{"id":"court_ctb_4448_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":4448,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION | -------------------------------------------","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ------------------------------------------------------<br>x |                                       |  |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--|\n| In re:                                                      | :<br>:<br>Chapter 11                  |  |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1                                       | :<br>:<br>Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)     |  |\n| Debtors.                                                    | :<br>:<br>(Jointly Administered)<br>: |  |\n| ------------------------------------------------------x     |                                       |  |\n\n## **SECOND AMENDED ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE TO (I) FURTHER MODIFY OCTOBER 6, 2022 PROTECTIVE ORDER ENTERED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 105 AND 107 OF BANKRUPTCY CODE AND FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 26(C) AND THE STIPULATED ADDENDUM TO THE PROTECTIVE ORDER AND (II) WAIVE CERTAIN OF THE DEBTOR'S PRIVILEGES CONTROLLED BY THE TRUSTEE, PURSUANT TO THE CONSENT ORDER REGARDING CONTROL OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND WORK PRODUCT PROTECTION RELATED TO RULE 2004 SUBPOENAED DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION [ECF NO. 856]**\n\nUPON CONSIDERATION OF the *Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee to (I) Further Modify October 6, 2022 Protective Order Entered Pursuant to Sections 105 and 107 of Title 11 of the United States Code and Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Stipulated Addendum to the Protective Order and (II) Waive Certain of the Debtor's Privileges Controlled By the Trustee, Pursuant to the Consent Order Regarding Control of Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Protection Related to Rule 2004 Subpoenaed Documents and Information [ECF No. 856]* (the \"Motion\"),<sup>2</sup> and good cause having been shown, and the Court having considered\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and Genever Holdings Corporation is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).\n\n<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Motion.\n\nany and all objections and other responses to the Motion, and the Court finding that the relief requested in the Motion is in the best interests of the Debtor's estate and its creditors, and the relief provided herein being narrowly tailored to serve the foregoing purposes, it is by the Court, hereby\n\nORDERED, that the Motion is granted as set forth herein; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the Protective Order previously entered by this Court on October 6, 2022\n\n[ECF No. 923] is modified as follows:\n\n- The following language is added3 to the first Recital of the Protective Order: \"WHEREAS, the Debtor filed a voluntary petition under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code, U.S.C. §§ 101-1532 (the \"Bankruptcy Code\"), in this Court (the case commenced by such petition, the \"Chapter 11 Case\"); and there are, or may be, judicial or other proceedings before this Court **and other courts, tribunals, or judicial bodies, including in foreign jurisdictions**, including but not limited to investigations, contested matters, adversary proceedings, and other disputes **and litigation** (each a \"Dispute\" and, collectively, the \"Disputes\") arising under the Bankruptcy Code or arising in or relating to the Chapter 11 Case;\"\n- Paragraph 1 of the Protective Order is revised to provide the following: \"This Order governs the disclosure or exchange of all information and documents in connection with this Chapter 11 Case and related Disputes **before this Court**, by a Party . . .