{"id":"court_ctb_4236_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":4236,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"MOTION","filed_date":"2025-03-19","title":"Case Number: 22-50073(JAM) ✔ Paid Not Paid IFP Granted","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"Case 22-50073 Doc 4236 Filed 03/19/25 Entered 03/19/25 16:06:06 Page 1 of 5\n\nCase Number: 22-50073(JAM)\n\n✔ Paid Not Paid IFP Granted\n\nChapter: 11\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: META PLATFORMS, INC.\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| March 18, 2025<br>Notice of Appeal Filed:                    |                                         |\n|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|\n| 4229<br>BKY ECF No.1 :                                       |                                         |\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>META PLATFORMS, INC.                     |                                         |\n| Appellant Address :                                          |                                         |\n| Appellant's Counsel and Address (Address/Phone/Email):       | George Angelich                         |\n|                                                              | Eric Roman                              |\n|                                                              | Patrick Feeney                          |\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                                 |\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\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                             |\n|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|\n|                                                        | Patrick R. Linsey                             |\n|                                                        | NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.                |\n|                                                        | 195 Church Street, 13th Floor                 |\n|                                                        | New Haven, CT 06510                           |\n|                                                        | Telephone: (203) 821-2000                     |\n|                                                        | dskalka@npmlaw.com                            |\n|                                                        | plinsey@npmlaw.com                            |\n|                                                        | - and -                                       |\n|                                                        | Douglass Barron                               |\n|                                                        | Paul Hastings LLP                             |\n|                                                        | 200 Park Ave.                                 |\n|                                                        | New York, NY 10166                            |\n|                                                        | T: (212) 318-6000                             |\n|                                                        | E: douglassbarron@paulhastings.com<br>- and - |\n|                                                        | Nicholas A. Bassett                           |\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|                                                        |                                               |\n\nOther Interested Party Information:\n\n### *DOCUMENTS TRANSMITTED TO THE DISTRICT COURT*\n\n|   | Notice of Appeal, BKY ECF No.<br>4229                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n|---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n|   | Amended Notice of Appeal, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n|   | Cross Appeal, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |\n| ✔ | 4230<br>Motion for Leave to Appeal, BKY ECF No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| ✔ | Order / Decision being appealed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n|   | Title of Order / Decision:<br>Memorandum of Decision and Order (I) Denying Joint Defendants' Motions to Dismiss<br>or for Judgment on the Pleadings; (II) Denying in Part Other Defendants' Motions to<br>Dismiss; and (III) Overruling in Part Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C.'s Objection to the Trustee's<br>Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings |\n|   | BKY ECF No.:<br>4189                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n|   | Additional Information (If Any)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\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|   |                                                                                           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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:<br>Sealed documents will not be transmitted until an order is entered by the U.S. District Court accepting the                                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n|   | documents under seal pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8009(f).