{"id":"court_ctb_4106_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":4106,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT In re:","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**\n\nIn re:\n\n HO WAN KWOK, *et al.*, 1\n\nDebtors.\n\n Chapter 11 Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) (Jointly Administered)\n\nRe: ECF No. 4004\n\n## **ORDER GRANTING IN PART THIRD MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR TRUSTEE TO FILE AVOIDANCE ACTIONS**\n\nOn February 15, 2024, the Court entered the Memorandum of Decision and Order Granting in Part Motion to Extend Deadlines (the \"First Extension Order\"). (ECF No. 2921.) After notice and an evidentiary hearing held on February 13, 2024 (the \"First Extension Hearing\"), the First Extension Order granted, for the reasons stated therein, the Motion for Entry of Order Extending Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance Actions (the \"First Extension Motion\") (ECF No. 2509), filed by Mr. Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the Chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") for the bankruptcy estate of Mr. Ho Wan Kwok. The First Extension Order extended the statutes of limitations set forth in 11 U.S.C. §§ 108, 546, and 549 for the Trustee to file avoidance actions from February 15, 2024 – the two-year anniversary of the voluntary filing by Mr. Kwok of his Chapter 11 petition – to August 15, 2024 (the \"First Extension Order,\" ECF No. 2921).\n\n<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\nOn July 19, 2024, the Trustee filed the First Supplemental Motion to Extend August 15, 2024 Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance Actions (the \"Second Extension Motion\"). (ECF No. 3329.) Several objections were filed to the Second Extension Motion. An evidentiary hearing on the Second Extension Motion was held on August 13, 2024. After consideration of the arguments advanced prior to and during the evidentiary hearing, on August 14, 2024, an Order Granting the Second Extension Motion entered extending the statutes of limitations set forth in 11 U.S.C. §§ 108, 546, and 549 for the Trustee to file avoidance actions from August 15, 2024 to February 15, 2025 (the \"Second Extension Order,\" ECF No. 3417).<sup>2</sup>\n\nOn January 24, 2025, the Trustee filed the Second Supplemental Motion to Extend Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance Actions (the \"Third Extension Motion\"). (ECF No. 4004.) On January 27, 2025, the Clerk of Court issued a Notice of Hearing, scheduling a hearing on Third Extension Motion to be held on February 11, 2025, and setting a deadline of February 7, 2025, to object to the Third Extension Motion. (ECF No. 4009.)\n\nOn February 7, 2025, timely objections to the Third Extension Motion (the \"Objections\") were filed by G Club Operations, LLC, Himalaya International Financial Group Limited and others joining, Amazon Web Services, Inc., Miller Motorcars, Inc., Ogier, FFP (BVI) Ltd., Apple Inc., American Express Company, Meta Platforms, Inc., and Weddle Law PC (the \"Objectors\").3\n\n<sup>2</sup> The First and Second Extension Orders are incorporated herein by reference.\n\n<sup>3</sup> Several parties filed objections in Mr. Kwok's Chapter 11 case. ECF Nos. 4034, 4035, 4039, 4041, 4044. Other parties filed objections in adversary proceedings. *Despins v. Ogier (In re Kwok)*, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05012 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 23; *Despins v. FFP (BVI) Ltd. (In re Kwok)*, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05056 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 36; *Despins v. Apple Inc. (In re Kwok)*, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05060 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 69; *Despins v. Meta Platforms Inc. (In re Kwok)*, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05117 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 44; *Despins v. Weddle Law PLLC (In re Kwok)*, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05188 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 52. Certain parties filed notices of their objections in either the\n\nOn February 10, 2025, the Trustee filed a list of witnesses and exhibits in advance of the scheduled evidentiary hearing. (ECF No. 4046.)\n\nOn February 11, 2025, an evidentiary hearing was held on the Third Extension Motion (the \"Third Extension Hearing\"). The Trustee testified and was subject to cross-examination during the Third Extension Hearing by several of the Objectors. The parties also advanced their respective arguments during the hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Court took the Third Extension Motion under advisement.