{"id":"court_ctb_359_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":359,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"| UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT | |--------------------------------|","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"| UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT |\n|--------------------------------|\n| DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT        |\n| BRIDGEPORT DIVISION            |\n\n| _______________________________________________   |                          |\n|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|\n| In re                                             | : Chapter 11             |\n| Ho Wan Kwok,                                      | :<br>: Case No. 22-50073 |\n| Debtor.1                                          | :<br>:                   |\n| ________________________________________________: | :                        |\n| Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.,      | :<br>:                   |\n| Movant                                            | :<br>:                   |\n| v.                                                | :<br>:                   |\n| Ho Wan Kwok,                                      | :<br>:                   |\n| Respondent.                                       | :<br>:                   |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_:\n\n## **REQUEST OF OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS FOR STATUS CONFERENCE PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. § 105(d)**\n\nThe Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the \"Committee\") of the above-named Debtor and Debtor in Possession, Ho Wan Kwok (\"Debtor\"), hereby requests that the Court schedule and hold a status conference to address the entirely different case dynamic that has been created as a result of the Debtor's filing on May 11, 2022 of: (i) the Debtor's Consent to Dismissal of Case (the \"Debtor Consent to Dismissal\") in response to the contested matter initiated by Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.'s Motion to Dismiss Chapter 11 Case or, in the Alternative, Partial Joinder to United States Trustee's Motion for an Order Directing the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee (the \"Dismissal Motion\") (ECF No. 344); and (ii) the\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtor is known by the following names: Guo Wengui; Miles Guo; Miles Kwok; and Ho Wan Kwok.\n\nDebtor's Notice of Withdrawal of Debtor's Motion for Entry of Interim and Final DIP Orders (I)\n\nAuthorizing the Debtor to Obtain Unsecured, Subordinated Postpetition Financing and (II)\n\nScheduling Interim and Final Hearings, and (III) Granting Related Relief (ECF No. 345) (the\n\n## \"Debtor Withdrawal of the DIP Motion\").\n\nUnder the current Scheduling Order on the Dismissal Motion (ECF No. 274), which\n\nclearly contemplates that the Debtor, as respondent, was to be the principal party objecting to the\n\nDismissal Motion, the following was provided:\n\nSCHEDULING ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS. On April 27, 2022, a continued Status Conference was held in connection with the Motion to Dismiss filed on behalf of the Movant, Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund, L.P. ('PAX') (the \"Motion to Dismiss,\" ECF No. 183). During the continued Status Conference, the Movant expressly consented to a continuance of the hearing on the Motion to Dismiss for a specific period of time in accordance with 11 U.S.C § 1112(b)(3). Accordingly, it is hereby,\n\nORDERED: An evidentiary hearing on the Motion to Dismiss shall be held on May 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. and shall continue on May 26, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. if necessary; and it is further\n\nORDERED: Any opposition to the Motion to Dismiss shall be filed on or before May 11, 2022; and it is further\n\nORDERED: The Movant's reply to any opposition to the Motion to Dismiss shall be filed on or before May 18, 2022; and it is further\n\nORDERED: Any party who intends to present evidence during the hearing on the Motion to Dismiss shall file a List of Witnesses and Exhibits at or before 12:00 p.m. on May 20, 2022. Signed by Judge Julie A. Manning on April 28, 2022.\n\nAs a result of the Debtor Consent to Dismissal and the Debtor Withdrawal of the DIP\n\nMotion, entirely different considerations are now presented with respect to the proceedings on\n\nthe Dismissal Motion, chief among them is whether the case should be converted instead of\n\ndismissed, *see e.g. In re Julian*, No. 11-30151 (LMW), 2012 WL 506573, at \\*5 (Bankr. D. Conn.