{"id":"court_ctb_840_2","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":840,"sub_number":2,"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>: | Chapter 11              |  |  |\n| HO WAN KWOK,                                                     | :<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |  |  |\n| Debtor.1                                                         | :<br>: |                         |  |  |\n| -----------------------------------------------------------      | :<br>x |                         |  |  |\n\n#### **CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S COUNTER-DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN RECORD ON APPEAL**\n\nPursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 8009, Luc Despins, as the appointed Chapter 11 Trustee to the Debtor's estate (the \"Trustee\"), by and through his undersigned counsel, Paul Hastings LLP, hereby submits his designation of additional items to be included in the record on appeal (the \"Designation\") with respect to the appeal (\"Appeal\") filed by debtor Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\" or \"Appellant\") to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut of this Court's *Order Denying Motion for Relief from Judgment/Order,* entered on August 2, 2022, ECF No. 667 (the \"Rule 60 Order\").<sup>2</sup>\n\n# **COUNTER-DESIGNATION OF RECORD ON APPEAL**<sup>3</sup>\n\n#### **I. Filings in Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn.)**\n\nThe Trustee designates the following additional items filed to the docket of Case No. 22-\n\n50073 (JAM) (Bankr. D. Conn.) to be included in the record on appeal:\n\n<sup>1</sup> Although the Debtor's legal name is Ho Wan Kwok, he is also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases. The last four digits of the Debtor's taxpayer identification number are 9595.\n\n<sup>2</sup> The Trustee reserves all rights to move to strike Appellant's designation of items on appeal that have been improperly included in the record. *See* Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8009(e).\n\n<sup>3</sup> The items designated herein include all exhibits and attachments to such items.\n\n| Date Filed | ECF No. | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |\n|------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| 03/19/2022 | 102     | United States Trustee's Motion for an Order Directing the<br>Appointment of an Examiner or, in the Alternative, Motion<br>for Order Directing the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee                                                                                                                                 |\n| 03/20/2022 | 107     | Declaration of Mr. Ho Wan Kwok in Support of the Chapter<br>11 Case and Certain Motions                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |\n| 04/06/2022 | 183     | Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.'s Motion to<br>Dismiss Chapter 11 Case or, in the Alternative, Partial<br>Joinder to United States Trustee's Motion for an Order<br>Directing the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee                                                                                     |\n| 05/11/2022 | 344     | Debtor's Consent to Dismissal of Case and Response to<br>Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.'s Motion to<br>Dismiss Chapter 11 Case or, in the Alternative, Partial<br>Joinder to United States Trustee's Motion for an Order<br>Directing the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee                            |\n| 05/11/2022 | 346     | Opposition<br>of<br>the<br>Official<br>Committee<br>of<br>Unsecured<br>Creditors to Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.'s<br>Motion to Dismiss Chapter 11 Case or, in the Alternative,<br>Partial Joinder to United States Trustee's Motion for an<br>Order Directing the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee |\n| 05/11/2022 | 347     | Objection of Creditors Rui Ma, Zheng Wu and Weican Meng<br>to the Motion of Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.<br>for Dismissal of this Case or, in the Alternative, for<br>Appointment of a Trustee                                                                                                         |\n| 05/11/2022 | 348     | Creditor Logan Cheng's Opposition to Pacific Alliance Asia<br>Opportunity Fund L.P.'s Motion to Dismiss Chapter 11 Case                                                                                                                                                                                               |\n| 05/18/2022 | 392     | Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.'s Omnibus<br>Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Chapter 11 Case or,<br>in the Alternative, Partial Joinder to United States Trustee's<br>Motion