{"id":"court_ctb_3647_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3647,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"MOTION","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| HO WAN KWOK et al.,                                              | :<br>:<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |  |  |\n| Debtors.1                                                        | :<br>:      | Jointly Administered    |  |  |\n| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |  |  |\n\n## **REPLY OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO LIMIT NOTICE OF MOTIONS PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY RULE 9019 REGARDING MEDIATED/AVOIDANCE CLAIM SETTLEMENTS**\n\nLuc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the chapter 11 case (the \"Chapter 11 Case\") of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), by and through his undersigned counsel, hereby submits this reply (the \"Reply\") in support of the *Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee to Limit Notice of Motions Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019 Regarding Mediated/Avoidance Claim Settlements* [ECF No. 3565] (the \"Motion to Limit\") and in response to the *Limited Objection of G Club Operations LLC to (1) Motion to Limit and (2) Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement with Wildes & Weinberg, P.C. Pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9019*  [ECF No. 3633] (the \"Objection\") filed by G Club Operations LLC (\"G Club\") to the extent it addresses the Motion to Limit. Further to his Reply, the Trustee respectfully states the following:\n\n1. The Motion to Limit seeks narrow relief—specifically, that the parties entitled to\n\n<span id=\"page-0-0\"></span><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\nnotice of Mediation/Avoidance 9019 Motions be limited to the Notice Parties[2](#page-1-0) in order to avoid the expense of conducting an all-creditors mailing every time the Trustee files such a motion. [3](#page-1-1) Nowhere in its Objection does G Club object to this relief, nor has anyone else.\n\n2. The Objection—while purporting to respond to both the Motion to Limit Notice and the W&W 9019 Motion—solely addresses concerns whether the W&W 9019 Motion may be filed under seal. *This issue is not before the Court in the context of the Trustee's Motion to Limit* and rather implicates the Trustee's authority under the Court's prior orders (namely, the Procedures Order and the Pre-Litigation/Pre-Appearance Mediation Order).\n\n3. If G Club maintains its Objection as directed to the W&W 9019 Motion (which has yet to be scheduled for a hearing given the need for the Court to first decide the Motion to Limit), the Trustee may further reply to the Objection with additional arguments.\n\n*[THE REST OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK.]*\n\n<span id=\"page-1-0\"></span><sup>2</sup> The Notice Parties are the United States Trustee, the Debtor, the Committee, the counterparty to any settlement addressed by the relevant Mediation/Avoidance 9019 Motion, all appearing parties that receive notice via the Court's CM/ECF system, and any party that has requested notice in the Chapter 11 Case but is unable to accept electronic notice.\n\n<span id=\"page-1-1\"></span><sup>3</sup> Capitalized terms used and not expressly defined in this Reply adopt the definitions ascribed to them in the Motion to Limit.\n\nWHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, the Trustee requests that the Court grant the Motion to Limit, overrule the Objection to the extent directed at the Motion to Limit, and grant such other relief as is just and proper.