[.]\"\n- Paragraph 8 of the Protective Order is revised to provide the following: \"General Limitations On Use And Disclosure Of All Discovery Material: All Discovery Material shall be used by the Trustee in carrying out his duties and responsibilities under the Bankruptcy Code and the appointment order in this case and/or by other Receiving Parties **solely in this Court** for the purposes of a Dispute or the Chapter 11 Case, **including a Dispute in a foreign jurisdiction**, **and but** not for any other purpose **or in any other forum**, including any other litigation or judicial proceedings that are not a Dispute and are not related to this Chapter 11 Case, or any business, competitive, governmental, commercial, or administrative purpose or function.\"\n- The following language is added to paragraph 9 of the Protective Order: \"Confidential Material: Confidential Material, and any and all information contained therein, may be given, shown, made available to, or communicated only to the following: . . . **(c) any Party to a Dispute in a foreign jurisdiction whom the Trustee has requested sign Exhibit A, subject to the Trustee seeking entry of a protective order in such foreign jurisdiction that is consistent with this**\n\n<sup>3</sup> Revisions to the Protective Order are identified in **bold and underline**.\n\n## **Order and substantially similar hereto, to the extent allowable under foreign law; and** . . .\"\n\n- The following language is added to paragraph 10(a) of the Protective Order: \"counsel, and staff working under the express direction of such counsel, for: . . . **iv. any Party to a Dispute in a foreign jurisdiction whom the Trustee has requested sign Exhibit A, subject to the Trustee seeking entry of a protective order in such foreign jurisdiction that is consistent with this Order and substantially similar hereto, to the extent allowable under foreign law; and** . . .\"\n- The following language is added to paragraph 10(g) of the Protective Order \"the Court, **a foreign court, tribunal, and/or judicial body**, its officers, and clerical staff in any judicial proceeding that may result from a Dispute or this Chapter 11 Case;\"\n- The following language is added to paragraph 4 of the PO Declaration, (Ex. A to the Protective Order): \"I hereby certify and agree [. . .]. I further certify that I will not use Designated Material for any purpose other than the Chapter 11 Case **or a Dispute related to the Chapter 11 Case**, and will not disclose or cause Designated Material to be disclosed for any purpose other than the Chapter 11 Case **or a Dispute related to the Chapter 11 Case**, and will not disclose or cause Designated Material to be disclosed to anyone not expressly permitted by the Order to receive Designated Material, **unless required to disclose or cause Designated Material to be disclosed under foreign law, but only after making reasonable efforts to comply with foreign law consistent with the Order**.\"\n\nThe Protective Order, as modified by this Order, is attached hereto as **Exhibit 1** to this Order. A redlined document highlighting the modifications to the Protective Order originally entered on October 6 is attached hereto as **Exhibit 2**; and it is further\n\nORDERED, to the extent that information subject to this Order that was previously designated (or will be designated) as Confidential or Highly Confidential under the Protective Order and/or the P.O. Addendum may be subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, *et al*., this Order constitutes an order of a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing the disclosure of such information to those persons specified in paragraph 9 of the Protective