{"id":"court_ctb_4329_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":4329,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2025-04-21","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT In re: Chapter 11","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 #4329（2025-04-21立案）。关联破产衍生诉讼被告亚马逊网络服务公司（AWS）与亚马逊公司申请准许其律师 Brian T. Peterson 通过 Zoom 远程参加 2025 年 4 月 22 日的状态会议，以旁听破产受托人汇报的相关进展。","summary_en":"Motion to Appear Remotely — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073 ECF No. 4329 (Filed 2025-04-21). Adversary proceeding defendants Amazon Web Services, Inc. and Amazon.com, Inc. request permission for their counsel, Brian T. Peterson, to participate remotely via Zoom in the April 22, 2025 status conference to monitor updates reported by the Chapter 11 Trustee.","body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**\n\nIn re: Chapter 11\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al.*, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nDebtors. (Jointly Administered)\n\n## **MOTION TO PERMIT COUNSEL FOR AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. AND AMAZON.COM, INC. TO APPEAR REMOTELY AT THE APRIL 22, 2025 STATUS CONFERENCE**\n\nAmazon Web Services, Inc. (\"AWS\") and Amazon.com, Inc. (\"Amazon\") move to allow their counsel, Brian T. Peterson to appear remotely via the Court's Zoom platform at the status conference set for April 22, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET (\"Status Conference\").\n\n1. AWS and Amazon are defendants in two separate adversary proceedings brought by chapter 11 trustee Luc A. Despins (the \"Trustee\"). *See* Adv. Proc. Nos. 24-05006, 24-05057.\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 of 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 defendants in pending adversary proceedings, Amazon and AWS may have an interest in matters to be reported by the Trustee.\n\n4. Mr. Peterson works out of Seattle, Washington, and wishes to appear at and monitor the Status Conference to monitor the proceeding on behalf of AWS and Amazon. Given the time and expense needed to travel to Bridgeport, CT, Amazon and AWS respectfully request that the Court permit Mr. Peterson to participate via the Court's Zoom platform.\n\nWHEREFORE, AWS and Amazon respectfully request that the Court allow Mr. Peterson to attend the Status Conference remotely via the Court's Zoom platform.\n\nDated: April 21, 2025 **K&L Gates LLP**\n\nBy: */s/ Brian T. Peterson* Brian T. Peterson, (phv208265) K&L Gates LLP 925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206) 623-7580 Fax: (206) 623-7022 E-mail: [brian.peterson@klgates.com](mailto:brian.peterson@klgates.com)\n\nLindsay Sampson Bishop, (ct29990) K&L Gates LLP 1 Congress St, Boston, MA 02114 Phone: (617) 261-3100 Fax: (617) 261-3175 E-mail: [lindsay.bishop@klgates.com](mailto:lindsay.bishop@klgates.com)\n\n*Counsel for Amazon Web Services, Inc.*\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI certify that on April 21, 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\n\nsend notification of such filing to all attorneys of record.\n\nDated: Seattle, Washington /s/ *Brian T. Peterson* April 21, 2025 Brian T. Peterson","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）\n\n关于：第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等， 案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。（合并审理）\n关于允许 AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC. 及 AMAZON.COM, INC. 的法律顾问远程出席 2025年4月22日 状态会议的动议\n\nAmazon Web Services, Inc.（亚马逊网络服务有限公司，简称「AWS」）和 Amazon.com, Inc.（亚马逊公司，简称「Amazon」）动议允许其法律顾问 Brian T. Peterson（布莱恩·T·彼得森）通过法院的 Zoom 平台远程出席定于 2025年4月21日（原文：April 22, 2025，即2025年4月22日）东部时间下午 1:00 举行的状态会议（「状态会议」）。\n\n1. AWS 和 Amazon 是第 11 章破产受托人 Luc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯，简称「受托人」）提起的两起独立对抗性诉讼中的被告。参见对抗性诉讼案号：Adv. Proc. Nos. 24-05006、24-05057。\n\n2. 针对第 11 章受托人请求举行状态会议以「就与这些第 11 章案件相关的进展向法院汇报，包括但不限于可能影响这些案件的其他诉讼（例如在美国境外未决的诉讼）的进展」的请求[ECF No. 4303]，法院作出了一项裁定[ECF No. 4317]，确定了状态会议的时间。\n\n3. 作为未决对抗性诉讼中的被告，Amazon 和 AWS 可能对受托人将要汇报的事项拥有权益。\n\n4. Peterson 律师在华盛顿州西雅图工作，希望出席并旁听状态会议，代表 AWS 和 Amazon 旁听该程序。鉴于前往康涅狄格州布里奇波特所需的时间和费用，Amazon 和 AWS 谨请求法院准许 Peterson 律师通过法院的 Zoom 平台参会。\n\n据此，AWS 和 Amazon 谨请求法院允许 Peterson 律师通过法院的 Zoom 平台远程出席状态会议。\n\n日期：2025年4月21日 K&L Gates LLP（高盖茨律师事务所）\n\n签署人：/s/ Brian T. Peterson Brian T. Peterson, (phv208265) K&L Gates LLP 925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900 Seattle, WA 98104 电话：(206) 623-7580 传真：(206) 623-7022 电子邮件：[brian.peterson@klgates.com]\n\nLindsay Sampson Bishop, (ct29990) K&L Gates LLP 1 Congress St, Boston, MA 02114 电话：(617) 261-3100 传真：(617) 261-3175 电子邮件：[lindsay.bishop@klgates.com]\n\nAmazon Web Services, Inc. 的法律顾问\n送达证明\n\n本人证明，于 2025年4月21日，本人已通过 CM/ECF 电子立案系统将上述文件的真实正确副本提交给法院书记官，该系统将向所有记录在案的律师发送该提交通知。\n\n日期：华盛顿州西雅图 /s/ Brian T. Peterson 2025年4月21日 Brian T. Peterson","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","CIPA"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":4303,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":4317,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":404,"status":"published","published_at":"2025-04-21 00:00:00","created_at":"2025-04-21","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:12:01"}