{"id":"court_ctb_840_1","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":840,"sub_number":1,"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\n\nHO WAN KWOK,\n\nDebtor.\n\nCase No: 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n## **APPELLANT'S DESIGNATION OF ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD ON APPEAL AND STATEMENT OF ISSUES TO BE PRESENTED**\n\nPursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8009(a), the appellant and debtor Ho Wan Kwok, (the\n\n\"Debtor\"), by his undersigned attorneys, Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C., respectfully submits his\n\ndesignation of items to be included in the record on appeal and his statement of issues to be\n\npresented in connection with his appeal of the United States Bankruptcy Court's August 2, 2022,\n\n*Order Denying Motion for Relief from Judgment/Order,* (ECF No. 667).\n\n## **I. Designation of Items to be Included in the Record on Appeal**\n\n- 1. August 2, 2022, *Order Denying Motion for Relief from Judgment/Order,* (ECF No. 667).\n- 2. Transcript of July 8, 2022, Hearing before the Hon Julie A. Manning on the Application to Appoint Trustee filed by the Office of the United States Trustee.\n- 3. July 8, 2022, Order Granting Appointment of Chapter 11 Trustee ((ECF No. 521).\n- 4. July 15, 2022, Motion for Relief from Judgement/Order Under Rule 9024 filed by the Debtor (ECF No. 561).\n- 5. July 20, 2022, Objection to Motion for Relief from Judgement/Order Under Rule 9024 filed by the Chapter 11 Trustee (ECF No. 575).\n- 6. Transcript of July 21, 2022, Status Conference before the Hon Julie A. Manning (ECF No. 610).\n- 7. July 22, 2022, Scheduling Order issued by the Hon. Julie A. Manning setting an August 1, 2022 hearing on, among other things, the Debtor's Motion for Relief from Judgement/Order Under Rule 9024 (ECF No. 596).\n- 8. Response of the United States Trustee to Motion for Relief from Judgment/Order Under Rule 9024 (ECF No. 615).\n- 9. Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.''s Position Statement in Joint Response to (I) Debtor's Motion for Relief from Order Appointing Luc A. Despins as Chapter 11 Trustee, and (II) Application of Chapter 11 Trustee for Entry of Order, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 327, 328, and 330 and Bankruptcy Rules 2014 and 2016, Authorizing and Approving Retention and Employment of Paul Hastings LLP as Counsel to Chapter 11 Trustee (ECF No. 618).\n- 10. Creditor's Committee's Objection to Debtor's Motion for Relief from Order Appointing Luc A. Despins as Chapter 11 Trustee (ECF No. 621).\n- 11. Creditors Rui Ma, Zheng Wu and Weican Meng's Joinder to Objection of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors to the Debtor's Motion for Relief from Order Appointing Luc A. Despins as Chapter 11 Trustee (ECF No. 628).\n- 12. The Debtor's Witness and Exhibit List for August 1, 2022 hearing (ECF No. 644).\n- 13. Transcript of August 1, 2022, hearing before the Hon. Julie A. Manning (ECF No. 714).\n- 14. Notice of Appeal to District Court (ECF No. 711).\n- 15. Amended Notice of Appeal to District Court (ECF No. 715).\n\n### **II. Statement of Issues To Be Presented**\n\n1. Whether the Bankruptcy Court erred in finding that \"no grounds exist to terminate the appointment of Chapter 11 Trustee or remove the Chapter 11 Trustee appointed in the Debtor's case [pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 324]\" when there was no application or motion to remove the Trustee pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 324 filed and the issue of Trustee removal pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 324 was not before the Bankruptcy Court.\n\n2. Whether the Bankruptcy Court erred in finding that \"no grounds exist to terminate the appointment of Chapter 11 Trustee or remove the Chapter 11 Trustee appointed in the Debtor's case [pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 324]\" without i) affording the Debtor the opportunity to conduct discovery on the issue of whether the Trustee should be removed pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 324 in accordance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9014, and ii) conducting an evidentiary hearing.