{"id":"court_ctb_4319_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":4319,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2025-04-15","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT In re:","summary_zh":"远程出庭动议 —— Ho Wan Kwok 破产案（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo），CTB 22-50073 ECF #4319（2025-04-15立案）。美国运通公司（American Express）律师申请通过 Zoom 远程列席 2025 年 4 月 22 日的状态会议以旁听进展，理由包括相关衍生诉讼利益及代理律师腿部受伤不便长途差旅。","summary_en":"Motion for Remote Appearance — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073 ECF #4319 (filed Apr 15, 2025). Counsel for American Express Company requests permission to appear remotely via Zoom solely to listen and monitor the April 22, 2025 status conference, citing counsel's travel injury and pending related adversary litigation.","body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al.*,\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nDebtors.\n\n(Jointly Administered)\n\n## **MOTION TO PERMIT COUNSEL FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY TO APPEAR REMOTELY AT THE HEARING ON APRIL 22, 2025**\n\nAmerican Express Company (\"American Express\") moves to allow its counsel, Darryl S. Laddin or Frank N. White, to appear remotely via the Court's Zoom platform – solely to listen and monitor any developments -- at the status conference set by Order for April 22, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. E.T. [ECF No. 4317] (the \"Status Conference\").\n\n1. American Express is the defendant in a separate adversary proceeding brought by chapter 11 trustee Luc A. Despins (the \"Trustee\"). *See* Adv. Proc. No. 24-05077.\n\n2. In response to the Request of Chapter 11 Trustee for Status Conference asking for a status conference to \"advise the Court regarding developments relevant to these Chapter 11 Cases, including, without limitation, developments in other proceedings (e.g., those pending outside the United States) that may impact these cases\" [ECF No. 4303], the Court entered an Order [ECF No. 4317] setting the Status Conference.\n\n3. As a defendant in pending litigation, American Express may have an interest in matters to be reported by the Trustee.\n\n4. Mr. Laddin and Mr. White reside and work in Atlanta, Georgia (and Mr. Laddin is currently limited from travel as a result of a calf injury that occurred on April 8). They wish to appear at the Status Conference, but solely to listen into and monitor the proceedings. Given the time and expense needed to travel to Bridgeport, CT, the nature of this proceeding as a status conference, and Mr. Laddin's injury, they respectfully request that the Court permit them to participate via the Court's Zoom platform.\n\nWHEREFORE, American Express respectfully requests that the Court allow Mr. Laddin\n\nand/or Mr. White to participate remotely via the Court's Zoom platform for the April 22, 2025 Status Conference.\n\nDated: April 15, 2025\n\n#### ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY LLP\n\n*/s/ Darryl S. Laddin*\n\nDarryl S. Laddin Frank N. White 171 17th Street, N.W., Suite 2100 Atlanta, GA 30363-1031 Telephone: (404) 873-8500 Fax: (404) 873-8121 darryl.laddin@agg.com frank.white@agg.com\n\nLAW OFFICES OF RONALD L. CHORCHES LLC Ronald L. Chorches Fed Bar #ct08720 82 Wolcott Hill Road Wethersfield, CT 06109 Telephone: (860) 563-3955 Fax: (860) 513-1577 ronchorcheslaw@sbcglobal.net\n\n*Attorneys for American Express Company*\n\n### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI certify that on April 15, 2025, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing\n\ndocument 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: April 15, 2025.\n\n# ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY LLP\n\n*/s/ Darryl S. Laddin*  Darryl S. Laddin\n\n*Attorneys for American Express Company*","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）\n\n关于：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，\n\n第 11 章\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。\n\n（合并审理）\n请求允许 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY（美国运通公司）律师远程出庭参加 2025 年 4 月 22 日听证会的动议\n\nAmerican Express Company（美国运通公司，“美国运通”）提请动议，请求允许其代理律师 Darryl S. Laddin 或 Frank N. White 通过法院的 Zoom 平台远程出庭——仅为旁听并跟进任何进展——参加法院通过裁定定于 2025 年 4 月 22 日东部时间下午 1:00 举行的状况通报会 [ECF No. 4317]（“状况通报会”）。\n\n1. 美国运通是由第 11 章受托人 Luc A. Despins（“受托人”）提起的另一项附随诉讼程序中的被告。参见对席程序案号：Adv. Proc. No. 24-05077。\n\n2. 针对第 11 章受托人提出的召开状况通报会的请求（该请求要求召开状况通报会以“就与本第 11 章案件相关的进展向法院汇报，包括但不限于可能对本案产生影响的其他诉讼程序（例如在美国境外待决的程序）中的进展”[ECF No. 4303]），法院作出了确定状况通报会时间的裁定 [ECF No. 4317]。\n\n3. 作为待决诉讼的被告，美国运通可能对受托人将要汇报的事项具有利害关系。\n\n4. Laddin 先生和 White 先生居住并工作于佐治亚州亚特兰大（且 Laddin 先生因 4 月 8 日小腿受伤目前出行受限）。他们希望出席状况通报会，但仅为了旁听和跟进庭审进展。考虑到前往康涅狄格州布里奇波特所需的时间和费用、本程序作为状况通报会的性质以及 Laddin 先生的伤情，他们谨请求法院允许他们通过法院的 Zoom 平台参加。\n\n为此，美国运通谨请求法院允许 Laddin 先生和/或 White 先生通过法院的 Zoom 平台远程参加 2025 年 4 月 22 日的状况通报会。\n\n日期：2025 年 4 月 15 日\nARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY LLP\n\n/签名/ Darryl S. Laddin\n\nDarryl S. Laddin\nFrank N. White\n171 17th Street, N.W., Suite 2100\nAtlanta, GA 30363-1031\n电话：(404) 873-8500\n传真：(404) 873-8121\ndarryl.laddin@agg.com\nfrank.white@agg.com\n\nLAW OFFICES OF RONALD L. CHORCHES LLC\nRonald L. Chorches\n联邦律师执业号：#ct08720\n82 Wolcott Hill Road\nWethersfield, CT 06109\n电话：(860) 563-3955\n传真：(860) 513-1577\nronchorcheslaw@sbcglobal.net\n\nAmerican Express Company（美国运通公司）代理律师\n送达证明\n\n本人证明，2025 年 4 月 15 日，本人已通过 CM/ECF 归档系统将上述文件的真实正确副本提交给法院书记官归档，该系统将向所有在案记录律师发送该归档通知。\n\n日期：2025 年 4 月 15 日。\nARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY LLP\n\n/签名/ Darryl S. Laddin\nDarryl S. Laddin\n\nAmerican Express Company（美国运通公司）代理律师","key_entities":["CIPA","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":4303,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":4317,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":463,"status":"published","published_at":"2025-04-15 00:00:00","created_at":"2025-04-15","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:14:48"}