{"id":"court_ctb_4227_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":4227,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT In re: HO WAN KWOK, *et al*., Debtors. Chapter 11 LUC A. DESPINS,","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**\n\nIn re: HO WAN KWOK, *et al*., Debtors. Chapter 11 LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, v. APPLE INC., HING CHI NGOK, ALEX HADJICHARALAMBOUS, BERNARDO ENRIQUEZ, CHUNGUANG HAN, and MEI GUO,\n\nDefendants.\n\n# **NOTICE OF APPEAL**\n\n## **Part I: Identify the Appellant**\n\n1. Name of appellant: Apple Inc.\n\n2. Position of appellant in the adversary proceeding or bankruptcy case that is the\n\nsubject of this appeal: Defendant in the above-captioned adversary proceeding, No. 24-05060\n\n(JAM).\n\n## **Part 2: Identify the Subject of This Appeal**\n\n1. Describe the judgment—or the appealable order or decree—from which the appeal is taken: *Memorandum of Decision and Order (I) Denying Joint Defendants' Motions to Dismiss or for Judgment on the Pleadings (II) Denying in Part Other Defendants' Motions to Dismiss; and*\n\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n(Jointly Administered)\n\nAdv. Proc. No. 24-05060\n\n*(III) Overruling in Part Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C.'s Objection to the Trustee's Motion for Judgment*\n\n*on the Pleadings*, entered in the bankruptcy case (ECF Dkt. No. 4189), a copy of which is attached\n\n#### as **Exhibit 1**.\n\n2. State the date on which the judgment—or the appealable order or decree—was entered: March 4, 2025.\n\n#### **Part 3: Identify the Other Parties to the Appeal**\n\nList the names of all parties to the judgment—or the appealable order or decree—from which the appeal is taken and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of their attorneys:\n\n| Party | Attorneys |\n|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|\n| Apple Inc. | George Angelich (ct27542) |\n| | Eric Roman (admitted pro hac vice) |\n| Appellant | Patrick Feeney (admitted pro hac vice) |\n| | ArentFox Schiff LLP |\n| | 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor |\n| | New York, NY 10019 |\n| | T: 212.457.5423 |\n| | E: george.angelich@afslaw.com |\n| | eric.roman@afslaw.com |\n| | patrick.feeney@afslaw.com |\n| | - and - |\n| | Jin Yan (admitted pro hac vice) |\n| | ArentFox Schiff LLP |\n| | 1717 K St. NW |\n| | Washington, DC 20006 |\n| | T: 202.778.6442 |\n| | E: jin.yan@afslaw.com |\n| Luc A. Despins, as Chapter 11 Trustee | Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616) |\n| | Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) |\n| Appellee | Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. |\n| | 195 Church St., 13th Fl. |\n| | New Haven, CT 06510 |\n| | T: (203) 821-2000 |\n| | E: dskalka@npmlaw.com |\n| | plinsey@npmlaw.com |\n| | -
and - |\n\n| Party | Attorneys |\n|-------|---------------------------------------------|\n| | |\n| | |\n| | Douglass Barron (admitted pro hac vice) |\n| | Paul Hastings LLP |\n| | 200 Park Ave. |\n| | New York, NY 10166 |\n| | T: (212) 318-6000 |\n| | E: douglassbarron@paulhastings.com |\n| | |\n| | - and - |\n| | |\n| | Nicholas A. Bassett (admitted pro hac vice) |\n| | Paul Hastings LLP |\n| | 2050 M St. NW |\n| | Washington, D.C. 20036 |\n| | T: (202) 551-1902 |\n| | E: nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com |\n\nDated: March 18, 2025 New York, New York */s/ George Angelich* George Angelich (ct27542) Eric Roman (admitted *pro hac vice*) Patrick Feeney (admitted *pro hac vice*) ArentFox Schiff LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor New York, NY 10019 T: 212.457.5423 E: [george.angelich@afslaw.com](mailto:george.angelich@afslaw.com) [eric.roman@afslaw.com](mailto:eric.roman@afslaw.com) patrick.feeney@afslaw.com\n\n- and -\n\nJin Yan (admitted *pro hac vice*) ArentFox Schiff LLP 1717 K St. NW Washington, DC 20006 T: 202.778.6442 E: [jin.yan@afslaw.com](mailto:jin.yan@afslaw.com)\n\n*Counsel for Apple Inc.*\n\n### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI certify that on March 18, 2025, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing document to be filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF filing system, which will send notification of such filing to all attorneys of record.\n\nDated: New York, New York March 18, 2025\n\n> */s/ George Angelich* George Angelich","body_zh":null,"key_entities":["Je","Despins","Paul Hastings","Guo","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":4189,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":659,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-07-07 08:21:54"}