{"id":"court_ctb_3467_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3467,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"| IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT<br>FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT |            |                         |","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"| IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT<br>FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT |            |                         |\n|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------|\n|                                                                          |            |                         |\n| In re:                                                                   |            | Chapter 11              |\n| Ho Wan Kwok, et al.,                                                     |            | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n|                                                                          | Debtors.1  | (Jointly Administered)  |\n|                                                                          |            |                         |\n|                                                                          |            |                         |\n| Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee,                                      |            |                         |\n|                                                                          | Plaintiff, |                         |\n| —v.—                                                                     |            | Adv. Pro. No. 24-05012  |\n| Ogier,                                                                   |            |                         |\n|                                                                          | Defendant. | August 28, 2024         |\n|                                                                          |            |                         |\n\n## **NOTICE OF APPEAL**\n\nPLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8001 *et seq.,* Ogier, the defendant in the above-captioned adversary proceeding (\"Ogier\") hereby files notice of its appeal from the Bankruptcy Court's August 14, 2024 *Order Granting Second Motion for Extension of Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance Actions*, filed in the above-captioned bankruptcy case, Case No. 22-50073, (the \"Main Case\") at ECF No. 3417 (the \"Ruling\"), granting the Trustee, Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee's (the \"Trustee\") *First Supplemental Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n<span id=\"page-0-0\"></span><sup>1</sup> The Debtors in the main Chapter 11 case are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok) (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.\n\n*To Extend August 15, 2024 Deadline For Trustee To File Avoidance Actions* ( the \"Second Extension Motion\"), filed in Main Case at ECF No. 3329 and in the above-captioned adversary proceeding, Adv. Pro. No. 24-05012 (the \"Adversary Proceeding\") at ECF No. 10.\n\nA copy of the Ruling is attached hereto as Exhibit A.\n\nTo be clear, the Second Extension Motion was docketed in both the Main Case and in the Adversary Proceeding. Ogier's objection to the Second Extension Motion entitled *Objection and Memorandum of Law in Opposition to First Supplemental Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee to Extend August 15, 2024, Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance Actions* was docketed in Adversary Proceeding, at ECF No. 18. The Ruling was not filed in the Adversary Proceeding.\n\nNothing in this Notice of Appeal (wherever filed) shall be construed to waive any defenses of Ogier, including as to jurisdiction, venue, or any other rights.\n\nThe names of all parties to the Court's order appealed from and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of their respective attorneys are as follows:\n\nJeffrey M. Sklarz (ct20938) Kellianne Baranowsky (ct26684) Green & Sklarz LLC One Audubon Street, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 (203) 285-8545 [jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com](mailto:jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com) [kbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com](mailto:kbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com) \\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\* *Representing*\n\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510\n\n**Ogier** Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, Road