{"id":"court_ctb_375_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":375,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In re:","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK,\n\nDebtor.\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No: 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n## **JOINT POSITION STATEMENT REGARDING MEI GUO'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER**\n\nPacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund, L.P. (\"PAX\") and party in interest Mei Guo (\"Ms. Guo\"), individually and as the designated representative of party in interest Hong Kong International Funds Investments (USA) LLC (\"HKI Delaware\"), hereby provide the Court with the following position statement regarding Ms. Guo's Motion for Protective Order (the \"Motion\") (Doc. No. 343).\n\nMs. Guo and HKI Delaware believe that there is no longer a need to take their depositions in connection with the Motion to Dismiss (as defined in the Motion) (Doc. No. 183) filed by PAX because the Debtor no longer opposes the Motion to Dismiss and no other party has issued a subpoena or deposition notice to Ms. Guo or HKI Delaware in connection with the Motion to Dismiss. PAX will be prepared to discuss the relevance of a deposition of Ms. Guo and HKI Delaware at the May 17, 2022 hearing.\n\nTo the extent that Ms. Guo's and HKI Delaware's depositions occur (the latter through Ms. Guo), Ms. Guo and PAX agree on the following parameters regarding Ms. Guo's deposition:\n\n> a. The deposition shall be conducted by remote means using either the Microsoft Teams or WebEx video platforms. The deposition shall not be conducted via the Zoom platform;\n\n- b. The deposition platform shall be controlled by a court reporter who has signed a confidentiality agreement reasonably acceptable to counsel for Ms. Guo and counsel for PAX;\n- c. Ms. Guo shall not be required to provide any information concerning her residential address, or the physical location from where she is providing testimony; and\n- d. For at least three (3) full business days from when Ms. Guo's counsel receives a copy of the transcript of Ms. Guo's deposition, both individually and in her capacity as a Rule 30(b)(6) representative of HKI Delaware, access to the transcript(s) shall be limited to the eyes of the attorneys who have appeared for PAX, HKI Delaware, the Debtor, the Office of the United States Trustee and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, in order to allow Ms. Guo's and HKI Delaware's counsel sufficient time to seek an additional protective order limiting the use of certain portions of the transcript. If Ms. Guo and/or HKI Delaware files such a motion for protective order, the foregoing restrictions on the transcript shall continue until such time as the Court rules on the motion for protective order.\n\nThe only remaining issue on which Ms. Guo and PAX disagree is whether the deposition, which will be taken remotely via video conference, may be recorded. Ms. Guo objects to any party recording the deposition for the reasons set forth in the Motion, in particular her fear that a video of the deposition could fall into the hands of persons who have been harassing and threatening Ms. Guo for years. Ms. Guo contends that those persons appear to have successfully removed an image of Ms. Guo from Ms. Guo's phone without her consent at least once. Further, Ms. Guo respectfully submits that the Court is equally as capable of evaluating her testimony from a transcript as it is from a video. PAX contends that a video recording is necessary here for the reasons outlined in its Response (Doc. No. 349).\n\nIn the event that the Court rules that the deposition will be video recorded, Ms. Guo and PAX agree that (i) only the Court reporter may record the deposition; (ii) the video recording shall be disseminated and made available only to attorneys for parties who attend the deposition; and (iii) if PAX or any other party whose counsel has access to the video seeks to offer the video into evidence at the hearing on PAX's Motion to dismiss (or any other forum), the party who seeks to offer the video into evidence shall provide Ms. Guo's counsel with at least five (5) business days' notice in order to allow Ms. Guo an opportunity to move to seal any and all exhibits containing a portion of the video.\n\nMs. Guo and PAX further agree that all attorneys with access to the video shall destroy it and certify to Ms. Guo's attorney that they have done so at some point in time, but they disagree on when. Ms. Guo's submits that all attorneys with access to the video shall destroy it and certify that they have done so upon the *earlier of* (a) the conclusion of the Debtor's bankruptcy case; or (b) the resolution (by final judgment or stipulation) of the issue of ownership of the Lady May. PAX submits that all attorneys with access to the video shall destroy it and certify that they have done so upon the *later of* (a) the conclusion of the Debtor's bankruptcy case; (b) the resolution (by final judgment or stipulation) of the issue of ownership of the Lady May; or (c) the resolution (by final judgment or stipulation) of all litigation between PAX and the Debtor.