 of the Protective Order \", with the receipt of such Designated Material subject to the Producing Party's consent, not to be unreasonably withheld.\"\n\nThe Protective Order, as modified by this Order, is attached hereto as **Exhibit 1** to this Order. A\n\nredlined document highlighting the modifications to the Protective Order originally entered on\n\nOctober 6 is attached hereto as **Exhibit 2**; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that to the extent that Paragraphs 3 and 9 of the P.O. Addendum provided that absent further Order of the Court, only those persons and entities specified in Paragraph 10 of the Protective Order could have access to Discovery Material or Confidential Records produced by the FDIC-Receiver, this Order amends the P.O. Addendum to permit the disclosure of Bank Statements produced by the FDIC-Receiver to persons and entities specified in Paragraph 9 of the Protective Order under the amended terms and conditions adopted herein; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that all Bank Statements produced prior to the entry of this Order and designated \"Highly Confidential\" under the Protective Order and/or the P.O. Addendum, shall be redesignated as \"Confidential,\" *provided, however,* such redesignation shall not apply to the Capital One Carve-Out Document; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that within twenty-one (21) days of the entry of this Order, any Producing Party that has produced Bank Statements designated \"Highly Confidential\" shall redesignate such Bank Statements \"Confidential\" (by specific reference to the Bates numbers of redesignated documents) and, in the absence of such redesignation, the Receiving Party, in its sole and absolute discretion, may determine which documents produced by the Producing Party were Bank Statements and may consider such documents designated \"Confidential\" instead of \"Highly Confidential,\" and it is further\n\nORDERED, that to the extent that a Producing Party redesignates documents pursuant to this Order and a Receiving Party disagrees with the extent of the redesignation, the Receiving Party may seek relief from the Court; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that for the avoidance of doubt, except for Bank Statements redesignated pursuant to this Order, the modifications approved by this Order do not waive any previous\n\nconfidentiality designation made pursuant to the original Protective Order entered on October 6, 2022 and/or the P.O. Addendum, or give permission to disclose Designated Material publicly; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, solely with respect to Designated Material (the \"UBS Material\") produced by UBS AG (\"UBS\") which a Receiving Party intends to share with other persons pursuant to paragraphs 9(b), 10(a), 10(b), or 18 of the Protective Order (as amended): (a) prior to sharing the UBS Material, the Receiving Party shall provide UBS with five (5) business days advance notice (via email to counsel for UBS) (the \"UBS Notice Period\") identifying (i) the UBS Material to be shared and (ii) the recipient(s); (b) if UBS does not consent to the sharing of the UBS Material as proposed by the Receiving Party, UBS may file a motion in the Chapter 11 Case during the UBS Notice Period requesting that the proposed disclosure be modified or not permitted, any response to such motion shall be filed within five (5) business days of the filing of the motion, and the motion shall be considered by the Court on an expedited basis (subject to the Court's schedule); and (c) in the absence of a motion by UBS opposing the proposed disclosure, the Receiving Party may share the UBS Material in a manner consistent with its notice to UBS upon the earlier of (i) UBS consenting to the proposed disclosure or (ii) the expiration of the UBS Notice Period; and it is further\n\nORDERED, to the extent that information subject to this Order that was previously designated (or will be designated) as Confidential or Highly Confidential under the Protective