{"id":"court_ctb_4906_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":4906,"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| -------------------------------------------------------------- | x      |                         |\n|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------|\n| In re:                                                         | :<br>: | Chapter 11              |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,                                           | :<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors.1                                                      | :<br>: | Jointly Administered    |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------- | :<br>x | Re: ECF No. 4775        |\n\n## **ORDER GRANTING SIXTH INTERIM FEE APPLICATION OF KROLL, LLC, FOR COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD FROM MAY 1, 2025 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2025**\n\nOn October 24, 2025, Kroll, LLC (\"Kroll\") as forensic accountants to the Trustee and the Genever Debtors, filed an Application (the \"Application,\" ECF No. 4775) for the sixth interim allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses from May 1, 2025 through August 31, 2025**.** On December 2, 2025, a hearing was held on the Application.Prior to the hearing, the Office of the United States Trustee filed a statement reserving their right to comment on applications for compensation at the time of the final hearings. (ECF No. 4860.) There were no objections to the Application filed or made during the hearing. During the hearing, counsel for the Trustee stated that Kroll agreed to reduce its fees from \\$292,348.75 to \\$291,465.55. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Court took the Application under advisement.\n\nUpon review of the Application and of the record in these jointly administered Chapter 11\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 the 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\ncases, the Court finds a majority of the compensation sought for actual, necessary services is reasonable. However, the Court also finds it appropriate to partially reduce a portion of the fees sought due to a certain number of hours of duplicate tasks performed. Accordingly, it is hereby\n\n**ORDERED:** Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 330 and 331, the Application is **GRANTED IN PART**. With respect to the net total fees sought in the amount of \\$291,465.55, Kroll is awarded compensation in the amount of \\$284,465.55, which represents a \\$7,000.00 reduction of the total amount of fees sought for duplicative tasks performed, subject to final adjustment and disgorgement in the event all administrative expenses are not paid in full or as provided in the order approving the sale of the Lady May (ECF No. 1953); and it is further\n\n**ORDERED**: Kroll is awarded a reimbursement of expenses in the amount of \\$36,969.17, which are awarded subject to final adjustment and disgorgement in the event all administrative expenses are not paid in full or as provided in the order approving the sale of the Lady May (ECF No. 1953); and it is further\n\n**ORDERED**: Nothing herein modified the Retention Order; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED**: The estates are authorized and directed to pay the amounts not already paid to Kroll as requested in the Application, which total \\$50,586.55, the difference between the fees allowed in this Order in the amount of \\$284,465.55 and the 80% of fees already paid in the amount of \\$233,879.00, within fourteen days of the date of this Order; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED**: This Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from the implementation of this Order; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED:** The Debtors' estates and Kroll are authorized and empowered to take all necessary actions to implement the relief granted in this Order; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED**: Notwithstanding the possible applicability of Bankruptcy Rules 6006(d),\n\n2\n\n7062, 9014, or otherwise, the terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry; and it is further\n\n**ORDERED**: All time periods set forth in this Order shall be calculated in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a).\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 17th day of December, 2025.","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\n-------------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于： :\n: 第11章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等， :\n: 案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1 :\n: 联合审理\n\nx 关于：ECF No. 4775\n准予 KROLL, LLC（高乐有限责任公司）关于2025年5月1日至2025年8月31日期间报酬及费用报销的第六次中期费用申请的裁定\n\n2025年10月24日，作为受托人及 Genever 债务人的法务会计师，Kroll, LLC（「Kroll」）提交了一份申请（「申请」，ECF No. 4775），请求批准2025年5月1日至2025年8月31日期间的第六次中期报酬及费用报销。2025年12月2日，法院就该申请举行了听证会。在听证会之前，Office of the United States Trustee（美国受托人办公室）提交了一份声明，保留在最终听证会时对报酬申请发表意见的权利。（ECF No. 4860。）在听证会期间未提交或提出对该申请的异议。在听证会期间，受托人的律师陈述称，Kroll 同意将其费用从 $292,348.75 减少至 $291,465.55。在听证会结束时，法院对该申请进行审议。\n\n经审阅该申请以及这些联合审理的第11章\n\n1 这些第11章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称为 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）和 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产的受托人（仅用于通知和通信目的）。\n\n案件记录，法院认定所申请的实际、必要服务的大部分报酬是合理的。然而，由于所执行的某些小时数属于重复性工作，法院亦认为对所申请的部分费用进行部分扣减是适当的。因此，特此\n\n裁定：根据 11 U.S.C. §§ 330 及 331，该申请获得部分准予。针对所申请的金额为 $291,465.55 的净费用总额，裁决给予 Kroll 金额为 $284,465.55 的报酬，这是对所申请的费用总额扣减了 $7,000.00 因执行重复性工作而产生的费用，如果在所有行政管理费用未获全额支付的情况下，或根据批准出售 Lady May 游艇的裁定（ECF No. 1953）所规定，该报酬须进行最终调整和退还；并进一步\n\n裁定：裁决给予 Kroll 金额为 $36,969.17 的费用报销，如果在所有行政管理费用未获全额支付的情况下，或根据批准出售 Lady May 游艇的裁定（ECF No. 1953）所规定，该报销须进行最终调整和退还；并进一步\n\n裁定：本裁定中的任何内容均不修改《聘用裁定》；并进一步\n\n裁定：授权并指示破产财产在本裁定作出之日起十四天内，向 Kroll 支付该申请中所请求的尚未支付的款项，共计 $50,586.55，即本裁定准予的费用金额 $284,465.55 与已支付的80%费用金额 $233,879.00 之间的差额；并进一步\n\n裁定：本法院应保留管辖权，以听审和裁决因执行本裁定而产生的所有事项；并进一步\n\n裁定：授权并赋权债务人破产财产和 Kroll 采取所有必要行动，以落实本裁定所准予的救济；并进一步\n\n裁定：尽管《联邦破产诉讼规则》第 6006(d)、7062、9014 条或其他规定可能适用，本裁定的条款和条件应在录入后立即生效并可予执行；并进一步\n\n裁定：本裁定中规定的所有时间段均应根据《联邦破产诉讼规则》第 9006(a) 条进行计算。\n\n2025年12月17日订于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Je","Guo","Miles Guo","Despins","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":1953,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":4775,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":4860,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":703,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:30:13"}