\n\nDated this 16 th day of May, 2022.\n\nMEI GUO AND HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC\n\nBy: */s/ Aaron A. Romney, Esq*\n\nStephen M. Kindseth (ct14640) Aaron A. Romney (ct28144) Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 (203) 368-4234 (203) 368-5473 (fax) Email: [skindseth@zeislaw.com](mailto:skindseth@zeislaw.com) [aromney@zeislaw.com](mailto:aromney@zeislaw.com)\n\nTheir Attorneys\n\nPACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.\n\nBy: /s/ *Patrick M. Birney*\n\nPatrick M. Birney (CT No. 19875) Annecca H. Smith (CT No. 31148) ROBINSON & COLE LLP 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: (860) 275-8275 Facsimile: (860) 275-8299 E-mail: pbirney@rc.com asmith@rc.com\n\nPeter Friedman (admitted pro hac vice) Stuart M. Sarnoff (admitted pro hac vice) O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 326-2293 E-Mail: pfriedman@omm.com ssarnoff@omm.com\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI hereby certify that on this 16th day of May, 2022, a copy of foregoing was filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail 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 ofElectronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF System.\n\n> */s/ Aaron A. Romney, Esq.* Aaron A. Romney","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分部）\n\n关于：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），\n\n债务人。\n\n第11章\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n关于 MEI GUO 申请保护令动议的联合立场声明\n\nPacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund, L.P.（太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙，简称“PAX”）以及利害关系人 Mei Guo（郭美，简称“郭女士”），作为个人及作为利害关系人 Hong Kong International Funds Investments (USA) LLC（香港国际基金投资（美国）有限责任公司，简称“HKI 特拉华”）的指定代表，特此就郭女士的保护令动议（简称“动议”）（文件编号 343）向法院提交以下立场声明。\n\n郭女士和 HKI 特拉华认为，鉴于债务人不再反对 PAX 提起的驳回动议（如动议中所定义）（文件编号 183），且没有其他当事人就该驳回动议向郭女士或 HKI 特拉华发出传票或录取证词通知，因此已无必要就该驳回动议录取他们的证词。PAX 将准备在 2022年5月17日 的听证会上讨论对郭女士和 HKI 特拉华进行证词录取的关联性。\n\n如果在一定程度上进行了郭女士和 HKI 特拉华的证词录取（后者通过郭女士进行），郭女士和 PAX 就有关郭女士证词录取的以下参数达成一致：\n\na. 证词录取应通过远程方式进行，使用 Microsoft Teams 或 WebEx 视频平台。证词录取不得通过 Zoom 平台进行；\n\nb. 证词录取平台应由签署了令郭女士的律师和 PAX 的律师合理接受的保密协议的法庭速记员控制；\n\nc. 郭女士不得被要求提供有关其居住地址或其提供证言的实际地点的任何信息；以及\n\nd. 自郭女士的律师收到郭女士以个人身份以及作为 HKI 特拉华依据第 30(b)(6) 条规则的代表身份的证词录取笔录副本之日起至少整整三（3）个工作日内，查阅该笔录的权限应仅限于已代表 PAX、HKI 特拉华、债务人、美国受托人办公室和无担保债权人官方委员会出庭的律师，以便为郭女士和 HKI 特拉华的律师留出足够的时间寻求额外的保护令，以限制笔录某些部分的使用。如果郭女士和/或 HKI 特拉华提交了此类保护令动议，则前述对笔录的限制应持续有效，直至法院就该保护令动议作出裁定。\n\n郭女士和 PAX 之间唯一存在分歧的遗留问题是：通过视频会议远程录取的证词是否可以录像。郭女士基于动议中阐述的理由反对任何一方对证词录取进行录像，特别是她担心证词录像可能会落入多年来一直骚扰和威胁郭女士的人士手中。郭女士主张，那些人似乎已至少一次在未经其同意的情况下成功从郭女士的手机中移除了郭女士的一张图像。此外，郭女士谨提请法院注意，法院从笔录评估其证言的能力与从录像中评估完全相同。PAX 则基于其答复（文件编号 349）中概述的理由主张录像在此是必要的。\n\n如果法院裁定对证词录取进行录像，郭女士和 PAX 同意：(i) 仅法庭速记员可以对证词录取进行录像；(ii) 录像应仅分发并提供给出庭参加证词录取的各方当事人的律师；以及 (iii) 如果 PAX 或其律师有权访问该录像的任何其他当事人试图在 PAX 驳回动议的听证会上（或任何其他法庭）将该录像作为证据提交，则试图将录像作为证据提交的一方应向郭女士的律师提供至少五（5）个工作日的通知，以便郭女士有机会提出动议，请求将包含该录像一部分的任何及所有证据材料进行封存。\n\n郭女士和 PAX 进一步同意，所有有权接触该录像的律师均应在某一时间点销毁该录像并向郭女士的律师证明其已销毁，但双方对于何时销毁存在分歧。郭女士主张，所有有权接触该录像的律师应在以下两项中较早发生之时销毁该录像并证明其已销毁：(a) 债务人破产案件结案；或 (b) 解决（通过最终判决或约定和解）Lady May 号的所有权问题。PAX 则主张，所有有权接触该录像的律师应在以下三项中较晚发生之时销毁该录像并证明其已销毁：(a) 债务人破产案件结案；(b) 解决（通过最终判决或约定和解）Lady May 号的所有权问题；或 (c) 解决（通过最终判决或约定和解）PAX 与债务人之间的所有诉讼。\n\n日期：2022年5月16日。\n\nMEI GUO AND HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC\n\n签署人：/s/ Aaron A. Romney, 律师\n\nStephen M. Kindseth (ct14640) Aaron A. Romney (ct28144) Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 (203) 368-4234 (203) 368-5473 (传真) 电子邮件：[skindseth@zeislaw.com] [aromney@zeislaw.com]\n\n其代理律师\n\nPACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick M. Birney\n\nPatrick M. Birney (CT No. 19875) Annecca H. Smith (CT No. 31148) ROBINSON & COLE LLP 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 电话：(860) 275-8275 传真：(860) 275-8299 电子邮件：pbirney@rc.com asmith@rc.com\n\nPeter Friedman（获特许临时出庭） Stuart M. Sarnoff（获特许临时出庭） O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 电话：(212) 326-2293 电子邮件：pfriedman@omm.com ssarnoff@omm.com\n送达证明书\n\n我谨此证明，于 2022年5月16日，前述文件的副本已通过电子方式提交。本提交通知将通过法院电子归档系统的运作以电子邮件形式发送给所有当事人，或如电子归档通知上所示，通过邮寄方式发送给无法接受电子归档的任何人。各方当事人可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本次归档文件。\n\n/s/ Aaron A. Romney, 律师 Aaron A. Romney","key_entities":["Guo","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Je"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":1059,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:40:47"}