for Order Directing the Appointment of a Chapter 11<br>Trustee                                                         |\n| 05/20/2022 | 404     | Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.'s Exhibit List<br>RE Motion to Dismiss Chapter 11 Case or, in the Alternative,<br>Partial Joinder to United States Trustee's Motion for Order<br>Directing the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee                                                                        |\n| 05/20/2022 | 405     | Creditors Rue Ma, Zheng Wu and Weican Meng's Joinder to<br>the Witness and Exhibit List Submitted by the Official<br>Committee of Unsecured Creditors                                                                                                                                                                 |\n\n| Date Filed | ECF No. | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |\n|------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| 05/20/2022 | 406     | List of Witnesses and Exhibits of the Official Committee of<br>Unsecured Creditors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |\n| 05/20/2022 | 408     | Supplemental<br>Memorandum<br>of<br>Law<br>of<br>the<br>Official<br>Committee<br>of<br>Unsecured<br>Creditors<br>Addressing<br>the<br>Alternatives of Dismissal, Conversion or the Appointment of<br>a Chapter 11 Trustee                                                                                                                         |\n| 05/20/2022 | 412     | Creditor Logan Cheng's Position Paper as to Dismissal,<br>Conversion, or Appointment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| 05/20/2022 | 414     | United States Trustee's Witness and Exhibit List                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |\n| 05/20/2022 | 416     | United<br>States<br>Trustee's<br>Position<br>Statement<br>Regarding<br>Required Relief Under 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |\n| 05/20/2022 | 418     | Supplemental Statement of Creditors Rue Ma, Zheng Wu<br>and Weican Meng in Support of Conversion of Case                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |\n| 05/20/2022 | 421     | Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.'s Supplemental<br>Statement in Support<br>of Motion to Dismiss Chapter 11 Case                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n| 05/23/2022 | 430     | Notice of Status of Civil Action Removed From Supreme<br>Court of the State of New York, New York County Pursuant<br>to 28 U.S.C. § 1452(A) and Rule 9027 of the Federal Rules<br>of Bankruptcy Procedure and Request for Status Conference                                                                                                       |\n| 05/24/2022 | 432     | Amended Notice of Status of Civil Action Removed From<br>Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County<br>Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1452(A) and Rule 9027 of the<br>Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Request for<br>Status Conference                                                                                            |\n| 05/25/2022 | 440     | Exhibit List for Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |\n| 05/25/2022 | 441     | Exhibit List for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n| 05/27/2022 | 442     | Transcript of Motion for Order Directing Appointment of an<br>Examiner, or in the Alternative Motion for Order Directing<br>the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee; Motion to Dismiss<br>Chapter 11 Case or in the Alternative, Partial Joinder to U.S.<br>Trustee's Motion<br>for an Order Directing the Appointment of<br>a Chapter 11 Trustee |\n| 06/16/2022 | 466     | Errata Sheet Regarding Official Transcript                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n\n| Date Filed | ECF No. | Description                                                                                                                                             |\n|------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| 06/15/2022 | 465     | Memorandum of Decision and Order Denying Motion to<br>Dismiss without Prejudice and Granting Joinder to Motion<br>for Appointment of Chapter 11 Trustee |\n| 07/06/2022 | 511     | Response of Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. to<br>Court's Errata Sheet Regarding Official Transcript                                        |\n| 07/06/2022 | 512     | Response of Creditors Rui Ma, Zheng Wu and Weican Meng<br>to the Court's Errata Sheet Regarding Official Transcript                                     |\n| 07/07/2022 | 515     | Application for Order Approving Appointment of a Chapter<br>11 Trustee                                                                                  |\n| 07/08/2022 | 523     | Order