{"id":"court_ctb_404_12","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":404,"sub_number":12,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"EXHIBIT PAX 12 May 2, 2022 Email from UST to Brown Rudnick","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **EXHIBIT PAX 12**\n\nMay 2, 2022 Email from UST to Brown Rudnick\n\nFrom: Claiborn, Holley L. (USTP) Sent: Monday, May 2, 2022 6:19 PM To: Silverberg, Bennett S. ; Baldiga, William R. ; Jonas, Jeffrey L. Cc: Craig Jalbert ; Matt Flynn ; \\* Irve J Goldman ; Kaplan, Jonathan A. ; Friedman, Peter ; Harbach, David ; Sarnoff, Stuart M. ; Aronsson, Laura S. ; Mackey, Steven E. (USTP) ; Gervais, John (USTP) Subject: FW: Kwok 22-50073 - February MOR and March MOR - Request for details\n\n[EXTERNAL MESSAGE]\n\nBill, Ben and Jeff,\n\nThanks for the information. To ensure transparency, this information should be provided to the Committee and to PAX (and to any party in interest who requests it), and so I am including it in this email and coping counsel for the Committee and PAX. The easiest way to do that in the future is to attach it to the MORs when they are filed.\n\nThe accrued professional fee schedule lists attorneys who have not been retained in this case. As you are aware, there are no pending applications to employ counsel to represent the estate/debtor in connection with the chapter 11 or in outside litigation. Only Brown Rudnick has been retained. That fact, along with the Court's denial of the motion to employ ordinary course professionals, invites questions and concerns as to why there are other counsel incurring post-petition fees as listed on the Excel spreadsheet, and why the estate is listed as responsible for paying them. Absent a retention order, lawyers are not authorized to act on behalf of the estate/debtor and should not be providing services. Retention for lawyers is required regardless of whether or not they seek compensation.\n\nFurther, there are living expenses being paid by Lamp Capital, Greenwich Land LLC, and GSNY, some of which has been paid using a debit card. All of this again begs the question of why money to fund the chapter 11 case must come in the form of a loan. Further, the debtor's position that payment of chapter 11 quarterly fees has to wait until a DIP loan is approved is not appropriate.\n\nThanks, Holley\n\nHolley L. Claiborn Trial Attorney Office of the United States Trustee Giaimo Federal Building 150 Court Street, Room 302 New Haven, CT 06510 Office Phone: 203.773.5504 Fax: 203.773.2217 Email: Holley.L.Claiborn@usdoj.gov Cell Phone: 202-834-1662\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nTo: Claiborn, Holley L. (USTP) ; Baldiga, William R. ; Jonas, Jeffrey L. Cc: Gervais, John (USTP) ; Mackey, Steven E. (USTP) ; Craig Jalbert ; Matt Flynn Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Kwok 22-50073 - February MOR and March MOR - Request for details\n\nHolley-\n\nAttached is the requested backup for the February and March monthly operating reports.\n\nThe quarterly UST fees will be paid from the proceeds of the DIP financing (once approved).