{"id":"court_ctb_3472_2","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3472,"sub_number":2,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2024-08-14","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT In re:","summary_zh":"法院裁定附件 —— Ho Wan Kwok 破产案（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo），CTB 22-50073 ECF #3472-2（2024-08-14）。该附件附有破产法院准许受托人第二次延期动议的裁定（ECF #3417），将代表破产财产提起撤销权诉讼的法定时效延长至 2025 年 2 月 15 日。","summary_en":"Court Order Exhibit — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB No. 22-50073, ECF No. 3472-2 (filed Aug. 14, 2024). This exhibit reproduces the Bankruptcy Court's order (ECF No. 3417) granting the Trustee's second extension motion and extending the statutory limitations period to file avoidance actions on behalf of the estate through February 15, 2025.","body_en":"Case 22-50073 Doc 3417 Filed 08/14/24 Entered 08/14/24 15:18:21 Page 1 of 4 Case 22-50073 Doc 3472-2 Filed 08/28/24 Entered 08/28/24 11:16:30 Page 1 of 4\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\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 3417 Filed 08/14/24 Entered 08/14/24 15:18:21 Page 2 of 4 Case 22-50073 Doc 3472-2 Filed 08/28/24 Entered 08/28/24 11:16:30 Page 2 of 4\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\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 3417 Filed 08/14/24 Entered 08/14/24 15:18:21 Page 3 of 4 Case 22-50073 Doc 3472-2 Filed 08/28/24 Entered 08/28/24 11:16:30 Page 3 of 4\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\nCase 22-50073 Doc 3417 Filed 08/14/24 Entered 08/14/24 15:18:21 Page 4 of 4 Case 22-50073 Doc 3472-2 Filed 08/28/24 Entered 08/28/24 11:16:30 Page 4 of 4\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.","body_zh":"Case 22-50073 Doc 3417 Filed 08/14/24 Entered 08/14/24 15:18:21 Page 1 of 4 Case 22-50073 Doc 3472-2 Filed 08/28/24 Entered 08/28/24 11:16:30 Page 1 of 4\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）\n\n关于：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，1\n\n债务人。\n\n第 11 章破产案件案号：22-50073 (JAM)（合并审理）\n\n涉及：ECF No. 3329\n准予受托人延长提起撤销权诉讼截止期限之第二次动议的裁定\n\n2024年2月15日，本法院作出了《关于部分准予延长截止期限动议的决定备忘录与裁定》（简称“《第一次延期裁定》”）。2（ECF No. 2921。）经送达通知并于2024年2月13日举行证据听证会（简称“第一次延期听证会”）后，《第一次延期裁定》基于其中阐明的理由，准予了由 Ho Wan Kwok 先生破产财产的第 11 章受托人（简称“受托人”）Luc A. Despins 先生提交的《关于请求作出裁定延长受托人提起撤销权诉讼截止期限的动议》（简称“《第一次延期动议》”）（ECF No. 2509）。《第一次延期裁定》将 11 U.S.C. §§ 108、546 及 549 规定的诉讼时效从2024年2月15日——即 Kwok 先生自愿提交其第 11 章破产申请的两周年届满日——延长至2024年8月15日。\n\n1 本案合并审理的第 11 章案件债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（又名 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及若干其他化名）（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 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok（仅用于接收通知和联络）。\n\n2 《第一次延期裁定》在此作为参考并入本文。