\n\nHaving considered: (i) the Third Extension Motion and the Objections; (ii) the testimony of the Trustee and the arguments of the parties during the Third Extension Hearing; (iii) the pleadings filed in relation to the First and Second Extension Motions and the testimony of the Trustee and arguments of the parties during the First and Second Extension Hearings; and (iv) matters of which the Court may take judicial notice, the Court finds the Trustee has established cause under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(b) to grant the Third Extension Motion, which cause includes without limitation: (1) the pendency of the criminal action styled *United States v. Kwok*, 23 cr 118 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. July 18, 2024) from March 2023 through the date of the entry of this Order and its impact on these cases and the multitude of related adversary proceedings; (2) Mr. Kwok's ongoing contempt of court and failure to perform his statutory duties under 11 U.S.C. § 521; (3) other parties' ongoing contempt of court; (4) the complexity and extent of Mr. Kwok's financial by affairs; and (5) the Trustee's diligence in his investigation. The Court is unpersuaded by the arguments of the Objectors to the contrary, including without limitation the arguments that: (a)\n\nChapter 11 case, if they filed their objection in an adversary proceeding, or in the adversary proceeding if they filed their objection in the Chapter 11 case. ECF Nos. 4040, 4042; *Despins v. Am. Express Co. (In re Kwok)*, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05077 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 28.\n\nthe Objectors will be prejudiced by a further extension of the deadline even though the adversary proceedings pending against all the Objectors were commenced before the First Extension Order entered; and (b) the facts and circumstances of these jointly administered Chapter 11 cases are, at this time, no longer extraordinary. However, the extension of the statutes of limitations set forth in 11 U.S.C. §§ 108, 546, and 549 granted herein will be the final extension applicable to avoidance actions filed by the Trustee. Any further extensions must be sought upon motion in a pending avoidance action or in a subsequently commenced avoidance action.\n\nAccordingly, pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006, it is hereby\n\n**ORDERED:** The Third Extension Motion (ECF No. 4004) is granted as set forth herein; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED:** The time limitations set forth in 11 U.S.C. §§ 108, 546, and 549 for the Trustee to commence avoidance actions and other actions on behalf of the estate, as well as for amending any pending complaints, are extended through and including August 15, 2025; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED**: Any additional requests for extension of the statutes of limitations set forth in 11 U.S.C. §§ 108, 546, and 549, must be made by motion and shall be filed in a specific pending avoidance action or in a subsequently commenced avoidance action; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED:** The terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED:** The Trustee is authorized to take all actions necessary to effectuate the relief granted herein; and it is further\n\n4\n\n**ORDERED:** The Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related to the interpretation or implementation of this Order.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 14th day of February, 2025.","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）\n\nIn re:（案由：）\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，1\n\nDebtors.（债务人。）\n\nChapter 11 Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) (Jointly Administered)（第 11 章案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)（合并审理））\n\nRe: ECF No. 4004\nORDER GRANTING IN PART THIRD MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR TRUSTEE TO FILE AVOIDANCE ACTIONS（关于：ECF No. 4004 部分准许受托人提起撤销权诉讼期限延期之第三次动议的裁定）\n\n2024年2月15日，本法院作出了《关于部分准许延长有关期限动议的决定备忘录与裁定》（即“《第一次延期裁定》”）。（ECF No. 2921。）经送达通知并于2024年2月13日举行证据听证会（即“第一次延期听证会”）后，《第一次延期裁定》基于其中阐明的理由，准许了由 Luc A. Despins 先生以其作为 Ho Wan Kwok 先生破产财团的 Chapter 11（第 11 章）受托人（即“受托人”）身份所提起的《关于请求作出准许延长受托人提起撤销权诉讼期限裁定的动议》（即“《第一次延期动议》”）（ECF No. 2509）。《第一次延期裁定》将 11 U.S.C. §§ 108、546 和 549 中规定的受托人提起撤销权诉讼的诉讼时效，从2024年2月15日（即 Kwok 先生自愿提交其第 11 章破产申请的两周年届满之日）延长至2024年8月15日（即“《第一次延期裁定》”，ECF No. 2921）。