{"id":"court_ctb_3563_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3563,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"MOTION","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT In re: Chapter 11","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**\n\nIn re: Chapter 11\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al.*, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nDebtors. (Jointly Administered)\n\n## **MOTION TO PERMIT COUNSEL FOR AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. AND AMAZON.COM, INC. TO APPEAR REMOTELY AT THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 STATUS CONFERENCE**\n\nAmazon Web Services, Inc. (\"AWS\") and Amazon.com, Inc. (\"Amazon\") move to allow their counsel, Brian T. Peterson and Ruby A. Nagamine, to appear remotely via the Court's Zoom platform at the status conference set for September 24, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. E.T. on certain adversary defendants' request for a status conference to discuss, among other things, the mediation stay and motions to dismiss filed by adversary defendants exempted from mediation [ECF No. 3511] (\"Request for Status Conference\").\n\n1. AWS and Amazon are defendants in two separate adversary proceedings brought by chapter 11 trustee Luc A. Despins (the \"Trustee\"). *See* Adv. Proc. Nos. 24-05006, 24-05057.\n\n2. Amazon and AWS have a significant amount at stake in this bankruptcy proceeding, as the Trustee has sought the recovery of more than \\$19 million in allegedly avoidable transfers against AWS, and more than \\$400,000 in allegedly avoidable transfers against Amazon. The Trustee asserts that he is entitled to recover the allegedly avoidable transfers made by purported alter ego entities that are not debtors in this bankruptcy case.\n\n3. The issues raised in the Request for Status Conference are equally applicable to AWS and Amazon, as well as numerous other defendants in the avoidance action adversary proceedings filed by the Trustee. Amazon and AWS agree that consolidated briefing of common legal issues would be beneficial to all parties and the Court. AWS and Amazon are concerned that, absent implementation of a consolidated or omnibus briefing protocol, the Court (i) will face voluminous and potentially duplicative briefing across numerous adversary proceedings, and (ii) may adjudicate certain common legal issues without allowing the numerous other defendants (including those subject to mediation procedures) an opportunity to be heard on these important legal issues that concern the scope of the Trustee's avoidance action powers.\n\n4. On September 16, 2024, the Court granted the Request for Status Conference and scheduled a status conference to be held on September 24, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. in the United States Bankruptcy Court, 915 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT (\"Status Conference\"). ECF Docket No. 3532.\n\n5. The Status Conference could potentially address, among other things, scheduling and/or coordination among the various avoidance action defendants with respect to briefing threshold legal issues and other common adjudicatory matters, as well as the Court's view on the utility of establishing common briefing procedures.\n\n6. Mr. Peterson and Ms. Nagamine work out of Seattle, Washington, and one or both of them intend to appear at the September 24, 2024 Status Conference, but given the time and expense needed to travel to Bridgeport, CT, they respectfully request that the Court permit them to participate via the Court's Zoom platform.