Town Tortola, VG1110 British Virgin Islands *Party-in-Interest and Appellant*\n\n*Representing* **Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee** PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166\n\n*Chapter 11 Trustee and Appellee*\n\n{00377734.1 } 2\n\n(203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\nand\n\nNicholas A. Bassett (pro hac vice) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\nand\n\nDouglass Barron (pro hac vice) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 douglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\nCounsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee\n\n## **OGIER**\n\nBy: /s/ Kellianne Baranowsky Jeffrey M. Sklarz (ct20938) Kellianne Baranowsky (ct26684) Green & Sklarz LLC One Audubon Street, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 (203) 285-8545 [jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com](mailto:jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com) kbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com\n\n### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI hereby certify that on the date set forth below a copy of the foregoing was served by CMECF and/or mail on anyone unable to accept electronic filing. Notice of this filing will be sent by email to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system or by mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF System.\n\nDate: August 28, 2024 /s/ Kellianne Baranowsky\n\n# **EXHIBIT A**\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**\n\nIn re:\n\n HO WAN KWOK, *et al.*, 1\n\nDebtors.\n\n Chapter 11 Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) (Jointly Administered)\n\nRe: ECF No. 3329\n\n### **ORDER GRANTING SECOND MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR TRUSTEE TO FILE AVOIDANCE ACTIONS**\n\nOn February 15, 2024, the Court entered the Memorandum of Decision and Order Granting in Part Motion to Extend Deadlines (the \"First Extension Order\").<sup>2</sup> (ECF No. 2921.) After notice and an evidentiary hearing held on February 13, 2024 (the \"First Extension Hearing\"), the First Extension Order granted, for the reasons stated therein, the Motion for Entry of Order Extending Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance Actions (the \"First Extension Motion\") (ECF No. 2509), filed by Mr. Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the Chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") for the bankruptcy estate of Mr. Ho Wan Kwok. The First Extension Order extended the statutes of limitations set forth in 11 U.S.C. §§ 108, 546, and 549 from February 15, 2024 – the two-year anniversary of the voluntary filing by Mr. Kwok of his Chapter 11 petition – to August 15, 2024.\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> The First Extension Order is incorporated herein by reference.\n\nOn July 19, 2024, the Trustee filed the First Supplemental Motion to Extend August 15, 2024 Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance Actions (the \"Second Extension Motion\"). (ECF No. 3329.) On July 22, 2024, the Clerk of Court issued a Notice of Hearing, scheduling the Second Extension Motion for hearing on August 13, 2024, setting an objection deadline of August 6, 2024, and a reply deadline of August 9, 2024. (ECF No. 3332.) On July 25, 2024, the Trustee timely filed a certificate of service demonstrating service in accordance with a previously entered order limiting notice of the Second Extension Motion (the \"Order Limiting Notice\"). (ECF No. 3323).\n\nOn August 6, 2024, timely objections to the Second Extension Motion (the \"Objections\") were filed by Ms. Hing Chi Ngok, G Club Operations, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Apple Inc., FFP (BVI) Ltd., Ogier, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, and Weddle Law PC (the \"Objectors\"). (ECF Nos. 3373, 3374, 3375, 3376, 3379.) On August 9, 2024, the Trustee timely filed a reply (the \"Reply\"). (ECF No. 3391.) On August 12, 2024, the Trustee filed a list of witnesses and exhibits. (ECF No. 3395.)\n\nOn August 13, 2024, an evidentiary hearing was held (the \"Second Extension Hearing\"). The Trustee testified and was subject to cross-examination during the Second Extension Hearing, and the parties advanced their arguments. At the conclusion of the Second Extension Hearing, the Court took the Second Extension Motion under advisement.