{"id":"court_ctb_4431_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":4431,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2025-05-22","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT In re:","summary_zh":"远程出席状况会议动议 —— Ho Wan Kwok 破产案（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo），CTB 22-50073 ECF #4431（2025-05-22立案）。追回诉讼被告 Meta Platforms, Inc. 申请允许其位于华盛顿特区的代理律师 Jin Yan 通过 Zoom 远程参加定于2025年6月10日举行的状况会议，以节省差旅时间与费用。","summary_en":"Motion for Remote Appearance — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui / Ho Wan Kwok), CTB 22-50073 ECF #4431 (filed May 22, 2025). Avoidance action defendant Meta Platforms, Inc. moves for permission for its Washington, D.C.-based counsel Jin Yan to appear remotely via Zoom at the June 10, 2025 status conference to minimize travel time and costs.","body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al*.,\n\nDebtors.\n\nLUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE,\n\nPlaintiff,\n\nv.\n\nMETA PLATFORMS, INC.,\n\nDefendant.\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n(Jointly Administered)\n\nAdv. Proc. No. 24-05117\n\n## **MOTION TO PERMIT COUNSEL FOR META PLATFORMS, INC. TO APPEAR REMOTELY FOR THE JUNE 10, 2025 STATUS CONFERENCE**\n\nMeta Platforms, Inc. (\"Meta\") moves for permission for its counsel Jin Yan to appear remotely via the Court's Zoom platform at the status conference set for June 10, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. *See* ECF Dkt. No. 4424.\n\n1. Meta is defendant in the above-captioned avoidance adversary proceeding filed by\n\nLuc A. Despins, as Chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\").\n\n2. On May 20, 2025, this Court entered an order in the main bankruptcy case granting the Trustee's oral request for a status conference and scheduled that conference for June 10, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern to discuss, among other things, consolidated discovery procedures for avoidance actions. Bankruptcy Case ECF Dkt. No. 4424. The Court's order directed the Trustee to serve the order on all defendants in avoidance actions who had not been defaulted. *Id.*\n\n3. Mr. Yan is resident in the in Washington, D.C. office of ArentFox Schiff LLP. Given the time and expense needed to travel to Bridgeport, Meta respectfully requests that the Court allow Mr. Yan to participate remotely via the Court's Zoom platform. Further, while the Court has previously required in-person attendance at hearings where live witness testimony and other evidentiary presentations would occur, it does not appear from the Court's scheduling order that this will be the case for the June 10, 2025 status conference.\n\n WHEREFORE, Meta respectfully requests permission for Mr. Yan to appear remotely via the Court's Zoom platform for the June 10, 2025 status conference.\n\nDated: May 22, 2025 New York, New York */s/ George Angelich*\n\nGeorge Angelich (ct27542) Eric Roman (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)\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 Meta Platforms, Inc.*\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI certify that on May 22, 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 May 22, 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关于：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，\n\n债务人。\n\nLUC A. DESPINS（卢克·A·德斯平斯），第 11 章受托人，\n\n原告，\n\n诉\n\nMETA PLATFORMS, INC.，\n\n被告。\n\n第 11 章\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n（合并审理）\n\n对抗诉讼案号：24-05117\n关于准许 META PLATFORMS, INC. 的律师远程出席 2025 年 6 月 10 日状况会议的动议\n\nMeta Platforms, Inc.（“Meta”）提出动议，请求准许其律师 Jin Yan（严瑾）通过法院的 Zoom 平台远程出席定于 2025 年 6 月 10 日美国东部时间下午 1:00 举行的状况会议。参见 ECF Dkt. No. 4424。\n\n1. Meta 是由第 11 章受托人（“受托人”）Luc A. Despins 提起的上述标题项下撤销权对抗诉讼中的被告。\n\n2. 2025 年 5 月 20 日，本院在主破产案件中作出一项命令，批准受托人关于召开状况会议的口头请求，并将该会议定于 2025 年 6 月 10 日美国东部时间下午 1:00 举行，以讨论（其中包括）撤销权诉讼的合并证据开示程序。破产案 ECF Dkt. No. 4424。法院命令指示受托人向所有未被缺席裁判的撤销权诉讼被告送达该命令。同上。\n\n3. Yan 律师常驻 ArentFox Schiff LLP（艾伦福克斯希夫律师事务所）的华盛顿特区办公室。鉴于前往 Bridgeport（布里奇波特）所需的时间和费用，Meta 谨请求法院允许 Yan 律师通过法院的 Zoom 平台远程参与。此外，虽然法院此前曾要求在进行证人现场作证及其他证据出示的听证会上亲自出庭，但从法院的日程安排命令来看，2025 年 6 月 10 日的状况会议似乎并非此种情况。\n\n据此，Meta 谨请求准许 Yan 律师通过法院的 Zoom 平台远程出席 2025 年 6 月 10 日的状况会议。\n\n日期：2025 年 5 月 22 日 纽约州纽约市 /签名/ George Angelich\n\nGeorge Angelich (ct27542) Eric Roman（获准特许出庭） 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]\n\n以及\n\nJin Yan（获准特许出庭） ArentFox Schiff LLP 1717 K St. NW Washington, DC 20006 电话：202.778.6442 电子邮箱：[jin.yan@afslaw.com]\n\nMeta Platforms, Inc. 的代理律师\n送达证明\n\n本人证明，于 2025 年 5 月 22 日，本人已使用 CM/ECF 归档系统向法院书记官归档了上述文件的真实正确副本，该系统将向所有记录在案的代理律师发送该归档通知。\n\n日期：纽约州纽约市 2025 年 5 月 22 日\n\n/签名/ George Angelich  George Angelich","key_entities":["Despins","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","CIPA"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":4424,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":430,"status":"published","published_at":"2025-05-22 00:00:00","created_at":"2025-05-22","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:13:13"}