\n\nBen\n\n-- Bennett S. Silverberg Partner Brown Rudnick LLP Seven Times Square New York, NY 10036 O: 212.209.4924 M: 917.538.2798 F: 212.938.2924 bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com www.brownrudnick.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail\n\nFrom: Claiborn, Holley L. (USTP) Date: Monday, May 2, 2022 at 3:50 PM To: Baldiga, William R. , Silverberg, Bennett S. Cc: \\* Irve J Goldman , Kaplan, Jonathan A. , Patrick M. Birney (pbirney@rc.com) , Friedman, Peter , Harbach, David , Aronsson, Laura S. , Gervais, John (USTP) , Mackey, Steven E. (USTP) , ssarnoff@omm.com Subject: Kwok 22-50073 - February MOR and March MOR - Request for details\n\nCAUTION: External E-mail. Use caution accessing links or attachments.\n\nAll\n\nWith respect to the MORs for February MOR and the March MOR, please provide the following information:\n\n- 1. For the February MOR and the March MOR, a list of payees and amounts for the third party disbursements (see Part 1, line e).\n- 2. For the March MOR, a list of accounts payable that goes with Part 2, line f that explains the amount of \\$1,276,267. The list should be itemized by the amounts due to each payee.\n\nKindly provide that information by tomorrow. It is pertinent to the DIP loan discussion.\n\nI also wanted remind you that quarterly fees of \\$994.00 were due on April 30. The fees can be paid online at pay.gov.\n\nThanks\n\nHolley\n\nHolley L. Claiborn\n\nTrial Attorney\n\nOffice of the United States Trustee\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nGiaimo Federal Building\n\n150 Court Street, Room 302\n\nNew Haven, CT 06510\n\nOffice Phone: 203.773.5504\n\nFax: 203.773.2217\n\nEMAIL: Holley.L.Claiborn@usdoj.gov\n\nCell Phone: 202-834-1662\n\nThe information contained in this electronic message may be legally privileged and confidential under applicable law, and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If this message is not the above-named intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copy or disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify Brown Rudnick LLP, (617) 856-8200 (if dialing from outside the US, 001-(617)-856-8200) and purge the communication immediately without making any copy or distribution.\n\nTo the extent Brown Rudnick is a \"controller\" of the \"personal data\" (as each term is defined in the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU/2016/679) or in the UK's Data Protection Act 2018) you have provided to us in this and other us, please see our privacy statement and summary here which sets out details of the personal data we have collected, the purposes for which we use it (including any legitimate interests on which we rely), the persons to whom we may transfer the data and when and how we intend the the European Economic Area.","body_zh":"证物 PAX 12\n\n2022年5月2日 来自 UST 致 Brown Rudnick 的电子邮件\n\n发件人：Claiborn, Holley L. (USTP) 发送时间：2022年5月2日，星期一 下午6:19 收件人：Silverberg, Bennett S. ; Baldiga, William R. ; Jonas, Jeffrey L. 抄送：Craig Jalbert ; Matt Flynn ; * Irve J Goldman ; Kaplan, Jonathan A. ; Friedman, Peter ; Harbach, David ; Sarnoff, Stuart M. ; Aronsson, Laura S. ; Mackey, Steven E. (USTP) ; Gervais, John (USTP) 主题：转发：Kwok 22-50073 - 2月 MOR 及 3月 MOR - 索取明细\n\n[外部邮件]\n\nBill、Ben 以及 Jeff：\n\n感谢提供信息。