Order, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11) and 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b); and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the relief requested in the Motion and the foregoing modifications and revisions to the Protective Order are applicable, in form and substance, to the P.O. Addendum, and to the extent of any conflicts between the provisions of this Order and the P.O. Addendum with respect to the use of Designated Material, including Discovery Material or Confidential Records produced by the FDIC-Receiver (as defined in the P.O. Addendum), then this Order shall control, but only to the extent of this Order's revisions to the Protective Order; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the Trustee is authorized, subject to the protections provided under the Consent Order, in his discretion, to use and disclose the Privileged Materials in the course of prosecuting actions to recover property of the estate, including the K Legacy Action; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that this limited waiver of the Trustee Privileges (this \"Limited Privilege Waiver\") is expressly limited to the specific documents, and information contained therein, that the Trustee has identified and provided to the Debtor's counsel for review in connection with the Motion, with such redactions and withholding as agreed following the Debtor's counsel's review, with the non-withheld documents and unredacted portions thereof containing information underlying and related to the Debtor's financial affairs and assets, and fraudulent schemes, with respect to Golden Spring (New York) Ltd and Bravo Luck Limited; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that this Limited Privilege Waiver shall not operate as a waiver of any other Trustee Privileges not expressly contemplated herein, either in the K Legacy Action or in any other action, suit, dispute, investigation, or judicial process before the Bankruptcy Court or any other judicial body, entity, or individual; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that should the Trustee file a Privilege Waiver Motion in the future, if any, it shall be adjudicated on an expedited basis such that a response to any Privilege Waiver Motion\n\n4\n\nmust be made within ten days, and any reply within two days thereafter, and the Court shall then either rule on the papers or hold a hearing on the motion at its earliest convenience; the Trustee shall provide the Debtor notice of any Privilege Waiver Motion and copies of any documents over which he seeks to waive privilege at least ten days prior to the Debtor's response deadline for such motion; for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions shall be without prejudice to the Trustee's right to move the Court to further expedite a hearing on a Privilege Waiver Motion, should the facts and circumstances warrant such relief, and to the Debtor's right to move the Court asking for more time to review documents subject to any propose waiver; and it is further\n\nORDERED that the Trustee shall abide by the Consent Order and the Protective Order, to the extent allowable under foreign law; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the Trustee is authorized to take all actions necessary to effectuate the relief granted herein, including seeking entry of Foreign Protective Orders, if any; and it is further\n\nORDERED, that the Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related to the interpretation or implementation of this Order.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 29th day of May, 2025.\n\n5","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\nx\n\n关于：\n第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，1\n案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。