\n\nDated: October 7, 2024 LUC A. DESPINS,\n\nNew Haven, Connecticut CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE\n\nBy: */s/ Patrick R. Linsey* Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n*and*\n\nNicholas A. Bassett *(pro hac vice* pending) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n*and*\n\nDouglass Barron (*pro hac vice* pending) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6690 douglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |  |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--|\n| In re:                                                           | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |  |\n| HO WAN KWOK et al.,                                              | :<br>:<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |  |\n| Debtors.1                                                        | :<br>:      | Jointly Administered    |  |\n| -----------------------------------------------------------      | x           |                         |  |\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe foregoing was filed using the Court's case management/electronic case files (\"CM/ECF\") system. Notice of this filing will be sent automatically via email by operation of the CM/ECF system to all appearing parties that are eligible to receive electronic notice and within one business day by U.S. Mail to any appearing parties not eligible to receive electronic notice. Dated this 7 th day of October 2024 at New Haven, Connecticut\n\n> */s/ Patrick R. Linsey*  Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n<span id=\"page-3-0\"></span><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).","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院）\n\nx\n\n关于：\n第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1\n合并审理\n\nx\n\n第 11 章受托人支持根据《破产规则》第 9019 条限制关于调解/撤销权申索和解动议通知范围之动议的答复\n\nLuc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯），以其在 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，下称“债务人”）的第 11 章案件（下称“第 11 章案件”）中被任命的第 11 章受托人（下称“受托人”）之身份，特由其下述签字律师提交本答复（下称“本答复”），以支持《第 11 章受托人关于根据<破产规则>第 9019 条限制涉及调解/撤销权申索和解动议通知范围的动议》[ECF No. 3565]（下称“限制通知动议”），并回应 G Club Operations LLC（G 俱乐部运营有限责任公司，下称“G 俱乐部”）提交的《G Club Operations LLC 对 (1) 限制通知动议及 (2) 根据<联邦破产诉讼规则>第 9019 条批准与 Wildes & Weinberg, P.C. 和解协议之动议的有限异议》[ECF No. 3633]（下称“异议书”）中涉及限制通知动议的部分。就其答复，受托人谨陈述如下：\n\n1. 限制通知动议寻求的是一项范围狭窄的救济——具体而言，即有权接收\n\n1 这些第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他诸多化名）（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 破产财产受托人（仅用于接收通知和联络）。\n\n调解/撤销权 9019 动议通知的当事方应限于受通知方2，以避免受托人每次提交此类动议时均须向全体债权人邮寄通知的费用。3 在其异议书中，G 俱乐部从未对该项救济提出异议，亦无其他任何人提出异议。\n\n2. 该异议书——尽管声称同时回应限制通知动议和 W&W 9019 动议——仅仅针对 W&W 9019 动议是否可以封存提交的问题表达关切。这一争议在受托人的限制通知动议背景下并不属于法院目前审理的范围，而是涉及受托人根据法院既往命令（即《程序命令》和《诉前/出庭前调解命令》）所享有的职权。\n\n3. 若 G 俱乐部坚持其针对 W&W 9019 动议的异议（鉴于法院需先就限制通知动议作出裁定，该动议尚未安排听证），受托人可能会提出进一步的论据对该异议作进一步答复。\n\n[本页以下部分特意留白。]\n\n2 受通知方包括 United States Trustee（美国联邦受托人）、债务人、委员会、相关调解/撤销权 9019 动议所涉及之任何和解协议的交易相对方、通过法院 CM/ECF 系统接收通知的所有出庭当事方，以及在第 11 章案件中申请接收通知但无法接收电子通知的任何当事方。\n\n3 本答复中使用的但未明确定义的首字母大写术语，均采用限制通知动议中赋予它们的定义。\n\n据此，基于前述理由，受托人请求法院批准限制通知动议，在异议书针对限制通知动议的范围内驳回该异议，并给予法院认为公正和适当的其他救济。\n\n日期：2024年10月7日\n康涅狄格州纽黑文\n\nLUC A. DESPINS，\n第 11 章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick R. Linsey\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n以及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（临时出庭代理申请待决中）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n2050 M Street NW\nWashington, D.C., 20036\n(202) 551-1902\nnicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n以及\n\nDouglass Barron（临时出庭代理申请待决中）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6690\ndouglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n第 11 章受托人律师\n\nUnited 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院）\n\nx\n\n关于：\n第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1\n合并审理\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n送达证明\n\n前述文书系使用法院的案件管理/电子案卷（“CM/ECF”）系统提交。本提交文书的通知将通过 CM/ECF 系统的运行，以电子邮件方式自动发送给所有有资格接收电子通知的出庭当事方，并在一个工作日内通过美国邮政（U.S. Mail）邮寄送达给任何无资格接收电子通知的出庭当事方。\n\n于 2024 年 10 月 7 日订于康涅狄格州纽黑文\n\n/s/ Patrick R. Linsey\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n1 这些第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他诸多化名）（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 破产财产受托人（仅用于接收通知和联络）。","key_entities":["Kwok","Je","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Despins","Paul Hastings","Miles Guo"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":3565,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3633,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":959,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:43:19"}