为确保透明度，该等信息应提供给委员会（Committee）以及 PAX（Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.，太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙）（以及任何提出请求的利害关系方），因此我将该信息附于本邮件中并抄送委员会和 PAX 的法律顾问。今后最简便的做法是在提交 MOR（Monthly Operating Report，月度运营报告）时将其作为附件一并附上。\n\n应计专业人员费用明细表中列出了在本案中尚未被聘用的律师。如你们所知，目前没有任何正在审理的关于聘请法律顾问代表破产财产/债务人（estate/debtor）处理第 11 章相关事宜或参与外部诉讼的申请。仅有 Brown Rudnick（布朗·鲁德尼克律师事务所）已获聘用。该事实，连同法院驳回聘请日常业务专业人员的动议这一情况，引发了质疑和关切：为何 Excel 电子表格中列出了其他律师产生申请后费用（post-petition fees），以及为何破产财产被列为承担支付该等费用的责任方。在缺乏聘用裁定的情况下，律师无权代表破产财产/债务人行事，且不应提供服务。无论律师是否寻求报酬，聘用手续均系强制要求。\n\n此外，Lamp Capital、Greenwich Land LLC 以及 GSNY 正在支付生活费用，其中部分费用系使用借记卡支付。所有这些再次引出了一个问题：为何用于资助本第 11 章案件的资金必须以贷款的形式提供。此外，债务人主张支付第 11 章季度费用必须等到 DIP（Debtor-in-Possession，占有中债务人）贷款获批的立场是不当的。\n\n谢谢，Holley\n\nHolley L. Claiborn 诉讼出庭律师 美国联邦破产受托人办公室（Office of the United States Trustee） Giaimo Federal Building 150 Court Street, Room 302 New Haven, CT 06510 办公电话：203.773.5504 传真：203.773.2217 电子邮件：Holley.L.Claiborn@usdoj.gov 手机：202-834-1662\n\n______________________________________\n\n收件人：Claiborn, Holley L. (USTP) ; Baldiga, William R. ; Jonas, Jeffrey L. 抄送：Gervais, John (USTP) ; Mackey, Steven E. (USTP) ; Craig Jalbert ; Matt Flynn 主题：[外部] 回复：Kwok 22-50073 - 2月 MOR 及 3月 MOR - 索取明细\n\nHolley：\n\n随信附上所要求的 2 月和 3 月月度运营报告支持证明文件。\n\nUST（United States Trustee，美国受托人）季度费用将从 DIP 融资收益中支付（一旦获批）。\n\nBen\n\n-- Bennett S. Silverberg 合伙人 Brown Rudnick LLP Seven Times Square New York, NY 10036 办公电话：212.209.4924 手机：917.538.2798 传真：212.938.2924 bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com www.brownrudnick.com 在打印此电子邮件之前请考虑环保\n\n发件人：Claiborn, Holley L. (USTP) 日期：2022年5月2日，星期一 下午3:50 收件人：Baldiga, William R. , Silverberg, Bennett S. 抄送：* Irve J Goldman , Kaplan, Jonathan A. , Patrick M. Birney (pbirney@rc.com) , Friedman, Peter , Harbach, David , Aronsson, Laura S. , Gervais, John (USTP) , Mackey, Steven E. (USTP) , ssarnoff@omm.com 主题：Kwok 22-50073 - 2月 MOR 及 3月 MOR - 索取明细\n\n警示：外部电子邮件。访问链接或附件时请保持谨慎。\n\n各位：\n\n关于 2 月 MOR 和 3 月 MOR，请提供以下信息：\n\n- 1. 针对 2 月 MOR 和 3 月 MOR，提供一份第三方支出的收款人及金额清单（见第 1 部分 e 行）。\n- 2. 针对 3 月 MOR，提供一份与第 2 部分 f 行对应的应付账款清单，用以解释 $1,276,267 的金额。该清单应按应付各收款人的金额逐项列明。\n\n请于明天之前提供上述信息。这与 DIP 贷款的讨论密切相关。\n\n我还想提醒你们，金额为 $994.00 的季度费用已于 4 月 30 日到期。该费用可在 pay.gov 在线支付。\n\n谢谢\n\nHolley\n\nHolley L. Claiborn\n\n诉讼出庭律师\n\n美国受托人办公室\n\n______________________________________\n\nGiaimo Federal Building\n\n150 Court Street, Room 302\n\nNew Haven, CT 06510\n\n办公电话：203.773.5504\n\n传真：203.773.2217\n\n电子邮件：Holley.L.Claiborn@usdoj.gov\n\n手机：202-834-1662\n\n本电子消息所包含的信息依据适用法律可能享有法律特权并具有保密性，且仅供上述指定的个人或实体使用。若本消息并非发给上述指定的预期收件人，特此告知，严禁对此通讯进行任何传播、复制或披露。若您错误地收到了此通讯，请通知 Brown Rudnick LLP，电话 (617) 856-8200（如自美国境外拨打，请拨 001-(617)-856-8200），并立即清除此通讯，不得进行任何复制或分发。\n\n在 Brown Rudnick 属于您在本邮件及其他往来中向我们提供的“个人数据”的“控制者”（依《欧洲通用数据保护条例》(EU/2016/679) 或英国《2018年数据保护法》对各术语之定义）的范围内，请参阅我们在此处提供的隐私声明及摘要，其中列明了我们所收集个人数据的详细信息、我们使用该等数据的目的（包括我们所依赖的任何合法利益）、我们可能向其传输数据的人员，以及我们打算在何时以及如何将其传输至欧洲经济区。","key_entities":["Je","Kwok"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":923,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:40:58"}