\n\nWHEREFORE, AWS and Amazon respectfully request that the Court allow Mr. Peterson and Ms. Nagamine to participate remotely via the Court's Zoom platform for the September 24, 2024 Status Conference.\n\n2\n\nSeptember 19, 2024 Boston, Massachusetts\n\nBy: */s/ Lindsay S. Bishop \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_*\n\nLindsay S. Bishop, Esq. (ct29990) K&L Gates LLP 1 Congress St, Suite 2900 Boston, MA 02114 Telephone: 617-951-9198 Email: lindsay.bishop@klgates.com\n\nBrian T. Peterson, *admitted pro hac vice*  Ruby A. Nagamine, *admitted pro hac vice*  K&L Gates LLP 925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206) 623-7580 Fax: (206) 623-7022 E-mail: brian.peterson@klgates.com ruby.nagamine@klgates.com\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI certify that on September 19, 2024, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing document to be filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF filing system, which will send notification of such filing to all attorneys of record.\n\nDated: Boston, Massachusetts /s/ *Lindsay S. Bishop* September 19, 2024 Lindsay S. Bishop","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）\n\n关于：第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。（合并审理）\n关于允许 AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. 及 AMAZON.COM, INC. 代理律师远程出席 2024 年 9 月 24 日进展听证会的动议\n\nAmazon Web Services, Inc.（亚马逊网络服务有限公司，简称「AWS」）和 Amazon.com, Inc.（亚马逊公司，简称「Amazon」）提请动议，请求允许其代理律师 Brian T. Peterson 和 Ruby A. Nagamine 通过法院的 Zoom 平台远程出席定于 2024 年 9 月 24 日美国东部时间下午 1:00 举行的进展听证会，该听证会是针对某些对抗性诉讼被告提出的关于讨论调解中止及免于调解的对抗性诉讼被告所提交的驳回起诉动议等事项的进展听证会请求 [ECF No. 3511]（「进展听证会请求」）而设立的。\n\n1. AWS 和 Amazon 是由第 11 章破产受托人 Luc A. Despins（「受托人」）提起的两起独立对抗性诉讼中的被告。参见 Adv. Proc. Nos. 24-05006、24-05057。\n\n2. Amazon 和 AWS 在本破产程序中涉及重大重大利益，因为受托人已向 AWS 追讨超过 $19 million 的据称可撤销转让款，并向 Amazon 追讨超过 $400,000 的据称可撤销转让款。受托人主张其有权追回由并非本破产案债务人的所谓另我实体（alter ego entities）进行的据称可撤销转让款。\n\n3. 进展听证会请求中提出的问题同样适用于 AWS 和 Amazon，以及受托人提起的撤销权诉讼（avoidance action）对抗性诉讼中的众多其他被告。Amazon 和 AWS 一致认为，就共同法律问题进行合并简要陈述（consolidated briefing）将对各方当事人及法院均有利。AWS 和 Amazon 担忧，若不实施合并或综合书面陈述程序方案，法院 (i) 将在众多对抗性诉讼中面临卷帙浩繁且可能重复的书面陈述，且 (ii) 可能在未给予众多其他被告（包括受调解程序约束的被告）就涉及受托人撤销权诉讼权力范围的这些重要法律问题发表意见的机会的情况下，对某些共同法律问题作出裁决。\n\n4. 2024 年 9 月 16 日，法院批准了进展听证会请求，并排定于 2024 年 9 月 24 日下午 1:00 在 United States Bankruptcy Court, 915 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT（美国破产法院，康涅狄格州布里奇波特拉斐特大道 915 号）举行进展听证会（「进展听证会」）。ECF Docket No. 3532。\n\n5. 进展听证会可能处理的事项包括：各撤销权诉讼被告之间在针对门槛法律问题及其他共同裁决事项提交书面陈述方面的日程安排和/或协调，以及法院对于建立共同书面陈述程序之实用性的意见。\n\n6. Peterson 先生和 Nagamine 女士在华盛顿州西雅图办公，他们中的一人或两人拟出席 2024 年 9 月 24 日的进展听证会，但鉴于前往康涅狄格州布里奇波特所需的时间和费用，他们谨请求法院允许他们通过法院的 Zoom 平台参加。\n\n为此，AWS 和 Amazon 谨请求法院允许 Peterson 先生和 Nagamine 女士通过法院的 Zoom 平台远程参加 2024 年 9 月 24 日的进展听证会。\n2024 年 9 月 19 日 马萨诸塞州波士顿\n\n签署人：/s/ Lindsay S. Bishop _____________________\n\nLindsay S. Bishop, Esq. (ct29990) K&L Gates LLP 1 Congress St, Suite 2900 Boston, MA 02114 电话：617-951-9198 电子邮件：lindsay.bishop@klgates.com\n\nBrian T. Peterson，经特许出庭（pro hac vice） Ruby A. Nagamine，经特许出庭（pro hac vice） K&L Gates LLP 925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900 Seattle, WA 98104 电话：(206) 623-7580 传真：(206) 623-7022 电子邮件：brian.peterson@klgates.com ruby.nagamine@klgates.com\n送达证明书\n\n本人证明，于 2024 年 9 月 19 日，本人已通过 CM/ECF 提交系统向法院书记官提交了上述文件的真实正确副本，该系统将向所有记录在案的律师发送该提交的通知。\n\n日期：马萨诸塞州波士顿 /s/ Lindsay S. Bishop 2024 年 9 月 19 日 Lindsay S. Bishop","key_entities":["CIPA","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Je"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":3511,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":643,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:26:51"}