{"id":"court_ctb_798_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":798,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In re:","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nIn re:\n\nChapter 11 Case No.\n\nHO WAN KWOK<sup>1</sup>\n\n22-50073 (JAM)\n\nDebtor.\n\nAugust 26, 2022\n\n# **PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.'S MOTION TO PERMIT CERTAIN COUNSEL TO APPEAR REMOTELY FOR AUGUST 30, 2022 HEARING**\n\nPursuant to section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code and Rule 1001 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the \"Bankruptcy Rules\"), Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. (\"PAX\"), by and thorough its undersigned counsel, respectfully moves (this \"Motion\") the Court for permission for Attorney Stuart Sarnoff of O'Melveny & Myers LLP (\"O'Melveny\") to appear remotely on behalf of PAX at the hearing and continued status conference currently scheduled for Tuesday, August 30, 2022. In support of the Motion, PAX respectfully states as follows:\n\n## **JURISDICTION AND VENUE**\n\n1. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (the \"Court\") has jurisdiction over this Motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334. Venue is proper in this District pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409. This matter is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2), and the Court may enter a final order consistent with Article III of the United States Constitution. The statutory bases for the relief sought herein are section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 1001.\n\n<sup>1</sup> The last four digits of the Debtor's taxpayer identification number are 9595.\n\n#### **BACKGROUND AND REQUESTED RELIEF**\n\n2. On August 11, 2022, HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC (\"HKI\") filed *HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC's Motion for Order Establishing Repair Reserve for the Lady May* [ECF No. 728] (\"Reserve Motion\") and affiliated Motion to Expedite [ECF No. 729].\n\n3. On August 22, 2022, the Court issued an Order Scheduling Status Conference related to the Reserve Motion and Motion to Expedite (the \"Status Conference\") [ECF No. 774] scheduling the Status Conference for August 24, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. On August 23, 2022, the Court continued the Status Conference to August 30, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. [ECF No. 782].\n\n4. On August 30, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. the Court will also hold a hearing (the \"Hearing\") on the Motion to Stay Pending Appeal, the Adversary Proceeding Stay Motion, and the Trustee's Privilege Motion [ECF Nos. 772, 773, 780].\n\n5. Attorney Sarnoff, counsel to PAX, will be out of the office on a scheduled trip outside of the metropolitan New York area and respectfully requests permission to attend the Status Conference and Hearing via the Court's ZOOM.Gov platform. Laura Aronsson of O'Melveny and PAX's Connecticut counsel, Patrick Birney, will attend the Status Conference and Hearing in person.\n\n6. Due to the fact that the Status Conference will be the initial status conference on the Reserve Motion—rather than an evidentiary hearing; the fact that the Hearing concerns motions to which PAX has filed no responses; and that Attorneys Aronsson and Birney will attend in person and be prepared to speak on behalf of PAX, as needed, PAX submits that permitting Attorney Sarnoff to enter a remote appearance via the ZOOM.Gov platform comports with\n\nBankruptcy Rule 1001 and promotes the just, speedy and inexpensive administration of this case and the matters before the Court.\n\n#### **CONCLUSION**\n\nBecause of the fact the Status Conference will not implicate evidentiary issues, the Hearing does not concern papers filed by PAX, and the in-person attendance of other counsel for PAX, PAX respectfully requests that Attorney Sarnoff be permitted to appear remotely before this Court on August 30, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.\n\nDated: August 26, 2022 Hartford, Connecticut\n\n### **Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.