\n（合并审理）\n\n关于准予第 11 章受托人以下动议的第二次修改裁定：(I) 进一步修改依据《破产法典》第 105 条和第 107 条以及《联邦民事诉讼规则》第 26(c) 条作出的 2022 年 10 月 6 日保护令及该保护令的约定附录，以及 (II) 依据《关于控制与第 2004 条规则传票所涉文件和信息相关的律师-当事人保密特权及工作成果保护的同意裁定》[ECF NO. 856]，放弃受托人所控制的债务人若干特权\n\n经审议《第 11 章受托人关于 (I) 进一步修改依据〈美国法典〉第 11 编第 105 条和第 107 条以及〈联邦民事诉讼规则〉第 26(c) 条作出的 2022 年 10 月 6 日保护令及该保护令的约定附录，以及 (II) 依据〈关于控制与第 2004 条规则传票所涉文件和信息相关的律师-当事人保密特权及工作成果保护的同意裁定〉[ECF No. 856]，放弃受托人所控制的债务人若干特权的动议》（下称“该动议”），2 且已说明充分理由，本法院并已审议\n\n1 本第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（又名郭文贵、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他多个人名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 及 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所）, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 转交 Luc A. Despins（作为郭文贵破产财产的受托人，仅用于送达通知和通讯目的）。\n\n2 本裁定中使用但未另行定义的首字母大写术语，具有该动议中所规定的含义。\n\n对该动议提出的任何及全部异议与其他答复，且本法院认定该动议所请求的救济符合债务人破产财产及其债权人的最大利益，并且本裁定所提供的救济系为服务于前述目的而严密量身定制，本法院特此\n\n裁定：该动议按本裁定所载予以准予；并进一步\n\n裁定：本法院此前于 2022 年 10 月 6 日作出的保护令\n\n[ECF No. 923] 修改如下：\n\n- 在该保护令的第一项序言中增加3以下表述：“鉴于，债务人在本法院提交了依据《美国法典》第 11 编第 11 章即《美国法典》第 11 编第 101-1532 条（‘《破产法典》’）的自愿申请（由该申请启动的案件即‘第 11 章案件’）；且在本法院以及其他法院、裁判庭或司法机构（包括在外国司法管辖区内）已经或可能存在依据《破产法典》产生，或在第 11 章案件中产生或与之相关的司法程序或其他程序，包括但不限于调查、争议事项、对抗性诉讼程序以及其他争议和诉讼（各称一项‘争议’，统称‘各项争议’）；”\n- 该保护令第 1 段修改为提供以下内容：“本裁定规范一方当事人就本第 11 章案件及本法院审理的相关争议披露或交换所有信息和文件的行为……[.]”\n- 该保护令第 8 段修改为提供以下内容：“对所有开示材料之使用和披露的一般限制：受托人在履行其根据《破产法典》及本案指定裁定所承担的职责与责任时，和/或由其他接收方仅在本法院内，出于某项争议或该第 11 章案件之目的（包括在外国司法管辖区内的争议）使用所有开示材料，但不得出于任何其他目的或在任何其他法庭使用，包括非属争议且与本第 11 章案件无关的任何其他诉讼或司法程序，亦不得用于任何商业、竞争、政府、经营或行政目的或职能。”\n- 在该保护令第 9 段中增加以下表述：“保密材料：保密材料及其包含的任何及全部信息，仅可提供、出示、提供查阅或传达给以下主体：……(c) 受托人已要求签署附录 A 的外国司法管辖区争议中的任何当事方，前提是受托人在外国法律允许的范围内，在该外国司法管辖区寻求作出与本裁定一致且实质相似的保护令；以及……”\n\n3 对保护令的修订在原文中以加粗和下划线标示。\n裁定且实质相似，在外国法律允许的范围内；以及……”\n\n- 在该保护令第 10(a) 段中增加以下表述：“以下主体的法律顾问及在该等法律顾问明确指示下工作的工作人员：……iv. 受托人已要求签署附录 A 的外国司法管辖区争议中的任何当事方，前提是受托人在外国法律允许的范围内，在该外国司法管辖区寻求作出与本裁定一致且实质相似的保护令；以及……”\n- 在该保护令第 10(g) 段中增加以下表述：“在可能因争议或本第 11 章案件而引起的任何司法程序中的本法院、外国法院、裁判庭和/或司法机构及其官员和文书人员；”\n- 在保护令声明（该保护令的附录 A）第 4 段中增加以下表述：“我特此证明并同意 [……]。我进一步证明，除第 11 章案件或与第 11 章案件相关的争议外，我不会将指定材料用于任何其他目的，除第 11 章案件或与第 11 章案件相关的争议外，不会出于任何其他目的披露或导致披露指定材料，且不会向本裁定未明确允许接收指定材料的任何人披露或导致披露指定材料，除非依据外国法律被要求披露或导致披露指定材料，但仅在做出合理努力以遵守与本裁定相符的外国法律之后方可。”\n\n经本裁定修改的保护令作为本裁定的附件 1 附于本裁定后。标明对最初于 10 月 6 日作出的保护令的修改内容的红线修订文档作为附件 2 附于本裁定后；并进一步\n\n裁定：在受本裁定约束、此前根据保护令及/或保护令附录被指定（或将被指定）为保密或高度保密的信息可能受《1974 年隐私法案》（5 U.S.C. § 552a 等）约束的范围内，本裁定构成有管辖权法院依据 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11) 及 12 C.F.R § 310.10(b) 授权向该保护令第 9 段所指明的人员披露此类信息的裁定；并进一步\n\n裁定：该动议所请求的救济以及前述对保护令的修改和修订在形式和实质上均适用于保护令附录，并且在涉及使用指定材料（包括由 FDIC-Receiver（联邦存款保险公司作为接管人，定义见保护令附录）出示的开示材料或保密记录）方面，如果本裁定的规定与保护令附录发生任何冲突，则以本裁定为准，但仅限于本裁定对保护令进行修订的范围内；并进一步\n\n裁定：受托人获得授权，在受《同意裁定》所提供保护的前提下，可由其自行决定在提起追回破产财产诉讼（包括 K Legacy 诉讼）的过程中使用和披露特权材料；并进一步\n\n裁定：对受托人特权的此项有限放弃（本“有限特权放弃”）明确限于受托人就该动议已指明并提供给债务人法律顾问审阅的具体文件及其中包含的信息，并在债务人法律顾问审阅后达成一致进行相应涂黑遮盖与扣留，其中未扣留的文件及其未涂黑部分包含与 Golden Spring (New York) Ltd 及 Bravo Luck Limited 相关的涉及债务人财务事务与资产及欺诈计划的基础信息与关联信息；并进一步\n\n裁定：本有限特权放弃不得构成对本裁定未明确预期的任何其他受托人特权的放弃，无论是在 K Legacy 诉讼中，还是在破产法院或任何其他司法机构、实体或个人面前的任何其他诉讼、官司、争议、调查或司法程序中；并进一步\n\n裁定：如果受托人今后提交特权放弃动议（若有），该动议应以加急程序审理，具体为对任何特权放弃动议的答复\n必须在十日内作出，此后两日内作出任何答辩，随后本法院应在其最早方便的时间根据书面材料作出裁定或就该动议举行听证；受托人应在该动议的债务人答复截止日期前至少十日，向债务人提供任何特权放弃动议的通知以及其寻求放弃特权的任何文件的副本；为免生疑义，前述规定不影响受托人在事实和情况支持此类救济时向本法院提请进一步加急举行特权放弃动议听证的权利，亦不影响债务人向本法院申请更多时间以审阅受任何拟议放弃约束之文件的权利；并进一步\n\n裁定：受托人应在外国法律允许的范围内遵守《同意裁定》和《保护令》；并进一步\n\n裁定：本裁定的条款和条件在作出后立即生效并具有执行力；并进一步\n\n裁定：受托人获准采取一切必要行动以落实本裁定所准予的救济，包括寻求作出外国保护令（若有）；并进一步\n\n裁定：本法院对于因本裁定的解释或执行而产生的或与之相关的所有事项保留管辖权。\n\n日期：2025 年 5 月 29 日于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Miles Guo","Despins","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":856,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":923,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":1766,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:59:51"}