{"id":"court_ctb_3867_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3867,"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| --------------------------------------------------------------- | x                                |       |\n|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------|\n| In re:                                                          | :<br>:<br>Chapter 11             |       |\n| HO WAN KWOK,                                                    | :<br>:<br>Case No. 22-50073<br>: | (JAM) |\n| Debtor.                                                         | :<br>:                           |       |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | x                                |       |\n\n#### **CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S MOTION TO APPEAR REMOTELY FOR DECEMBER 10, 2024 HEARINGS**\n\nPursuant to section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code and Rule 1001 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as Chapter 11 Trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the above-captioned chapter 11 case (the \"Chapter 11 Case\") of Ho Wan Kwok, respectfully moves (this \"Motion\") the Court for permission to appear remotely at the December 10, 2024 hearings scheduled in the Chapter 11 Case and the related adversary proceedings: *Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee v. Taurus Fund LLC,* et al. (Adv. Proc. No. 23-05017) (the \"Taurus Action\"); *Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee v. Lamp Capital LLC,* et al. (Adv. Proc. No. 23- 05023) (the \"Lamp Action\"); and *Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee v. Wildes & Weinberg, P.C.* (Adv. Proc. No. 24-05187) (the \"W&W Action\" and, together with the Taurus Action and the Lamp Action, collectively, the \"Adversary Proceedings\"). In support of the Motion, the Trustee respectfully states as follows:\n\n1. The following matters are scheduled to be heard at 1 p.m. on December 10, 2024, in the Chapter 11 Case and/or the related Adversary Proceedings:\n\na. In the Chapter 11 Case, the Trustee's application to employ Peter Shaw as Barrister in the United Kingdom [ECF No. 3849];\n\nb. In the Lamp Action, the Trustee's motion for summary judgment as to Hudson Diamond NY LLC and Leading Shine NY Ltd. [Lamp Action ECF No. 97] (the \"HDNY/LSNY Summary Judgment Motion\");\n\nc. In the Chapter 11 Case and the Taurus Action, an application to employ Compass New Jersey, LLC as real estate broker for the sale of the Mahwah Mansion (as defined in the application) [ECF No. 3855] [Taurus Action ECF No. 154]; and\n\nd. In the Chapter 11 Case and the W&W Action, a motion to approve the Trustee's settlement with Wildes & Weinberg, P.C. [ECF No. 3559] [W&W Action ECF No. 14].\n\n2. The Trustee respectfully requests permission to attend these hearings via Zoom, because he will be out of the country on December 10, 2024.\n\n3. Undersigned counsel as well as Nicholas A. Bassett, counsel to the Trustee, will attend these hearings in person and Attorney Bassett will present argument in support of the HDNY/LSNY Summary Judgment Motion.\n\n*[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK.]*\n\nWHEREFORE, the Trustee respectfully requests permission to appear remotely before this\n\nCourt on December 10, 2024.\n\nDated: December 9, 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# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |  |  |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--|--|\n| In re:                                                           | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |  |  |\n| 1<br>HO WAN KWOK,<br>et al.,                                     | :<br>:<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |  |  |\n| Debtors.                                                         | :<br>:      | (Jointly Administered)  |  |  |\n| -----------------------------------------------------------      | x           |                         |  |  |\n\n### **[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S MOTION TO APPEAR REMOTELY FOR DECEMBER 10, 2024 HEARINGS**\n\nUpon the motion (the \"Motion\") of Luc A. Despins, as Chapter 11 Trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the Chapter 11 Case[2](#page-3-1) of Ho Wan Kwok, for permission to participate remotely at the hearings scheduled for December 10, 2024, at 1 p.m., in the Chapter 11 Case and the related Adversary Proceedings, sufficient notice having been provided, and good cause appearing therefore, it is hereby\n\n1. ORDERED that the Motion is granted as set forth herein; and it is further\n\n2. ORDERED that the Trustee may participate in the hearings scheduled for December 10, 2024, at 1 p.m., via the Court's Zoom.gov platform, by contacting the Clerk's Office for instructions to connect to the ZoomGov remote conference by sending an email to the following court email address: CalendarConnect\\_BPT@ctb.uscourts.gov.