{"id":"court_ctb_385_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":385,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION Debtor.<sup>1</sup>","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nDebtor.<sup>1</sup>\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_:\n\nIn re : Chapter 11 : Ho Wan Kwok, : Case No. 22-50073 : :\n\n:\n\n## **JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO FILE COMPLAINT TO DETERMINE THE DISCHARGEABILTIY OF A DEBT**\n\nThe Debtor and Debtor in Possession, Ho Wan Kwok (\"Debtor\") and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of the Debtor (the \"Committee\") hereby stipulate and agree to the Court's entry of an order extending the deadline specified by Rule 4007(c) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the \"Bankruptcy Rules\") by thirty (30) days for all creditors of the Debtors (the \"Creditors\"). In support hereof, the Debtor and Committee state as follows:\n\n**WHEREAS**, the Debtor commenced this action by filing a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United State Code (the \"Bankruptcy Code\"); and\n\n**WHEREAS**, the Office of the United States Trustee first set the meeting for the meeting of creditors under Bankruptcy Code section 341(a) for March 21, 2022 (the \"341 Meeting\"); and\n\n**WHEREAS**, on February 17, 2022, the Court provided notice [Docket No. 6] of a May 20, 2022, filing deadline to file a complaint (a \"Dischargeability Complaint\") to have a debt excepted from discharge pursuant to Bankruptcy Code section 523(c), which applies to debts of the kind specified in Bankruptcy Code sections 523(a)(2), (a)(4), or (a)(6) (the \"Dischargeability Deadline\"); and\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtor is known by the following names: Guo Wengui; Miles Guo; Miles Kwok; and Ho Wan Kwok.\n\n**WHEREAS**, on April 6, 2022, Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.'s (\"PAX\") filed a 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, filed on April 6, 2022 (the \"Dismissal Motion,\" ECF No. 183); and\n\n**WHEREAS**, the Court entered a scheduling order scheduling the evidentiary hearing on the Dismissal Motion for May 25, 2022 (the \"Evidentiary Hearing\"); and\n\n**WHEREAS**, pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 4007(c), the Court may extend the Dischargeability Deadline for good cause shown; and\n\n**WHEREAS**, the Debtor agrees that it would be unnecessary for Creditors to incur the expense of filing and prosecuting a Dischargeability Complaint if the Court dismissed the Debtor's Chapter 11 Case following the Evidentiary Hearing.\n\n**NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED AS FOLLOWS:**\n\n1. The Dischargeability Deadline for Creditors is extended by thirty days through and including June 20, 2022, without prejudice to the Committee or any Creditor to seek a further extension for cause shown.\n\n2. The entry of an order approving this Stipulation on the Court's docket will constitute notice of the extended Dischargeability Deadline.\n\n3. For the avoidance of doubt, the deadline to file a complaint objecting to discharge under Bankruptcy Code section 1141(d)(3)(C) shall remain the first date set for hearing on confirmation of any plan.\n\n4. Nothing herein shall be construed as precluding: (i) the Debtor from challenging the standing of the Committee to file or prosecute a Dischargeability Complaint or to file any\n\n2\n\nmotion seeking a further extension of the Dischargeability Deadline; or (ii) the Committee from asserting that it has such standing .\n\n5. This Stipulation shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, any parties in interest in this case and each of their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns.\n\n6. This Stipulation may be signed in multiple counterparts and by facsimile transmission or email, each of which, when taken together, shall constitute one executed original.\n\n7. This Stipulation shall be deemed to have been jointly drafted by the parties in construing and interpreting this Stipulation. No provision shall be construed and interpreted for or against any of the parties because such provision or any other provision of the Stipulation was prepared or requested by such party.\n\nDated: Bridgeport, Connecticut May 18, 2022\n\n| DEBTOR                              | OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF      |\n|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|\n| HO WAN KWOK                         | UNSECURED CREDITORS OF HO  |\n|                                     | WAN KWOK                   |\n|                                     |                            |\n| By: /s/Bennett S. Silverberg        | B J. Goldman      |\n| Bennett S. Silverberg, Esq.         | Irve J. Goldman            |\n| 185 Asylum Street                   | Jonathan A. Kaplan         |\n| Hartford, Connecticut 06103         | Pullman & Comley, LLC      |\n| Telephone: (860) 509-6500           | 850 Main Street, 8th Floor |\n| Facsimile: (860) 509-6501           | PO Box 7006                |\n| Email: bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com | Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006  |\n|                                     | (203) 330-2213             |\n| -and                                | igoldman@pullcom.com       |\n|                                     | Its Attorneys              |\n| William R. Baldiga, Esq.            |                            |\n| Jeffrey L. Jonas, Esq.              |                            |\n| Seven Times Square                  |                            |\n| New York, New York 10036            |                            |\n| Telephone: (212) 209-4800           |                            |\n| Facsimile: (212) 209-4801           |                            |\n| Email: wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com    |                            |\n| jjonas@brownrudnick.com             |                            |\n|                                     |                            |\n| Counsel for Ho Wan Kwok, Debtor     |                            |\n\n## **ORDER**\n\nUpon the foregoing Stipulation, and good cause appearing, **IT IS SO ORDERED.**\n\nDated: Bridgeport, Connecticut May , 2022\n\n> Honorable Julie A. Manning, United States Bankruptcy Judge\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n## **CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE**\n\nI, Irve J. Goldman, herby certify that on the 18th day of May, 2022, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Joint Stipulation to Extend the Deadline to File Complaint to Determine the Dischargeability of a Debt 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":"美国康涅狄格区破产法院（United States Bankruptcy Court District of Connecticut）布里奇波特分院（Bridgeport Division）\n\n债务人。1\n\n_____________________________________________\n\n_____________________________________________:\n\n关于：第11章：Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵），：案号 22-50073：：\n\n：\n关于延长提起确定债务可免责性诉状截止期限的联合协议\n\n债务人兼占有债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（“债务人”）与债务人的无担保债权人官方委员会（“委员会”）特此约定并同意法院作出裁定，将《联邦破产诉讼程序规则》（Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure，“《破产规则》”）第 4007(c) 条规定的截止期限为债务人的所有债权人（“债权人”）延长三十（30）天。为支持本协议，债务人与委员会陈述如下：\n\n鉴于，债务人通过根据《美国法典》第 11 编（“《破产法典》”）第 11 章提交自愿救济申请而启动了本诉讼程序；且\n\n鉴于，美国受托人办公室（Office of the United States Trustee）最初将根据《破产法典》第 341(a) 条举行的债权人会议定于 2022 年 3 月 21 日（“341会议”）；且\n\n鉴于，2022 年 2 月 17 日，法院发出通知［案卷号 6］，确定根据《破产法典》第 523(c) 条提起诉状（“免责性诉状”）以使某项债务不予免责的提交截止期限为 2022 年 5 月 20 日，该条款适用于《破产法典》第 523(a)(2)、(a)(4) 或 (a)(6) 条所指类型的债务（“免责性截止期限”）；且\n\n1 债务人已知姓名包括：Guo Wengui（郭文贵）；Miles Guo；Miles Kwok；以及 Ho Wan Kwok。\n\n鉴于，2022 年 4 月 6 日，Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（太盟亚洲机会基金有限公司，“PAX”）提交了于 2022 年 4 月 6 日提交的《关于驳回第11章案件的动议，或者作为替代方案，部分加入美国受托人关于指派第11章受托人命令的动议》（“驳回动议”，ECF No. 183）；且\n\n鉴于，法院作出了一项日程安排裁定，将驳回动议的证据听证会定于 2022 年 5 月 25 日举行（“证据听证会”）；且\n\n鉴于，根据《联邦破产诉讼程序规则》第 4007(c) 条，法院在显示正当理由的情况下可以延长免责性截止期限；且\n\n鉴于，债务人同意，如果法院在证据听证会之后驳回债务人的第 11 章案件，则债权人没有必要承担提起和进行免责性诉状诉讼的费用。\n\n因此，现特此达成协议并约定如下：\n\n1. 债权人的免责性截止期限延长三十天，至 2022 年 6 月 20 日（含该日），且不损害委员会或任何债权人在显示正当理由的情况下寻求进一步延期的权利。\n\n2. 在法院案卷上录入批准本协议的裁定即构成延长免责性截止期限的通知。\n\n3. 为免疑义，根据《破产法典》第 1141(d)(3)(C) 条提起异议免责诉状的截止期限仍应为就任何重整方案确认举行听证会所设定的首个日期。\n\n4. 本协议中的任何内容均不得被解释为阻止：(i) 债务人对委员会提起或进行免责性诉状诉讼或提交任何寻求进一步延长免责性截止期限的动议的诉讼主体资格提出质疑；或 (ii) 委员会主张其具有此类诉讼主体资格。\n\n5. 本协议应对本协议各方、本案的任何利害关系方及其各自的继承人、遗嘱执行人、遗产管理人、继承者和受让人具有约束力并使其受益。\n\n6. 本协议可签署多份副本，并可通过传真传输或电子邮件签署，每一份副本在结合在一起时均应构成一份已签署的原件。\n\n7. 在解释和说明本协议时，本协议应被视为由各方共同起草。不得因任何条款或本协议的任何其他条款是由某一方准备或要求的，而对任何一方作出有利或不利的解释和说明。\n\n日期：康涅狄格州布里奇波特 2022 年 5 月 18 日\n\n债务人\nHO WAN KWOK\n\n签署人：/s/ Bennett S. Silverberg\nBennett S. Silverberg, Esq.\n185 Asylum Street\nHartford, Connecticut 06103\n电话：(860) 509-6500\n传真：(860) 509-6501\n电子邮件：bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com\n\n以及\n其代理律师\nWilliam R. Baldiga, Esq.\nJeffrey L. Jonas, Esq.\nSeven Times Square\nNew York, New York 10036\n电话：(212) 209-4800\n传真：(212) 209-4801\n电子邮件：wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com\njjonas@brownrudnick.com\n\n债务人 Ho Wan Kwok 之代理律师\n\nHO WAN KWOK 之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\nigoldman@pullcom.com\n\n裁定\n\n根据上述协议，并鉴于正当理由成立，特此裁定。\n\n日期：康涅狄格州布里奇波特 2022 年 5 月 日\n\n尊敬的 Julie A. Manning，美国破产法官\n\n______________________________\n送达证明\n\n我，Irve J. Goldman，特此证明于 2022 年 5 月 18 日，上述《关于延长提起确定债务可免责性诉状截止期限的联合协议》的真实正确副本已向法院提交，并通过法院的 CM/ECF 电子提交系统（“CM/ECF”）向所有已提交出庭通知并要求电子通知的各方送达。\n\n签署人：/s/ Irve J. Goldman","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Je","Miles Guo"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":183,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":925,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:42:32"}