\nCase 22-50073 Doc 3417 Filed 08/14/24 Entered 08/14/24 15:18:21 Page 2 of 4 Case 22-50073 Doc 3472-2 Filed 08/28/24 Entered 08/28/24 11:16:30 Page 2 of 4\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的2024年8月15日截止期限的第一份补充动议》（简称“《第二次延期动议》”）。（ECF No. 3329。）2024年7月22日，法院书记官发出《听证通知》，定于2024年8月13日对《第二次延期动议》举行听证，并设定异议截止日期为2024年8月6日，答辩截止日期为2024年8月9日。（ECF No. 3332。）2024年7月25日，受托人及时提交了送达证明，证明已按照此前作出的限制《第二次延期动议》送达范围的裁定（简称“《限制送达裁定》”）完成了送达。（ECF No. 3323）。\n\n2024年8月6日，Hing Chi Ngok 女士、G Club Operations, LLC、Meta Platforms, Inc.、Apple Inc.、FFP (BVI) Ltd.、Ogier、Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 及 Weddle Law PC（合称“异议人”）及时就《第二次延期动议》提交了异议（合称“《异议书》”）。（ECF Nos. 3373, 3374, 3375, 3376, 3379。）2024年8月9日，受托人及时提交了答辩意见（简称“《答辩书》”）。（ECF No. 3391。）2024年8月12日，受托人提交了证人及证据清单。（ECF No. 3395。）\n\n2024年8月13日，法院举行了证据听证会（简称“第二次延期听证会”）。受托人在第二次延期听证会期间出庭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，本法院宣布对《第二次延期动议》进行斟酌审议。\n\n在审议了：(i) 《第二次延期动议》、《异议书》及《答辩书》；(ii) 受托人的证言及各方当事人在第二次延期听证会期间陈述的主张；(iii) 就《第一次延期动议》提交的诉状文书以及受托人的证言和各方当事人在第一次延期听证会期间陈述的主张；以及 (iv) 本法院可依职权予以司法认知的法庭认知事项之后，本法院基于《第一次\nCase 22-50073 Doc 3417 Filed 08/14/24 Entered 08/14/24 15:18:21 Page 3 of 4 Case 22-50073 Doc 3472-2 Filed 08/28/24 Entered 08/28/24 11:16:30 Page 3 of 4\n\n延期裁定》中、在《第二次延期动议》中、在第二次延期听证会期间以及本文中阐明的理由认定：受托人已证明存在根据 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(b) 准予《第二次延期动议》的正当理由，该正当理由包括但不限于：(1) 案号为 United States v. Kwok, 23 cr 118 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. July 18, 2024) 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审理状态，及其对本案以及大量相关对抗性诉讼程序所造成的影响；(2) Kwok 先生持续藐视法庭且未能履行 11 U.S.C. § 521 项下的法定义务；(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) 受托人在其调查工作中的尽责调查。本法院对异议人提出的相反主张不予采纳，包括但不限于以下主张：(a) 尽管 Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 603 U.S. \\_\\_\\_, 144 S. Ct. 2071 (2024) 一案具有完全不同的程序和事实背景，且 Supreme Court of the United States（美国最高法院）在该案中已明确将其判决限定于该特定背景，但该案的裁决仍要求驳回《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现阶段已不再具有特殊性。受托人最终固然会结束其调查，但目前时机尚未成熟。因此，依据 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006，特此\n\n裁定如下：按本文所述准予《第二次延期动议》（ECF No. 3329）；并且进一步\n\n裁定如下：11 U.S.C. §§ 108、546 及 549 规定的供受托人代表破产财产提起撤销权诉讼及其他诉讼以及修改任何未决起诉书的时限，延长至并包括2025年2月15日止，该日期经送达通知并举行听证后可进一步延长；并且进一步\nCase 22-50073 Doc 3417 Filed 08/14/24 Entered 08/14/24 15:18:21 Page 4 of 4 Case 22-50073 Doc 3472-2 Filed 08/28/24 Entered 08/28/24 11:16:30 Page 4 of 4\n\n裁定如下：本裁定的各项条款和条件应自作出之日起立即生效并\n\n具有执行力；并且进一步\n\n裁定如下：授权受托人采取一切必要行动以落实本裁定所准予的\n\n救济；并且进一步\n\n裁定如下：本法院保留对因解释或执行本裁定而产生的或与此相关的一切事项的管辖权。\n\n日期：2024年8月14日，订于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":["Kwok","Je","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Despins","Miles Guo","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"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":1107,"status":"published","published_at":"2024-08-14 00:00:00","created_at":"2024-08-14","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:42:54"}