\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 the 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\n<span id=\"page-3-1\"></span><sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms not defined in this Order adopt the definitions as set forth in the Motion.\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ______________________________________x |   |                            |\n|-----------------------------------------|---|----------------------------|\n|                                         | : |                            |\n| In re:                                  | : | CHAPTER 11                 |\n|                                         | : |                            |\n| HO WAN KWOK,                            | : | CASE NO. 22-50073<br>(JAM) |\n|                                         | : |                            |\n| Debtor.                                 | : |                            |\n| ______________________________________x |   |                            |\n\n# **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that on the date hereof, the foregoing was filed electronically in the Chapter 11 Case and the Adversary Proceedings, and that notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties appearing in the Chapter 11 Case and Adversary Proceedings that are eligible to receive electronic notice by operation of the Court's electronic filing system.\n\nDated: December 9, 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","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--------------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于： :\n:\n第11章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）， :\n:\n案号 22-50073\n: (JAM)\n债务人。 :\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------- x\n第11章受托人关于2024年12月10日听证会远程出庭的动议\n\n根据《破产法典》（Bankruptcy Code）第105(a)条及《联邦破产诉讼程序规则》（Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure）第1001条的规定，在上述标题所示 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）的第11章案件（以下简称“第11章案件”）中被指定的第11章受托人 Luc A. Despins（以下简称“受托人”），谨此向法院提出动议（以下简称“本动议”），请求准许其远程出席定于2024年12月10日在该第11章案件及相关对抗性诉讼程序中举行的听证会：Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee v. Taurus Fund LLC, et al.（对抗性诉讼案号 23-05017）（以下简称“Taurus 诉讼”）；Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee v. Lamp Capital LLC, et al.（对抗性诉讼案号 23-05023）（以下简称“Lamp 诉讼”）；以及 Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee v. Wildes & Weinberg, P.C.（对抗性诉讼案号 24-05187）（以下简称“W&W 诉讼”，并与 Taurus 诉讼及 Lamp 诉讼统称为“对抗性诉讼程序”）。为支持本动议，受托人谨陈述如下：\n\n1. 以下事项定于2024年12月10日下午1时在第11章案件及/或相关对抗性诉讼程序中进行审理：\n\na. 在第11章案件中，受托人关于聘请 Peter Shaw 为英国大律师（Barrister）的申请 [ECF No. 3849]；\n\nb. 在 Lamp 诉讼中，受托人针对 Hudson Diamond NY LLC 和 Leading Shine NY Ltd. 的简易判决动议 [Lamp 诉讼 ECF No. 97]（以下简称“HDNY/LSNY 简易判决动议”）；\n\nc. 在第11章案件及 Taurus 诉讼中，关于聘请 Compass New Jersey, LLC 作为房地产经纪人以出售 Mahwah 庄园（如申请中所定义）的申请 [ECF No. 3855] [Taurus 诉讼 ECF No. 154]；以及\n\nd. 在第11章案件及 W&W 诉讼中，关于批准受托人与 Wildes & Weinberg, P.C. 达成和解的动议 [ECF No. 3559] [W&W 诉讼 ECF No. 14]。\n\n2. 受托人谨请求准许通过 Zoom 参加上述听证会，因其将于2024年12月10日身处境外。\n\n3. 署名律师以及受托人代理律师 Nicholas A. Bassett 将亲自出席上述听证会，且 Bassett 律师将出庭陈词以支持 HDNY/LSNY 简易判决动议。\n\n[此页其余部分故意留白。]\n\n据此，受托人谨请求准许于2024年12月10日向本法院远程出庭。\n\n日期：2024年12月9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\nUNITED 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\nx\n\n关于： :\n: 第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），\n等人， :\n:\n: 案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。 :\n: （合并审理）\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n准许第11章受托人关于2024年12月10日听证会远程出庭动议的[拟定]裁定\n\n经审阅在 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）的第11章案件[2]中被指定的第11章受托人（以下简称“受托人”）Luc A. Despins 提出的动议（以下简称“本动议”），该动议请求准许其远程参加定于2024年12月10日下午1时在第11章案件及相关对抗性诉讼程序中举行的听证会，且已提供充分通知，并存在正当理由，特此：\n\n1. 裁定：按本裁定所列准予本动议；并进一步\n\n2. 裁定：受托人可通过法院的 Zoom.gov 平台参加定于2024年12月10日下午1时举行的听证会，其方式为通过向以下法院电子邮箱发送电子邮件以联系书记官办公室获取连接 ZoomGov 远程会议的指引：CalendarConnect_BPT@ctb.uscourts.gov。\n\n1 本批第11章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（又名郭文贵、Miles Guo 及 Miles Kwok，以及若干其他化名）（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 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于接收通知及通信目的）。\n\n2 本裁定中未予定义的大写术语均沿用本动议中所载定义。\n\nUNITED 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： : 第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）， : 案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。 :\n\n送达证明书\n\n署名人特此证明，于本日，前述文件已在第11章案件及对抗性诉讼程序中通过电子方式提交，并且本提交的通知将通过电子邮件发送给在第11章案件和对抗性诉讼程序中出庭且有资格通过法院电子提交系统接收电子通知的所有当事人。\n\n日期：2024年12月9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","key_entities":["Kwok","Despins","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","CIPA","Miles Guo","Je","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":14,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":97,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":154,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3559,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3849,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3855,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":976,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:45:29"}