\n\nFeb. 15, 2012) (converting case under 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b)(1), even though creditor moved for\n\ndismissal, so that a chapter 7 trustee could examine prepetition and postpetition \"irregularities\"), or whether a chapter 11 trustee should be appointed. Inasmuch as the Committee's opposition to the Dismissal Motion, as well as the oppositions of other creditors, was premised on the Debtor's continued prosecution of the chapter 11 case with the funding of a proper investigation pursuant to some form of DIP loan, the motion for which has now been withdrawn, the Dismissal Motion takes on an entirely different character and presents different issues.\n\nIn light of the foregoing, the Committee respectfully submits that a status conference is necessary and appropriate to reexamine the Scheduling Order and to otherwise facilitate a dialogue for determining a more expeditious and economical resolution of the Dismissal Motion and the case in general.\n\n**WHEREFORE**, the Committee respectfully requests that the Court schedule and hold a status conference at its earliest convenience.\n\nDated: Bridgeport, Connecticut May 12, 2022\n\n## **OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS OF HO WAN KWOK**\n\nBy: */s/Irve J. Goldman* Irve J. Goldman Jonathan A. Kaplan Pullman & Comley, LLC 850 Main Street, 8th Floor PO Box 7006 Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006 (203) 330-2213 [igoldman@pullcom.com](mailto:igoldman@pullcom.com)\n\nIts Attorneys\n\n## **CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE**\n\nI, Irve J. Goldman, herby certify that on the 12th day of May, 2022, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Request of Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for Status Conference Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 105(d) was filed with the Court and served all parties that have filed a notice of appearance and request for notice electronically via the Court's CM/ECF electronic filing system (\"CM/ECF\").\n\nBy: */s/Irve J. Goldman*","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT（美国破产法院）\n\nDISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（康涅狄格区）\nBRIDGEPORT DIVISION（布里奇波特分部）\n\n关于　: 第 11 章\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵），　:\n: 案号 22-50073\n债务人。1　:\n\n________________________________________________:　:\nPacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙），　:\n\n动议人　:\n\nv.（对）　:\n\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵），　:\n\n被申请人。　:\n\n_________________________________________________:\n无担保债权人官方委员会依据 11 U.S.C. § 105(d) 请求举行案件进展会议\n\n上述债务人及占有中债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（“债务人”）的 Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors（无担保债权人官方委员会，简称“委员会”）特此请求法院安排并举行一次案件进展会议，以处理因债务人于 2022年5月11日 提交以下文件而产生的截然不同的案件动态：(i) 针对 Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙）的《驳回第 11 章案件动议，或在备选情况下，部分附议美国受托人关于作出指令指定第 11 章受托人的动议》（“驳回动议”）（ECF No. 344）所引发的争议事项，债务人作出的《债务人同意驳回案件》（“债务人同意驳回”）；以及 (ii)\n\n1 债务人已知姓名如下：Guo Wengui；Miles Guo；Miles Kwok；以及 Ho Wan Kwok。\n\n《债务人关于撤回债务人申请作出关于 (I) 授权债务人获得无担保、次级申请后融资、(II) 安排初步及最终听证会、以及 (III) 给予相关救济的初步及最终 DIP 命令之动议的通知》（ECF No. 345）（“债务人撤回 DIP 动议”）。\n\n在现行的《关于驳回动议的日程安排命令》（ECF No. 274）下（该命令明确预期作为被申请人的债务人应是对驳回动议提出异议的主要当事方），规定如下：\n\n关于驳回动议的日程安排命令。2022年4月27日，就动议人 Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund, L.P.（太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙，简称“PAX”）提交的《驳回动议》（“驳回动议”，ECF No. 183）举行了继续进行的案件进展会议。在继续进行的案件进展会议期间，动议人明确同意依据 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b)(3) 将驳回动议的听证会延期特定时间。据此，特此：\n\n命令：关于驳回动议的证据听证会定于 2022年5月25日 上午 10:00 举行，如有必要，将于 2022年5月26日 上午 10:00 继续进行；且进一步\n\n命令：对驳回动议的任何异议均应在 2022年5月11日 或之前提交；且进一步\n\n命令：动议人对驳回动议的任何异议的答辩均应在 2022年5月18日 或之前提交；且进一步\n\n命令：任何拟在驳回动议听证会期间出示证据的当事方，均应在 2022年5月20日 中午 12:00 或之前提交证人及证物清单。由法官 Julie A. Manning（朱莉·A·曼宁）于 2022年4月28日 签署。\n\n由于债务人同意驳回及债务人撤回 DIP 动议，关于驳回动议的程序目前呈现出截然不同的考量，其中首要问题是本案是否应当转为其他程序而非驳回，参见如 In re Julian, No. 11-30151 (LMW), 2012 WL 506573, at *5 (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 15, 2012)（依据 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b)(1) 转换案件，即使债权人动议驳回，以便第 7 章受托人能够审查申请前和申请后的“违规行为”），或者是否应当指定一名第 11 章受托人。鉴于委员会对驳回动议的异议以及其他债权人的异议，均以债务人继续推进第 11 章案件并依据某种形式的 DIP 贷款资助适当调查为前提（该动议现已被撤回），驳回动议呈现出截然不同的性质并引出了不同的争议点。\n\n鉴于前述情况，委员会谨认为，为了重新审查《日程安排命令》并以其他方式促进对话以确定更迅速、更经济地解决驳回动议及总体案件的方案，举行案件进展会议是必要且适当的。\n\n据此，委员会谨请求法院在最早可行的时间安排并举行案件进展会议。\n\n日期：康涅狄格州布里奇波特 2022年5月12日\nOFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS OF HO WAN KWOK（郭文贵无担保债权人官方委员会）\n\n签署人：/s/ Irve J. Goldman\nIrve J. Goldman\nJonathan A. Kaplan\nPullman & Comley, LLC\n850 Main Street, 8th Floor\nPO Box 7006\nBridgeport, CT 06601-7006\n(203) 330-2213\n[igoldman@pullcom.com]\n\n其代理律师\n\n送达证明\n\n本人 Irve J. Goldman 特此证明，于 2022年5月12日，前述《无担保债权人官方委员会依据 11 U.S.C. § 105(d) 请求举行案件进展会议》的真实且正确的副本已提交至法院，并通过法院的 CM/ECF 电子归档系统（“CM/ECF”）以电子方式送达给所有已提交出庭通知及要求接收通知的当事方。\n\n签署人：/s/ Irve J. Goldman","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Miles Guo","Je","CIPA"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":183,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":274,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":344,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":345,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":869,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:38:13"}