{"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":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）\n\n案由：HO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，债务人。第 11 章 LUC A. DESPINS（卢克·A·德斯平斯），第 11 章受托人，原告，对 APPLE INC.（苹果公司）、HING CHI NGOK（岳庆芝）、ALEX HADJICHARALAMBOUS、BERNARDO ENRIQUEZ、CHUNGUANG HAN（韩春光）以及 MEI GUO（郭美），\n\n被告。\n上诉通知\n第一部分：确认上诉人身份\n\n1. 上诉人姓名/名称：Apple Inc.\n\n2. 上诉人在作为本上诉标的的对抗性诉讼程序或破产案件中的诉讼地位：上述标题所列对抗性诉讼程序（案号：24-05060 (JAM)）中的被告。\n\n第二部分：确认本上诉之标的\n\n1. 描述提出上诉的判决书（或可上诉的裁定书或法令）：在破产案件中作出的《判决备忘录及裁定：(I) 驳回共同被告驳回起诉或依诉答文书作出判决的动议；(II) 部分驳回其他被告驳回起诉的动议；以及\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n（合并审理）\n\n对抗性诉讼案号：24-05060\n\n(III) 部分驳回 Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. 对受托人依诉答文书作出判决之动议提出的异议》（ECF 案卷号：4189），其副本作为附件 1 附后。\n\n2. 说明判决书（或可上诉的裁定书或法令）作出的日期：2025年3月4日。\n\n第三部分：确认上诉的其他当事人\n\n列出提出上诉的判决书（或可上诉的裁定书或法令）的所有当事人姓名/名称及其律师的姓名、地址和电话号码：\n\n当事人 律师\n\nApple Inc. George Angelich (ct27542)\nEric Roman（特许出庭）\n上诉人 Patrick Feeney（特许出庭）\nArentFox Schiff LLP\n1301 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor\nNew York, NY 10019\n电话：212.457.5423\n电子邮箱：george.angelich@afslaw.com\neric.roman@afslaw.com\npatrick.feeney@afslaw.com\n- 以及 -\nJin Yan（严谨，特许出庭）\nArentFox Schiff LLP\n1717 K St. NW\nWashington, DC 20006\n电话：202.778.6442\n电子邮箱：jin.yan@afslaw.com\n\nLuc A. Despins，以第 11 章受托人身份 Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\n被上诉人 Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.\n195 Church St., 13th Fl.\nNew Haven, CT 06510\n电话：(203) 821-2000\n电子邮箱：dskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n- 以及 -\n\n当事人 律师\n\nDouglass Barron（特许出庭）\nPaul Hastings LLP\n200 Park Ave.\nNew York, NY 10166\n电话：(212) 318-6000\n电子邮箱：douglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n- 以及 -\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（特许出庭）\nPaul Hastings LLP\n2050 M St. NW\nWashington, D.C. 20036\n电话：(202) 551-1902\n电子邮箱：nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n日期：2025年3月18日 纽约州纽约市 /签名/ George Angelich George Angelich (ct27542) Eric Roman（特许出庭） Patrick Feeney（特许出庭） ArentFox Schiff LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor New York, NY 10019 电话：212.457.5423 电子邮箱：george.angelich@afslaw.com eric.roman@afslaw.com patrick.feeney@afslaw.com\n\n- 以及 -\n\nJin Yan（特许出庭） ArentFox Schiff LLP 1717 K St. NW Washington, DC 20006 电话：202.778.6442 电子邮箱：jin.yan@afslaw.com\n\nApple Inc. 之代理律师\n\n送达证书\n\n本人证明，于2025年3月18日，本人通过 CM/ECF 电子提交系统向法院书记官提交了上述文件的真实正确副本，该系统将向所有记录在案的律师发送该提交事项的通知。\n\n日期：纽约州纽约市 2025年3月18日\n\n/签名/ George Angelich George Angelich","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":"2026-08-23 12:37:03"}