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut, this 23 rd day of August 2022.\n\n# **THE DEBTOR, HO WAN KWOK**\n\n*/s/ Eric Henzy* Eric Henzy (ct12849) Stephen M. Kindseth (ct14640) Aaron A. Romney (ct28144) James M. Moriarty (ct21876) John L. Cesaroni (ct29309) 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Telephone: (203) 368-4234 Facsimile: (203) 368-5487 Email: [ehenzy@zeislaw.com](mailto:ehenzy@zeislaw.com) [skindseth@zeislaw.com](mailto:skindseth@zeislaw.com) [aromney@zeislaw.com](mailto:aromney@zeislaw.com) [jmoriarty@zeislaw.com](mailto:jmoriarty@zeislaw.com) [jcesaroni@zeislaw.com](mailto:jcesaroni@zeislaw.com)\n\n#### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned certifies that on the 23 rd day of August 2022 a copy of the foregoing Appellant's Designation of Items to Be Included in the Record on Appeal and Statement of Issues to be Presented was filed electronically and emailed via the Court's CM/ECF electronic noticing system. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF System.\n\n> */s/ Eric A. Henzy* Eric A. Henzy","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\n关于：\n\n第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），\n\n债务人。\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n上诉人关于列入上诉卷宗之事项的指定及拟提出之争议焦点的声明\n\n根据 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8009(a)，上诉人兼债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（以下简称“债务人”），由其下述签名的代理律师事务所 Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. 代表，就其对美国破产法院 2022 年 8 月 2 日作出的《关于驳回救济裁决/裁定动议的裁定》（ECF No. 667）提起之上诉，谨呈交其关于列入上诉卷宗之事项的指定及拟提出之争议焦点的声明。\n\nI. 关于列入上诉卷宗之事项的指定\n\n- 1. 2022 年 8 月 2 日的《关于驳回救济裁决/裁定动议的裁定》（ECF No. 667）。\n- 2. 2022 年 7 月 8 日在 Julie A. Manning（朱莉·A·曼宁）法官主持下，就 Office of the United States Trustee（美国受托人办公室）提交的指定受托人申请举行的听证会记录。\n- 3. 2022 年 7 月 8 日作出的《准予指定第 11 章受托人的裁定》（ECF No. 521）。\n- 4. 2022 年 7 月 15 日由债务人提交的《根据第 9024 条规则请求救济判决/裁定的动议》（ECF No. 561）。\n- 5. 2022 年 7 月 20 日由第 11 章受托人提交的《对根据第 9024 条规则请求救济判决/裁定的动议的异议》（ECF No. 575）。\n- 6. 2022 年 7 月 21 日在 Julie A. Manning 法官主持下举行的案件进展会议记录（ECF No. 610）。\n- 7. 2022 年 7 月 22 日由 Julie A. Manning 法官发布的日程安排裁定，指定于 2022 年 8 月 1 日就（除其他事项外）债务人《根据第 9024 条规则请求救济判决/裁定的动议》举行听证会（ECF No. 596）。\n- 8. 美国受托人对《根据第 9024 条规则请求救济判决/裁定的动议》的答复（ECF No. 615）。\n- 9. Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限公司）在对以下事项的联合答复中的立场声明：(I) 债务人关于请求救济指定 Luc A. Despins（吕克·A·德平斯）为第 11 章受托人的裁定的动议，以及 (II) 第 11 章受托人依据《破产法典》第 327、328 和 330 条以及《破产规则》第 2014 和 2016 条规则提出的签发裁定以授权并批准聘请和留用 Paul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所）作为第 11 章受托人代理律师的申请（ECF No. 618）。\n- 10. 债权人委员会对债务人关于请求救济指定 Luc A. Despins 为第 11 章受托人之裁定的动议所提出的异议（ECF No. 621）。\n- 11. 债权人 Rui Ma（马锐）、Zheng Wu（吴征）和 Weican Meng（孟维参）共同参与官方无担保债权人委员会对债务人关于请求救济指定 Luc A. Despins 为第 11 章受托人之裁定的动议所提异议的申请（ECF No. 628）。\n- 12. 债务人为 2022 年 8 月 1 日听证会提交的证人与物证清单（ECF No. 644）。\n- 13. 2022 年 8 月 1 日在 Julie A. Manning 法官主持下举行的听证会记录（ECF No. 714）。\n- 14. 向上诉地区法院提起的上诉通知书（ECF No. 711）。\n- 15. 向上诉地区法院提起的修改后上诉通知书（ECF No. 715）。\n\nII. 拟提出之争议焦点的声明\n\n1. 在未有当事人依据 11 U.S.C. § 324 提交罢免受托人的申请或动议，且依据 11 U.S.C. § 324 罢免受托人的问题并未提交破产法院审理的情况下，破产法院认定“不存在终止指定第 11 章受托人或罢免在债务人案中被指定的第 11 章受托人[依据 11 U.S.C. § 324]的理由”是否属于错误。\n\n2. 破产法院在未 i) 依据 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9014 给予债务人就受托人是否应依据 11 U.S.C. § 324 被罢免一事进行证据开示的机会，且 ii) 进行证据听证会的情况下，认定“不存在终止指定第 11 章受托人或罢免在债务人案中被指定的第 11 章受托人[依据 11 U.S.C. § 324]的理由”是否属于错误。\n\n签署于康涅狄格州布里奇波特，2022 年 8 月 23 日。\n\n债务人：HO WAN KWOK\n\n/s/ Eric Henzy\nEric Henzy (ct12849)\nStephen M. Kindseth (ct14640)\nAaron A. Romney (ct28144)\nJames M. Moriarty (ct21876)\nJohn L. Cesaroni (ct29309)\n10 Middle Street, 15th Floor\nBridgeport, Connecticut 06604\n电话：(203) 368-4234\n传真：(203) 368-5487\n电子邮件：ehenzy@zeislaw.com\nskindseth@zeislaw.com\naromney@zeislaw.com\njmoriarty@zeislaw.com\njcesaroni@zeislaw.com\n\n送达证书\n\n下述签名人证明，于 2022 年 8 月 23 日，前述《上诉人关于列入上诉卷宗之事项的指定及拟提出之争议焦点的声明》的一份副本已通过法院的 CM/ECF 电子通知系统进行了电子提交和电子邮件送达。各方当事人可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本备案文件。\n\n/s/ Eric A. Henzy\nEric A. 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