\n\nHaving considered: (i) the Second Extension Motion, the Objections, and the Reply; (ii) the testimony of the Trustee and the arguments of the parties during the Second Extension Hearing; (iii) the pleadings filed in relation to the First Extension Motion and the testimony of the Trustee and arguments of the parties during the First Extension Hearing; and (iv) matters of which the Court may take judicial notice, the Court finds, for the reasons stated in the First\n\nExtension Order, in the Second Extension Motion, during the Second Extension Hearing, and herein, that the Trustee has established cause exists under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(b) to grant the Second Extension Motion, which cause includes without limitation: (1) the pendency of the criminal action styled *United States v. Kwok*, 23 cr 118 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. July 18, 2024) from March 2023 through the date of the entry of this Order and its impact on these cases and the multitude of related adversary proceedings; (2) Mr. Kwok's ongoing contempt of court and failure to perform his statutory duties under 11 U.S.C. § 521; (3) other parties' ongoing contempt of court; (4) the complexity and extent of Mr. Kwok's financial affairs; and (5) the Trustee's diligence in his investigation. The Court is unpersuaded by the arguments of the Objectors to the contrary, including without limitation the arguments that: (a) despite the completely different procedural and factual context in *Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.*, 603 U.S. \\_\\_\\_, 144 S. Ct. 2071 (2024), to which context the Supreme Court of the United States explicitly restricted its holding, the decision in that case mandates the denial of the Second Extension Motion; and (b) the facts and circumstances of these jointly administered Chapter 11 cases are, at this time, no longer extraordinary. While the Trustee will ultimately conclude his investigation, that time has not yet come. Accordingly, pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006, it is hereby\n\n**ORDERED:** The Second Extension Motion (ECF No. 3329) is granted as set forth herein; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED:** The time limitations set forth in 11 U.S.C. §§ 108, 546, and 549 for the Trustee to commence avoidance actions and other actions on behalf of the estate, as well as for amending any pending complaints, are extended through and including February 15, 2025, which date may be further extended upon notice and a hearing; and it is further\n\n3\n\n**ORDERED:** The terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and\n\nenforceable upon its entry; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED:** The Trustee is authorized to take all actions necessary to effectuate the\n\nrelief granted herein; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED:** The Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related to the interpretation or implementation of this Order.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 14th day of August, 2024.\n\n![](_page_8_Picture_7.jpeg)","body_zh":"美国康涅狄格区破产法院（United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut）\n关于：第 11 章\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵）等，案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1（合并审理）\nLuc A. Despins，第 11 章受托人，\n原告，\n—诉— 诉辩程序编号：24-05012\nOgier，\n被告。2024 年 8 月 28 日\n\n上诉通知书\n\n请注意，根据《联邦破产诉讼程序规则》（Fed. R. Bankr. P.）第 8001 条及后附条款，上述诉辩程序中的被告 Ogier（以下简称「Ogier」）特此就破产法院于 2024 年 8 月 14 日作出的《准予受托人延长提起撤销权诉讼截止日期的第二次动议的裁定》提起上诉，该裁定提交于上述破产案件（案件编号：22-50073，以下简称「主案」），ECF 编号：3417（以下简称「该裁定」），准予了受托人 Luc A. Despins（第 11 章受托人，以下简称「受托人」）提交的《第 11 章受托人关于延长受托人提起撤销权诉讼之 2024 年 8 月 15 日截止日期的第一次补充动议》（以下简称「第二次延期动议」），该动议提交于主案 ECF 编号：3329 及上述诉辩程序（诉辩程序编号：24-05012，以下简称「诉辩程序」）ECF 编号：10。\n\n1 第 11 章主案中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 及 Miles Kwok）（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, 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）。\n\n该裁定的副本作为附件 A 附于本通知书。\n\n澄清说明，第二次延期动议同时在主案和诉辩程序中登记录入。Ogier 对第二次延期动议提出的异议，题为《对第 11 章受托人关于延长受托人提起撤销权诉讼之 2024 年 8 月 15 日截止日期的第一次补充动议的异议及法律备忘录》，已登记录入于诉辩程序，ECF 编号：18。该裁定并未在诉辩程序中归档。\n\n本上诉通知书中的任何内容（无论在何处提交）均不得被解释为放弃 Ogier 的任何抗辩，包括对管辖权、审理地或任何其他权利的抗辩。