\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、Miles Kwok 以及诸多其他化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 及 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所），地址：200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财团受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于接收通知和联络之目的）。\n\n2024年7月19日，受托人提交了《关于请求延长受托人提起撤销权诉讼的2024年8月15日截止期限的第一次补充动议》（即“《第二次延期动议》”）。（ECF No. 3329。）针对《第二次延期动议》，数名主体提交了异议。关于《第二次延期动议》的证据听证会于2024年8月13日举行。在审酌了证据听证会前及听证会期间所提出的主张后，本法院于2024年8月14日作出了《准许第二次延期动议的裁定》，将 11 U.S.C. §§ 108、546 和 549 中规定的受托人提起撤销权诉讼的诉讼时效从2024年8月15日延长至2025年2月15日（即“《第二次延期裁定》”，ECF No. 3417）。2\n\n2025年1月24日，受托人提交了《关于请求延长受托人提起撤销权诉讼期限的第二次补充动议》（即“《第三次延期动议》”）。（ECF No. 4004。）2025年1月27日，法院书记官签发了《听证通知》，排定于2025年2月11日就《第三次延期动议》举行听证会，并将对《第三次延期动议》提出异议的截止日期设定为2025年2月7日。（ECF No. 4009。）\n\n2025年2月7日，G Club Operations, LLC、Himalaya International Financial Group Limited（喜马拉雅国际金融集团有限公司）及其他加入方、Amazon Web Services, Inc.（亚马逊网络服务公司）、Miller Motorcars, Inc.、Ogier（奥杰律师事务所）、FFP (BVI) Ltd.、Apple Inc.（苹果公司）、American Express Company（美国运通公司）、Meta Platforms, Inc. 以及 Weddle Law PC（合称“异议人”）就《第三次延期动议》及时提交了异议（即“各项异议”）。3\n\n2 《第一次延期裁定》与《第二次延期裁定》通过引用并入本裁定。\n\n3 若干当事方在 Kwok 先生的第 11 章案件中提交了异议。ECF Nos. 4034, 4035, 4039, 4041, 4044。其他当事方在对抗诉讼中提交了异议。Despins v. Ogier (In re Kwok), Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05012 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 23；Despins v. FFP (BVI) Ltd. (In re Kwok), Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05056 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 36；Despins v. Apple Inc. (In re Kwok), Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05060 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 69；Despins v. Meta Platforms Inc. (In re Kwok), Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05117 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 44；Despins v. Weddle Law PLLC (In re Kwok), Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05188 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 52。某些当事方若是在对抗诉讼中提交了异议，则在第 11 章案件中提交了其异议的通知；\n\n2025年2月10日，受托人在预定的证据听证会之前提交了证人及证据清单。（ECF No. 4046。）\n\n2025年2月11日，就《第三次延期动议》举行了证据听证会（即“第三次延期听证会”）。在第三次延期听证会期间，受托人出庭作证，并接受了数名异议人的交叉询问。各方当事人亦在听证会期间陈述了各自的主张。在听证会结束时，本法院宣布对《第三次延期动议》进行留庭审理。\n\n在审酌了以下事项后：(i)《第三次延期动议》及各项异议；(ii) 受托人在第三次延期听证会期间的证词及各方当事人的主张；(iii) 就第一次和第二次延期动议所提交的诉答文书，以及受托人在第一次和第二次延期听证会期间的证词与各方当事人的主张；以及 (iv) 本法院得依职权采知的事项，本法院认定受托人已依据 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(b)（《联邦破产诉讼程序规则》第 9006(b) 条）确立了准许《第三次延期动议》的正当事由，该正当事由包括但不限于：(1) 自2023年3月起至本裁定作出之日止，案号为 United States v. Kwok, 23 cr 118 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. July 18, 2024)（美国诉郭案，Southern District of New York（纽约南区），2024年7月18日）的刑事诉讼案件的未决状态，及其对本批案件及众多相关对抗诉讼程序所产生的影响；(2) Kwok 先生持续存在的藐视法庭行为以及未履行其在 11 U.S.C. § 521 项下的法定义务；(3) 其他当事方持续存在的藐视法庭行为；(4) Kwok 先生财务事务的复杂性与广泛范围；以及 (5) 受托人尽职进行的调查。本法院对异议人提出的相反主张不予采纳，该等主张包括但不限于：(a)\n\n若是在第 11 章案件中提交了异议，则在对抗诉讼中提交了其异议的通知。ECF Nos. 4040, 4042; Despins v. Am. Express Co. (In re Kwok), Case No. 22-50073 (JAM), Adv. P. No. 24-05077 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn. Feb. 7, 2025), ECF No. 28。\n\n尽管针对所有异议人未决的对抗诉讼程序均是在《第一次延期裁定》作出之前便已提起，异议人仍会因截止期限的进一步延长而受到不利益影响；以及 (b) 这些合并审理的第 11 章案件的事实和情况在目前已不再具有特殊性。然而，本裁定所准许的对 11 U.S.C. §§ 108、546 和 549 规定的诉讼时效的延长，将是适用于受托人提起撤销权诉讼的最终延期。任何进一步的延期请求，必须在未决的撤销权诉讼中或在随后提起的撤销权诉讼中以动议方式提出。\n\n据此，依据 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006，特此\n\n裁定如下：《第三次延期动议》（ECF No. 4004）按本裁定所载予以准许；且进一步\n\n裁定如下：11 U.S.C. §§ 108、546 和 549 中规定的受托人代表破产财团提起撤销权诉讼及其他诉讼、以及修改任何未决起诉状的期限，延长至2025年8月15日（含当日）；且进一步\n\n裁定如下：任何对 11 U.S.C. §§ 108、546 和 549 所规定的诉讼时效延长的进一步请求，均须以动议形式提出，且应在特定的未决撤销权诉讼中或在随后提起的撤销权诉讼中提交；且进一步\n\n裁定如下：本裁定的各项条款及条件在本裁定录入后立即生效并具有执行力；且进一步\n\n裁定如下：受托人获授权采取一切必要行动，以落实本裁定所准许的救济；且进一步\n裁定如下：本法院对因本裁定的解释或执行而引起的或与之相关的所有事项保留管辖权。\n\n2025年2月14日订于 Connecticut（康涅狄格州）Bridgeport（布里奇波特）。","key_entities":["Kwok","Je","Despins","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Miles Guo","Himalaya","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":23,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":28,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":36,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":44,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":52,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":69,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":2509,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":2921,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3329,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3417,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":4004,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":4009,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":4046,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":1359,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:49:18"}