**\n\n*By: /s/ Patrick M. Birney*  Patrick M. Birney (CT No. 19875) Annecca H. Smith (CT No. 31148) **ROBINSON & COLE LLP**  280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 Telephone: (860) 275-8275 Facsimile: (860) 275-8299 E-mail: pbirney@rc.com asmith@rc.com\n\n-and-\n\nPeter Friedman (admitted *pro hac vice*) Stuart M. Sarnoff (admitted *pro hac vice*) Laura S. Aronsson (admitted *pro hac vice*) **O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP**  Seven Times Square New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 326-2000 Facsimile: (212) 326-2061 Email: pfriedman@omm.com ssarnoff@omm.com laronsson@omm.com\n\n#### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI hereby certify that on August 26, 2022, a copy of the foregoing was filed electronically and shall be served as required by Local Bankruptcy Rule 9013-2(b), with notice of this filing being sent by email to all Notice Parties by operation of the court's electronic filing system or by First Class U.S. mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties in interest may access this document through the court's CM/ECF System.\n\n> */s/ Patrick M. Birney\\_\\_*  Patrick M. Birney","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：\n\n第 11 章 案件编号：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）1\n\n22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。\n\n2022年8月26日\nPACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.（太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙）申请允许特定代理律师远程出席2022年8月30日听证会的动议\n\n依据《破产法典》（Bankruptcy Code）第 105(a) 条及《联邦破产程序规则》（Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure，下称“《破产规则》”）第 1001 条，Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙，下称“PAX”）通过其下述署名代理律师，谨向法院提出动议（下称“本动议”），请求准许 O'Melveny & Myers LLP（美迈斯律师事务所，下称“O'Melveny”）的 Stuart Sarnoff 律师代表 PAX 远程出席目前定于2022年8月30日（星期二）举行的听证会及续行状况会议。为支持本动议，PAX 谨陈述如下：\n管辖权与审判地\n\n1. 依据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 及 1334，United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区破产法院，下称“本法院”）对本动议具有管辖权。依据 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 及 1409，本审判区为正当地点。本事项属于 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2) 含义内的核心程序，本法院可做出符合《美国宪法》第三条的终审裁定。本动议所寻求救济的法定依据为《破产法典》第 105(a) 条及《破产规则》第 1001 条。\n\n1 债务人纳税人识别号的后四位为 9595。\n背景及所请求之救济\n\n2. 2022年8月11日，HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC（香港国际基金投资（美国）有限公司，下称“HKI”）提交了《HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 申请就 Lady May 号设立修理储备金裁定的动议》[ECF No. 728]（下称“《储备金动议》”）及附随的《紧急审理动议》[ECF No. 729]。\n\n3. 2022年8月22日，本法院发布了与《储备金动议》及《紧急审理动议》相关的《状况会议排期裁定》（下称“状况会议”）[ECF No. 774]，定于2022年8月24日下午1:00举行状况会议。2022年8月23日，本法院将状况会议顺延至2022年8月30日下午1:00举行[ECF No. 782]。\n\n4. 2022年8月30日下午1:00，本法院还将就《上诉期间中止执行动议》、《对席诉讼中止动议》以及《受托人特权动议》[ECF Nos. 772, 773, 780]举行听证会（下称“听证会”）。\n\n5. PAX 的代理律师 Sarnoff 律师因既定行程将离开办公室前往纽约大都市区以外地区，谨请求准许其通过本法院的 ZOOM.Gov 平台出席状况会议及听证会。O'Melveny 的 Laura Aronsson 律师及 PAX 的康涅狄格州代理律师 Patrick Birney 将亲自到庭出席状况会议及听证会。\n\n6. 鉴于状况会议属于就《储备金动议》召开的首次状况会议——而非证据听证会；鉴于听证会涉及 PAX 并未提交答辩意见的各项动议；且鉴于 Aronsson 律师与 Birney 律师将亲自到庭，并准备好在必要时代表 PAX 发言，PAX 认为准许 Sarnoff 律师通过 ZOOM.Gov 平台远程出庭符合\n\n《破产规则》第 1001 条之规定，并有助于促进本案及提交本法院审理之事项获得公正、迅速且廉价的处理。\n结论\n\n鉴于状况会议不涉及证据问题，听证会不涉及 PAX 提交的法律文书，且 PAX 的其他代理律师将亲自到庭，PAX 谨请求准许 Sarnoff 律师于2022年8月30日下午1:00在本法院远程出庭。\n\n日期：2022年8月26日 康涅狄格州哈特福德\nPacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick M. Birney  Patrick M. Birney (CT No. 19875) Annecca H. Smith (CT No. 31148) ROBINSON & COLE LLP  280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 电话：(860) 275-8275 传真：(860) 275-8299 电子邮箱：pbirney@rc.com asmith@rc.com\n\n以及\n\nPeter Friedman（特许出庭律师） Stuart M. Sarnoff（特许出庭律师） Laura S. Aronsson（特许出庭律师） O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP  Seven Times Square New York, NY 10036 电话：(212) 326-2000 传真：(212) 326-2061 电子邮箱：pfriedman@omm.com ssarnoff@omm.com laronsson@omm.com\n送达证明\n\n本人特此证明，于2022年8月26日，上述文书之副本已通过电子方式提交，并将按《本地破产规则》第 9013-2(b) 条之要求进行送达；该提交通知已通过法院电子归档系统的运行以电子邮件形式发送给所有受通知当事方，或通过美国一级邮件发送给根据《电子归档通知》所示无法接受电子归档的任何主体。利害关系方可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本文书。\n\n/s/ Patrick M. Birney  Patrick M. Birney","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":728,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":729,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":774,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":782,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":772,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:31:57"}