\n\n被提起上诉的法院裁定涉及的所有当事人姓名/名称，及其各自律师的姓名、地址和电话号码如下：\n\nJeffrey M. Sklarz (ct20938)\nKellianne Baranowsky (ct26684)\nGreen & Sklarz LLC\nOne Audubon Street, 3rd Floor\nNew Haven, CT 06511\n(203) 285-8545\njsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com\nkbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com\n代表：\nOgier\nRitter House, Wickhams Cay II, Road Town\nTortola, VG1110\n英属维尔京群岛（British Virgin Islands）\n利害关系人兼上诉人\n\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n及\nNicholas A. Bassett（特许出庭律师）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n2050 M Street NW\nWashington, D.C., 20036\n(202) 551-1902\nnicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n及\nDouglass Barron（特许出庭律师）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6079\ndouglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n代表：\nLuc A. Despins，第 11 章受托人\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n第 11 章受托人兼被上诉人\n第 11 章受托人的法律顾问\n\nOGIER\n签署人：/s/ Kellianne Baranowsky\nJeffrey M. Sklarz (ct20938)\nKellianne Baranowsky (ct26684)\nGreen & Sklarz LLC\nOne Audubon Street, 3rd Floor\nNew Haven, CT 06511\n(203) 285-8545\njsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com\nkbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com\n\n送达证书\n\n本人特此证明，在下文注明的日期，前述文件的副本已通过 CM/ECF 系统及/或邮寄方式送达给任何无法接受电子递交的主体。本份文件的提交通知将通过法院电子递交系统的运行以电子邮件形式发送给所有当事人，或按照《电子递交通知》所示，通过邮寄方式发送给任何无法接受电子递交的主体。当事人可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本文件。\n\n日期：2024 年 8 月 28 日\n/s/ Kellianne Baranowsky\n\n附件 A\n美国康涅狄格区破产法院（United States Bankruptcy Court District of Connecticut）\n关于：\nHO WAN KWOK 等，1\n债务人。\n第 11 章案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)（合并审理）\n涉及：ECF 编号 3329\n\n准予受托人延长提起撤销权诉讼截止日期的第二次动议的裁定\n\n2024 年 2 月 15 日，本法院作出了《关于部分准予延长截止日期动议的判决备忘录及裁定》（以下简称「第一次延期裁定」）。2（ECF 编号：2921。）在发出通知并在 2024 年 2 月 13 日举行证据听证会（以下简称「第一次延期听证会」）后，基于其中阐明的事由，第一次延期裁定准予了 Luc A. Despins 先生以 Ho Wan Kwok 先生破产财产的第 11 章受托人（以下简称「受托人」）身份提交的《关于要求作出延长受托人提起撤销权诉讼截止日期裁定的动议》（以下简称「第一次延期动议」）（ECF 编号：2509）。第一次延期裁定将《美国法典》第 11 编（11 U.S.C.）第 108、546 及 549 条规定的诉讼时效从 2024 年 2 月 15 日（即 Kwok 先生自愿提交第 11 章破产申请的两周年之日）延长至 2024 年 8 月 15 日。\n\n1 该等第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 及 Miles Kwok，以及诸多其他化名）（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, 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）（仅用于接收通知和联络之目的）。\n\n2 第一次延期裁定通过援引纳入本裁定。\n\n2024 年 7 月 19 日，受托人提交了《关于延长受托人提起撤销权诉讼之 2024 年 8 月 15 日截止日期的第一次补充动议》（以下简称「第二次延期动议」）。（ECF 编号：3329。）2024 年 7 月 22 日，法院书记官签发了《听证通知》，排定于 2024 年 8 月 13 日就第二次延期动议举行听证会，并将异议截止日期设定为 2024 年 8 月 6 日，答辩截止日期设定为 2024 年 8 月 9 日。（ECF 编号：3332。）2024 年 7 月 25 日，受托人按期提交了送达证书，证明已根据先前作出的限制第二次延期动议通知范围的裁定（以下简称「限制通知裁定」）完成了送达。（ECF 编号：3323）。\n\n2024 年 8 月 6 日，Hing Chi Ngok（岳庆芝）女士、G Club Operations, LLC、Meta Platforms, Inc.、Apple Inc.、FFP (BVI) Ltd.、Ogier、Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 及 Weddle Law PC（以下统称「异议人」）按期对第二次延期动议提交了异议（以下简称「异议书」）。（ECF 编号：3373、3374、3375、3376、3379。）2024 年 8 月 9 日，受托人按期提交了答辩意见（以下简称「答辩书」）。（ECF 编号：3391。）2024 年 8 月 12 日，受托人提交了证人及证据清单。（ECF 编号：3395。）\n\n2024 年 8 月 13 日，法院举行了证据听证会（以下简称「第二次延期听证会」）。受托人在第二次延期听证会上作证并接受了交叉询问，各方当事人陈述了各自的主张。在第二次延期听证会结束时，法院宣布对第二次延期动议进行合议审议。\n\n在审议了：(i) 第二次延期动议、异议书及答辩书；(ii) 受托人的证词及各方当事人在第二次延期听证会期间的主张；(iii) 就第一次延期动议提交的诉状，以及受托人在第一次延期听证会期间的证词和各方当事人的主张；以及 (iv) 法院可进行司法认知的事项之后，基于在第一次延期裁定、第二次延期动议、第二次延期听证会期间以及本裁定中所述的理由，本法院认定，受托人已证明存在根据《联邦破产诉讼程序规则》第 9006(b) 条准予第二次延期动议的正当事由，该等事由包括但不限于：(1) 案名为 United States v. Kwok，案号 23 cr 118 (AT)（纽约南区，2024 年 7 月 18 日）的刑事诉讼自 2023 年 3 月起直至本裁定作出之日一直处于未决状态，及其对本案和大量相关诉辩程序产生的影响；(2) Kwok 先生持续藐视法庭且未能履行其依据《美国法典》第 11 编第 521 条所承担的法定义务；(3) 其他当事人持续藐视法庭；(4) Kwok 先生财务状况的复杂性及波及范围；以及 (5) 受托人在其调查中的尽职尽责。异议人提出的相反主张未能说服本法院，该等主张包括但不限于：(a) 尽管 Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 603 U.S. ___, 144 S. Ct. 2071 (2024) 一案中的程序及事实背景完全不同，且美国最高法院（Supreme Court of the United States）已明确将其判决限定于该背景，但该案的判决仍要求驳回第二次延期动议；以及 (b) 这些合并审理的第 11 章案件的事实和情况在当前已不再具有非常规性。虽然受托人最终将结束其调查，但该时机尚未到来。据此，依据《联邦破产诉讼程序规则》第 9006 条，特此\n\n裁定如下：按本裁定所述，准予第二次延期动议（ECF 编号：3329）；并进一步\n\n裁定如下：《美国法典》第 11 编第 108、546 及 549 条规定的受托人代表破产财产提起撤销权诉讼和其他诉讼以及修改任何未决起诉书的时限，均延长至 2025 年 2 月 15 日（含当日），该日期可在发出通知并举行听证后进一步延长；并进一步\n\n裁定如下：本裁定的各项条款和条件一经作出即刻生效并具有执行力；并进一步\n\n裁定如下：受托人有权采取一切必要行动以落实本裁定所准予的救济；并进一步\n\n裁定如下：本法院保留对由本裁定的解释或执行所产生的或与之相关的所有事项的管辖权。\n\n2024 年 8 月 14 日于康涅狄格州布里奇波特（Bridgeport, Connecticut）","key_entities":["Kwok","Je","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Paul Hastings","Guo","Miles Guo"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":10,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":18,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":2509,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":2921,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3323,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3329,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3332,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3391,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3395,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3417,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":1708,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 13:01:23"}