{"id":"court_ctb_797_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":797,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In re : Chapter 11","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nIn re : Chapter 11\n\nDebtor.<sup>1</sup>\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_:\n\nHo Wan Kwok, : Case No. 22-50073\n\n:\n\n:\n\n: :\n\n## **JOINDER OF THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS IN TRUSTEE'S OBJECTION TO DEBTOR'S MOTION FOR STAY PENDING APPEAL OF ORDER**\n\nThe Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the \"Committee\") of the estate of the Debtor, Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), herby supports and joins in the Trustee's Objection to Debtors' Motion for Stay Pending Appeal of Order, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 363, 521, 541, 1108, and 105, (A) Confirmation that Chapter 11 Trustee Holds All of Debtor's Economic and Corporate Governance Rights in Debtor-Controlled Entities, (B) Authorizing Chapter 11 Trustee to Act in Any Foreign Country on Behalf of Estate, and (C) Granting Related Relief (the \"Trustee Objection\"). In further support of the Trustee Objection, the Committee respectfully submits the following<sup>2</sup> :\n\n1. The information sought by the Trustee in the Counsel Letter is among the legal and equitable interests of the Debtor in property and therefore is property of the estate, particularly as it relates to what the Debtor has scheduled as the most significant asset in his estate – the UBS Litigation. 11 U.S.C. § 541(a)(1). Indeed, under 11 U.S.C. § 542(e), it would be subject to\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtor is known by the following names: Guo Wengui; Miles Guo; Miles Kwok; and Ho Wan Kwok.\n\n<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms that were defined in the Trustee Objection, if used herein, have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Trustee Motion.\n\nturnover. Although turnover under that section is \"[s]ubject to any applicable privilege,\" as the Trustee has established, the privilege is controlled by him. *Cf. Degirolamo v. Daily & Haskins*  (*In re Wittmer*), 2011 WL 6000799, at \\*3 (Bankr. N. D. Ohio Nov. 30, 2011) (debtor's attorneyclient privilege could not asserted to preclude trustee from receiving privileged information from prepetition counsel when the trustee was not seeking to use the information obtained directly against the debtors,\" but rather, \"if successful, the Trustee could recover monies on behalf of the estate that benefit the debtors\").\n\n2. In terms of the public interest, it has been well said that \"[t]he public interest in the expeditious administration of bankruptcy cases is impaired by obstructing a trustee's efforts to collect, liquidate and distribute assets to creditors of the estate.\" *Carrol v. Unicom AP Chemical Corporation* (*In re MGL Corp.*), 262 B.R. 324, 330 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 2001). That is precisely what would occur if the Court were to stay the Order pending appeal.\n\n**WHEREFORE**, the Committee respectfully requests that the Court deny the Debtor's Motion to Stay and grant such other and further relief as it may be deem just and proper.\n\nDated: Bridgeport, Connecticut August 26, 2022\n\n## **OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS OF HO WAN KWOK**\n\nBy: */s/Irve J. Goldman*  Irve J. Goldman Jonathan A. Kaplan Pullman & Comley, LLC 850 Main Street, 8th Floor PO Box 7006 Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006 (203) 330-2213 igoldman@pullcom.com\n\nIts Attorneys\n\n## **CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE**\n\nI, Irve J. Goldman, herby certify that on August 26, 2022, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Joinder of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Trustee's Objection to Debtor's Motion for Stay pending Appeal of Order was filed with the Court and served all parties that have filed a notice of appearance and request for notice electronically via the Court's CM/ECF electronic filing system (\"CM/ECF\").\n\nBy: /s/Irve J. Goldman","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部）\n\n关于：第11章\n\n债务人。1\n\n____________________________________________\n\n____________________________________________:\n\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵）：案件编号 22-50073\n\n官方无担保债权人委员会关于加入受托人对债务人申请在上诉期间中止执行裁定之动议的异议的加入书\n\n债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（“债务人”）破产财产的官方无担保债权人委员会（“委员会”）特此支持并加入受托人对债务人申请在上诉期间中止执行裁定之动议的异议，该裁定依据《破产法典》第 363、521、541、1108 和 105 条：(A) 确认第11章受托人拥有债务人在债务人控制实体中的全部经济权益和公司治理权，(B) 授权第11章受托人代表破产财产在任何外国行事，以及 (C) 给予相关救济（“受托人异议”）。为进一步支持受托人异议，委员会谨提呈如下内容2：\n\n1. 受托人在《律师函》中所索取的信息属于债务人在财产中的法定和衡平法权益，因此属于破产财产，尤其是该信息与债务人在其破产财产清单中所列的最重大资产——瑞银诉讼（UBS Litigation）相关。11 U.S.C. § 541(a)(1)。事实上，根据 11 U.S.C. § 542(e)，该信息应当被移交。\n\n1 债务人以以下姓名为人所知：Guo Wengui（郭文贵）；Miles Guo；Miles Kwok；以及 Ho Wan Kwok。\n\n2 受托人异议中定义的词首大写术语，若在本文中使用，具有受托人动议赋予它们的相同含义。\n\n尽管该条下的移交属于“受制于任何适用的特权”，但正如受托人所确立的那样，该特权由其控制。参见 Degirolamo v. Daily & Haskins (In re Wittmer), 2011 WL 6000799, at *3 (Bankr. N. D. Ohio Nov. 30, 2011)（债务人的律师-委托人保密特权不能用以阻止受托人从申请前聘请的律师处获取特权信息，条件是受托人并非试图将所获得的信息直接用于指控债务人，而是“如果成功，受托人可以代表破产财产追回使债务人受益的款项”）。\n\n2. 在公共利益方面，已有精辟阐述：“妨碍受托人向破产财产债权人归集、变现和分配资产的努力，会损害破产案件迅速管理的公共利益。”Carrol v. Unicom AP Chemical Corporation (In re MGL Corp.), 262 B.R. 324, 330 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 2001)。如果法院在上诉期间中止执行该裁定，恰恰就会发生这种情况。\n\n据此，委员会谨请求法院驳回债务人的中止执行动议，并给予法院认为公正和适当的其他及进一步救济。\n\n日期：康涅狄格州布里奇波特 2022年8月26日\nHO WAN KWOK 官方无担保债权人委员会\n\n签署人：/s/ Irve J. Goldman  Irve J. Goldman Jonathan A. Kaplan Pullman & Comley, LLC 850 Main Street, 8th Floor PO Box 7006 Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006 (203) 330-2213 igoldman@pullcom.com\n\n其代理律师\n送达证明\n\n我，Irve J. Goldman，特此证明：于 2022年8月26日，上述《官方无担保债权人委员会关于加入受托人对债务人申请在上诉期间中止执行裁定之动议的异议的加入书》之真实准确副本已向法院提交，并通过法院的 CM/ECF 电子提交系统（“CM/ECF”）以电子方式送达给所有已提交出庭通知和通知请求的各方。\n\n签署人：/s/ Irve J. Goldman","key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Miles Guo"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":581,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:23:54"}