<br>Court Exhibits (Paper Copies):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |\n\nTransmitted By: Karen M. Garofalo Date: March 19, 2025\n\nDeputy Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court\n\n| Case 22-50073 | Doc 4236 | Filed 03/19/25 | Entered 03/19/25 16:06:06 | Page 5 of 5 |\n|---------------|----------|----------------|---------------------------|-------------|\n|---------------|----------|----------------|---------------------------|-------------|\n\n# **United States Bankruptcy Court**\n\n## **District of Connecticut**\n\nIn re: HO WAN KWOK, et al.,\n\nDebtor(s)\n\nAPPELLANT: META PLATFORMS, INC.\n\nRegarding:\n\n| Notice of Appeal Filed:       | March 18, 2025 |  |\n|-------------------------------|----------------|--|\n| Notice of Appeal, BKY ECF No. | 4229           |  |\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_4_Picture_16.jpeg)\n\n| U.S. District Court |  |\n|---------------------|--|\n\nCase Number: 22-50073(JAM)\n\n| Case No: |  |\n|----------|--|\n|          |  |\n\nChapter: 11\n\nFiling Fee Status:\n\n✔ Paid Not Paid IFP Granted","body_zh":"Case 22-50073 Doc 4236 Filed 03/19/25 Entered 03/19/25 16:06:06 Page 1 of 5\n\n案号：22-50073(JAM)\n\n✔ 已缴费 未缴费 获准以贫民身份诉讼（IFP Granted）\n\n破产章程：第 11 章\n\n地区法院案号：\n\nU.S. District Court（美国联邦地区法院）\n\n立案费缴纳状态：\nUnited States Bankruptcy Court（美国联邦破产法院）\nDistrict of Connecticut（康涅狄格区）\n\n关于：HO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，\n\n债务人\n\n上诉人：META PLATFORMS, INC.（Meta平台公司）\n向美国联邦康涅狄格区地区法院转交上诉及上诉相关文件的转交通知\n上诉通知信息\n\n2025年3月18日\n上诉通知提交日期：\n\nBKY ECF No.1：\n立案费缴纳状态：\n已缴费/\n未缴费/\n获准以贫民身份诉讼\n✔\n如未缴费，是否已提交以贫民身份诉讼动议：是，BKY ECF No.\n/\n否\n上诉人姓名/名称：\nMETA PLATFORMS, INC.\n上诉人地址：\n上诉人代理律师及地址（地址/电话/邮箱）：George Angelich\nEric Roman\nPatrick Feeney\nArentFox Schiff LLP\n1301 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor\nNew York, NY 10019\n电话：212.457.5423\n邮箱：george.angelich@afslaw.com\neric.roman@afslaw.com\npatrick.feeney@afslaw.com\n- 以及 -\nJin Yan\nArentFox Schiff LLP\n1717 K St. NW\nWashington, DC 20006\n电话：202.778.6442\n邮箱：jin.yan@afslaw.com\n\n1 除非另有说明，本转交通知中引用的 ECF 编号均指提起上诉通知之案件在美国联邦破产法院的案卷索引项。\n\n被上诉人姓名/名称：LUC A. DESPINS（卢克·A·德斯平斯），第 11 章破产受托人\n\n被上诉人地址：\n\n被上诉人代理律师及地址（地址/电话/邮箱）：Douglas S. Skalka\n\nPatrick R. Linsey\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, CT 06510\n电话：(203) 821-2000\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n- 以及 -\nDouglass Barron\nPaul Hastings LLP\n200 Park Ave.\nNew York, NY 10166\n电话：(212) 318-6000\n邮箱：douglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n- 以及 -\nNicholas A. Bassett\nPaul Hastings LLP\n2050 M St. NW\nWashington, D.C. 20036\n电话：(202) 551-1902\n邮箱：nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n其他利害关系方信息：\n转交至地区法院的文件\n\n上诉通知，BKY ECF No.\n\n修正上诉通知，BKY ECF No.\n交叉上诉，BKY ECF No.\n✔ 4230\n准予上诉许可动议，BKY ECF No.\n✔ 受到上诉的裁定/决定\n裁定/决定标题：\n(I) 驳回共同被告驳回起诉动议或根据诉状请求判决动议；(II) 部分驳回其他被告驳回起诉动议；以及 (III) 部分驳回 Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. 对受托人根据诉状请求判决动议之异议的决定备忘录及裁定\nBKY ECF No.：\n\n补充信息（如有）\n\n因未缴纳立案费而发出的缺陷通知，BKY ECF No.\n以贫民身份诉讼动议，BKY ECF No.\n裁定，BKY ECF No.\n动议处理结果：\n\n案件卷宗\n上诉人指定卷宗项目清单，BKY ECF No.\n包含在电子案卷明细表中\n上诉人争议焦点陈述书，BKY ECF No.\n包含在电子案卷明细表中\n被上诉人指定卷宗项目清单，BKY ECF No.\n包含在电子案卷明细表中\n被上诉人争议焦点陈述书，BKY ECF No.\n包含在电子案卷明细表中\n破产案件案号电子案卷明细表：\n对抗性诉讼案号电子案卷明细表：\n庭审笔录：\n封存文件：\n在联邦地区法院根据 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8009(f) 做出裁定准予接收封存文件之前，封存文件将不予转交。\n法庭证据物（纸质副本）：\n\n转交人：Karen M. Garofalo 日期：2025年3月19日\n\n美国联邦破产法院副书记官\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 4236 Filed 03/19/25 Entered 03/19/25 16:06:06 Page 5 of 5\n\nUnited States Bankruptcy Court\nDistrict of Connecticut\n\n关于：HO WAN KWOK 等，\n\n债务人\n\n上诉人：META PLATFORMS, INC.\n\n关于：\n\n上诉通知提交日期：2025年3月18日\n\n上诉通知，BKY ECF No. 4229\n美国联邦地区法院确认收悉栏\n\n本人特此确认收到上述转交通知中所载项目。\n\n如已收到上诉通知及/或准予上诉许可动议：\n已分配以下美国联邦地区法院案号：\n\n确认人： 日期：\n\n美国联邦地区法院副书记官\n\nU.S. District Court\n\n案号：22-50073(JAM)\n\n地区法院案号：\n\n破产章程：第 11 章\n\n立案费缴纳状态：\n\n✔ 已缴费 未缴费 获准以贫民身份诉讼","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Paul Hastings","Despins"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":1,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":892,"status":"published","published_at":"2025-03-19 00:00:00","created_at":"2025-03-19","updated_at":"2026-08-23 13:23:10"}