Order and/or the P.O. Addendum may be subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, *et al*., this Order constitutes an order of a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing the disclosure of such information to those persons specified in paragraph 9 of the Protective Order, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11) and 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b); and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective\n\nand enforceable upon its entry; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the Trustee is authorized to take all actions necessary to effectuate the\n\nrelief 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\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区联邦破产法院布里奇波特分部）\n\nx\n\n关于：\n第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），\n等，\n案号：Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。\n（合并审理）\n\nx\n\n[拟定] 准予第 11 章受托人关于以下事项动议的命令：(I) 修改依据《破产法典》第 105 条和第 107 条以及《联邦民事诉讼规则》第 26(C) 条作出的 2022年10月6日保护令及该保护令的约定附录；以及 (II) 将此前被指定为“高度机密”的银行对账单重新指定为“机密”\n\n经审议第 11 章受托人关于以下事项的动议：(I) 修改依据《美国法典》第 11 篇第 105 条和第 107 条以及《联邦民事诉讼规则》第 26(c) 条作出的 2022年10月6日保护令 [ECF No. 923] 及该保护令的约定附录；以及 (II) 将此前被指定为“高度机密”的银行对账单重新指定（下称“本动议”），2 且已说明充分理由，本法院已审议针对本动议提出的任何及所有异议与其他答复，并认定本动议所请求的救济符合债务人破产财产及其\n\n1 本些第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他多个化名）（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 c/o Luc A. Despins（作为郭文贵破产财产受托人）（仅用于通知和通信目的）。\n\n2 本文中使用但未另作定义的首字母大写术语，具有本动议中所规定的含义。\n\n债权人的最大利益，且本命令所提供的救济经严格限缩以服务于上述目的，\n\n本法院特此\n\n命令：本动议按本文所述予以准予；并且进一步\n\n命令：本法院此前于 2022年10月6日作出的保护令 [ECF No. 923] 修改如下：\n\n- 在保护令第 5(b) 段末尾添加以下表述：“尽管本文有任何相反规定，由金融机构制作以记录账户余额和交易的账户对账单、ACH 及电汇记录、支票复印件以及类似记录（统称‘银行对账单’），并不存在足以对被指定为‘高度机密’的开示材料适用更严格限制的人身安全、身份盗窃或竞争损害风险。在法院另有命令之前，根据本命令，银行对账单不得被指定为‘高度机密’。”\n- 从保护令第 9(b) 段中删除以下表述：“须经提供方同意，该同意不得被无理拒绝。为免生疑问，就根据第 9 段、第 10 段和第 18 段提供或不予同意接收或审阅指定材料而言，提供方应包括个人或实体，其范围限于 (i) 该个人或实体的现任或前任专业机构提供的文件，以及 (ii) 金融机构提供的与该个人或实体的账户相关的文件”；\n- 从保护令第 10(a)(iii) 段中删除以下表述：“，须经提供方同意，该同意不得被无理拒绝”；\n- 从保护令第 10(b) 段中删除以下表述：“，须经提供方同意，该同意不得被无理拒绝，”；以及\n- 从保护令第 18 段中删除以下表述：“，接收该等指定材料须经提供方同意，该同意不得被无理拒绝。”\n\n经本命令修改后的保护令作为附件 1 附于本命令之后。标明对最初于 10月6日作出的保护令所作修改的红线修订文档作为附件 2 附于本命令之后；并且进一步\n\n命令：在《保护令附录》（P.O. Addendum）第 3 段和第 9 段规定除法院另有命令外，仅保护令第 10 段所指定的个人和实体方可查阅由 FDIC-Receiver（联邦存款保险公司接管人）提供的开示材料或机密记录的范围内，本命令对《保护令附录》作出修改，以允许按照本文所采纳的经修改条款和条件，向保护令第 9 段所指定的个人和实体披露由 FDIC 接管人提供的银行对账单；并且进一步\n\n命令：在本命令作出前提供并根据保护令及/或《保护令附录》被指定为“高度机密”的所有银行对账单，均应重新指定为“机密”，但该等重新指定不适用于 Capital One（第一资本）排除文件；并且进一步\n\n命令：在本命令作出后二十一 (21) 天内，任何已提供被指定为“高度机密”的银行对账单的提供方，均应将该等银行对账单重新指定为“机密”（通过具体援引重新指定文件的贝茨编号 [Bates numbers]），如未进行该等重新指定，接收方可自行全权决定提供方提供的哪些文件属于银行对账单，并可将该等文件视为被指定为“机密”而非“高度机密”；并且进一步\n\n命令：在提供方根据本命令对文件进行重新指定，而接收方对重新指定的范围存在异议的范围内，接收方可向本法院寻求救济；并且进一步\n\n命令：为免生疑问，除根据本命令重新指定的银行对账单外，本命令所批准的修改并不构成放弃根据 2022年10月6日作出的原保护令及/或《保护令附录》所作出的任何先前机密性指定，亦不构成准许公开披露指定材料；并且进一步\n\n命令：尽管本文有任何相反规定，仅就 UBS AG（瑞银集团，下称“UBS”）提供的、接收方拟根据保护令（经修改）第 9(b)、10(a)、10(b) 或 18 段与其他人员共享的指定材料（下称“UBS 材料”）而言：(a) 在共享 UBS 材料之前，接收方应提前五 (5) 个工作日向 UBS 发出通知（通过电子邮件发送给 UBS 的法律顾问）（下称“UBS 通知期”），指明 (i) 拟共享的 UBS 材料及 (ii) 接收人；(b) 如 UBS 不同意接收方所提议的 UBS 材料共享，UBS 可在 UBS 通知期内在本第 11 章案件中提交动议，请求修改或不予准许所提议的披露，对该动议的任何答复应在动议提交后五 (5) 个工作日内提交，且本法院应在加急基础上审议该动议（视法院日程安排而定）；以及 (c) 在 UBS 未提交动议反对所提议披露的情况下，接收方可在以下较早时间以符合其向 UBS 发出通知的方式共享 UBS 材料：(i) UBS 同意所提议的披露，或 (ii) UBS 通知期届满；并且进一步\n\n命令：在受本命令管辖的、此前根据保护令及/或《保护令附录》被指定（或将被指定）为机密或高度机密的信息可能受 Privacy Act of 1974（《1974年隐私法案》）、5 U.S.C. § 552a 等法律管辖的范围内，本命令构成有管辖权法院依据 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11) 和 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b) 作出的授权向保护令第 9 段所指定人员披露该等信息的命令；并且进一步\n\n命令：本命令的条款和条件在作出后应立即生效并具有执行力；并且进一步\n\n命令：受托人获授权采取一切必要行动以落实本文所准予的救济；并且进一步\n\n命令：本法院对因本命令的解释或执行而产生或与之相关的一切事项保留管辖权。\n\n日期：______________，2024年\n\nJulie A. Manning，美国破产法官\n\n_______________________________________","key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Miles Guo","Despins","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":923,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":1389,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:53:18"}