{"id":"court_ctb_4168_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":4168,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"MOTION","filed_date":"2025-02-25","title":"Case Number: 22-50073 (JAM) ✔ Paid Not Paid IFP Granted","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"Case 22-50073 Doc 4168 Filed 02/25/25 Entered 02/25/25 15:30:39 Page 1 of 4\n\nCase Number: 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n✔ Paid Not Paid IFP Granted\n\nChapter: 7\n\nCase No:\n\nU.S. District Court\n\nFiling Fee Status:\n\n# **United States Bankruptcy Court**\n\n### **District of Connecticut**\n\nIn re: Ho Wan Kwok, et al.\n\nDebtor(s)\n\nAPPELLANT: American Express Company\n\n## **TRANSMITTAL NOTICE TO U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT REGARDING APPEALS AND APPELLATE DOCUMENTS**\n\n#### **NOTICE OF APPEAL INFORMATION**\n\n| February 25, 2025<br>Notice of Appeal Filed:                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| BKY ECF No.1 :<br>4161                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n| Filing Fee Status:<br>Paid/<br>Not Paid/<br>IFP Granted<br>✔ |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n| If Not Paid, Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Filed:      | Yes, BKY ECF No.<br>/<br>No                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| Appellant Name :<br>American Express Company                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n| Appellant Address :                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n| Appellant's Counsel and Address (Address/Phone/Email):       | Ronald I. Chorches (ct08720)<br>Law Offices of Ronald I. Chorches, LLC<br>82 Wolcott Hill Road, Suite 203<br>Wethersfield, CT 06109<br>Phone: (860) 563-3955/Fax: (860) 513-1577<br>ronchorcheslaw@sbcglobal.net<br>and                                 |\n|                                                              | Darryl S. Laddin (admitted pro hac vice)<br>Frank N. White<br>Arnall Golden Gregory LLP<br>171 17th Street, N.W., Suite 2100<br>Atlanta, GA 30363-1031<br>Telephone: (404) 873-8500<br>Fax: (404) 873-8121<br>darryl.laddin@agg.com frank.white@agg.com |\n\n<sup>1</sup> ECF No(s). citations referenced in this Transmittal Notice refer to docket entries of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the case in which the notice of appeal was filed, unless otherwise noted.\n\nAppellee(s) Name : Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee\n\nAppellee(s) Address :\n\n| Appellee(s) Counsel and Address (Address/Phone/Email): | Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616)<br>Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437)<br>NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH,<br>P.C.<br>195 Church Street, 13th Floor New<br>Haven, Connecticut 06510<br>(203) 781-2847<br>dskalka@npmlaw.com<br>plinsey@npmlaw.com |\n|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n|                                                        | and                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |\n|                                                        | Nicholas A. Bassett (pro hac vice)<br>PAUL HASTINGS LLP<br>2050 M Street NW<br>Washington, D.C., 20036<br>(202) 551-1902<br>nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com                                                                   |\n|                                                        | and                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |\n|                                                        | Douglass Barron (pro hac vice)<br>PAUL HASTINGS LLP<br>200 Park Avenue<br>New York, New York 10166<br>(212) 318-6079<br>douglassbarron@paulhastings.com                                                                        |\n\nOther Interested Party Information:\n\n#### *DOCUMENTS TRANSMITTED TO THE DISTRICT COURT*\n\n| Please find the following items attached to this Transmittal Notice:                                                                                                       |\n|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| Notice of Appeal, BKY ECF No.<br>4161<br>✔                                                                                                                                 |\n| Amended Notice of Appeal, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                                      |\n| Cross Appeal, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                                                  |\n| Motion for Leave to Appeal, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                                    |\n| Order / Decision being appealed<br>✔                                                                                                                                       |\n| Title of Order / Decision:<br>Order Granting In Part Third Motion For Extension of Deadline for Trustee to File<br>Avoidance Actions                                       |\n| BKY ECF No.:<br>4106                                                                                                                                                       |\n| Additional Information (If Any)                                                                                                                                            |\n| Deficiency Notice Issued for Failure to Pay Filing Fee, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                        |\n| Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                           |\n| Order, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                                                         |\n| Resolution of Motion:                                                                                                                                                      |\n|                                                                                                                                                                            |\n| The Record                                                                                                                                                                 |\n| Appellant's Designation of Items, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                              |\n| Included in the Electronic Docket Sheet                                                                                                                                    |\n| Appellant's Statement of Issues, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                               |\n| Included in the Electronic Docket Sheet                                                                                                                                    |\n| Appellee's Designation of Items, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                               |\n| Included in the Electronic Docket Sheet                                                                                                                                    |\n| Appellee's Statement of Issues, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                                |\n| Included in the Electronic Docket Sheet                                                                                                                                    |\n| Electronic Docket Sheet for Bankruptcy Case Number:                                                                                                                        |\n| Electronic Docket Sheet for Adversary Proceeding Case Number:                                                                                                              |\n| Transcripts:                                                                                                                                                               |\n| Sealed Documents:                                                                                                                                                          |\n| Sealed documents will not be transmitted until an order is entered by the U.S. District Court accepting the<br>documents under seal pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8009(f). |\n| Court Exhibits (Paper Copies):                                                                                                                                             |\n| Other Documents:                                                                                                                                                           |\n| Other:                                                                                                                                                                     |\n| Date:<br>D.D.<br>February 25, 2025<br>Transmitted By:                                                                                                                      |\n\nDeputy Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court\n\n# **United States Bankruptcy Court**\n\n### **District of Connecticut**\n\nIn re: Ho Wan Kwok, et al.\n\nDebtor(s)\n\nAPPELLANT: American Express Company\n\nRegarding:\n\n| Notice of Appeal Filed:               | February 25, 2025 |  |  |\n|---------------------------------------|-------------------|--|--|\n| 4161<br>Notice of Appeal, BKY ECF No. |                   |  |  |\n\n#### **Acknowledgement by U.S. District Court**\n\nI hereby acknowledge receipt of the items indicated on the Transmittal Notice referenced above.\n\n*If Notice of Appeal and/or Motion for Leave to Appeal Received:*\n\n#### **The following U.S. District Court number has been assigned:**\n\nAcknowledged By: Date:\n\nDeputy Clerk, U.S. District Court\n\n![](_page_3_Picture_15.jpeg)\n\n| U.S. District Court |  |\n|---------------------|--|\n| Case No:            |  |\n|                     |  |\n\nCase Number: 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nFiling Fee Status:\n\nChapter: 7\n\n✔ Paid Not Paid IFP Granted","body_zh":null,"key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Paul Hastings","Despins"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":1,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":713,"status":"published","published_at":"2025-02-25 00:00:00","created_at":"2025-02-25","updated_at":"2026-07-07 08:21:25"}