Granting Appointment of Chapter 11 Trustee                                                                                                        |\n| 07/22/2022 | 586     | Request for<br>Transcript of<br>July 21, 2022 Status Conference<br>filed by Trustee Luc A. Despins                                                      |\n| 08/02/2022 | 667     | Order Denying Motion for Relief from Judgment/Order                                                                                                     |\n| 09/06/2022 | 826     | Request for<br>Transcript of<br>May 25, 2022 Evidentiary Hearing                                                                                        |\n\n#### **CERTIFICATION REGARDING TRANSCRIPTS**\n\nThe Trustee respectfully certifies, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 8009(b)(3), that he has ordered the necessary transcripts and that the transcript order forms for same have been properly transmitted and are filed on the docket.\n\n# **RESERVATION OF RIGHTS**\n\nThe Trustee expressly reserves, and does not waive, his right to supplement this Designation. This filing is made expressly subject to, and without waiver of, any and all rights, remedies, challenges, and objections.\n\n[*Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank*]\n\nDated: September 6, 2022 LUC A. DESPINS, New Haven, Connecticut CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE\n\nBy: */s/ Patrick R. Linsey*\n\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n*and*\n\nNicholas A. Bassett (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n*and*\n\nAvram E. Luft (admitted *pro hac vice*) Douglass Barron (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com douglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*","body_zh":"美国破产法院 康涅狄格区 布里奇波特分部\n\nx\n\n关于：　：\n：　第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），　：\n：　案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1　：\n\nx\n第 11 章受托人关于列入上诉记录的补充事项的反指定\n\n根据《联邦破产诉讼规则》第 8009 条，Luc Despins（卢克·德斯宾斯）作为债务人财产被指定的第 11 章受托人（下称“受托人”），由其下述签字律师 Paul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所）代表，特此就债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（下称“债务人”或“上诉人”）向 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区联邦地区法院）就本法院于 2022 年 8 月 2 日作出的《驳回免于判决/裁定救济动议的裁定》（ECF No. 667，下称“第 60 条裁定”）提起之上诉（下称“上诉”），提交其关于列入上诉记录的补充事项的指定（下称“指定”）。2\n上诉记录之反指定3\nI. 案号 22-50073 (JAM)（康涅狄格区破产法院）中的案卷归档文件\n\n受托人指定将归入案号 22-50073 (JAM)（康涅狄格区破产法院）诉讼记录册的下列补充事项列入上诉记录：\n\n1 尽管债务人的法定构成为 Ho Wan Kwok，但其亦被称为 Guo Wengui（郭文贵）、Miles Guo 以及 Miles Kwok，并使用众多其他化名。债务人纳税人识别号的后四位数字为 9595。\n\n2 受托人保留对上诉人提出的不当列入记录的上诉事项提出剔除动议的全部权利。参见 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8009(e)。\n\n3 本文所指定的事项包括该等事项的所有证物及附件。\n\n归档日期　ECF No.　说明\n\n03/19/2022　102　美国受托人关于责令指定调查员的动议，或备选方案，关于责令指定第 11 章受托人的动议\n03/20/2022　107　Ho Wan Kwok 先生支持第 11 章案件及某些动议的声明\n04/06/2022　183　Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（太盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙）关于驳回第 11 章案件的动议，或备选方案，对美国受托人关于责令指定第 11 章受托人之动议的部分参加\n05/11/2022　344　债务人关于同意驳回案件以及对太盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙关于驳回第 11 章案件之动议或备选方案对其部分参加美国受托人关于责令指定第 11 章受托人之动议的回应\n05/11/2022　346　无担保债权人官方委员会对太盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙关于驳回第 11 章案件之动议或备选方案对其部分参加美国受托人关于责令指定第 11 章受托人之动议的异议\n05/11/2022　347　债权人 Rui Ma（马锐）、Zheng Wu（吴征）及 Weican Meng（孟维参）对太盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙关于驳回本案或备选方案指定受托人之动议的反对\n05/11/2022　348　债权人 Logan Cheng 对太盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙关于驳回第 11 章案件之动议的异议\n05/18/2022　392　太盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙支持驳回第 11 章案件动议或备选方案部分参加美国受托人关于责令指定第 11 章受托人之动议的总答复\n05/20/2022　404　太盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙关于驳回第 11 章案件动议或备选方案部分参加美国受托人关于责令指定第 11 章受托人之动议的证物清单\n05/20/2022　405　债权人 Rue Ma、Zheng Wu 及 Weican Meng 对无担保债权人官方委员会提交的证人及证物清单的参加\n\n归档日期　ECF No.　说明\n\n05/20/2022　406　无担保债权人官方委员会的证人及证物清单\n05/20/2022　408　无担保债权人官方委员会关于驳回、转程序或指定第 11 章受托人之备选方案的补充法律备忘录\n05/20/2022　412　债权人 Logan Cheng 关于驳回、转程序或指定的立场文件\n05/20/2022　414　美国受托人的证人及证物清单\n05/20/2022　416　美国受托人关于 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b) 项下所需救济的立场声明\n05/20/2022　418　债权人 Rue Ma、Zheng Wu 及 Weican Meng 支持案件转程序的补充声明\n05/20/2022　421　太盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙支持驳回第 11 章案件动议的补充声明\n05/23/2022　430　根据 28 U.S.C. § 1452(A) 及《联邦破产诉讼规则》第 9027 条自 Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County（纽约州最高法院纽约县分院）移送之民事诉讼的状态通知及关于举行状态会议的请求\n05/24/2022　432　根据 28 U.S.C. § 1452(A) 及《联邦破产诉讼规则》第 9027 条自纽约州最高法院纽约县分院移送之民事诉讼的修正状态通知及关于举行状态会议的请求\n05/25/2022　440　太盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙的证物清单\n05/25/2022　441　无担保债权人官方委员会的证物清单\n05/27/2022　442　关于责令指定调查员动议或备选方案关于责令指定第 11 章受托人动议；驳回第 11 章案件动议或备选方案部分参加美国受托人关于责令指定第 11 章受托人之动议的庭审笔录\n06/16/2022　466　关于官方笔录的勘误表\n\n归档日期　ECF No.　说明\n\n06/15/2022　465　关于无偏见驳回动议并准许参加指定第 11 章受托人动议的裁决备忘录及裁定\n07/06/2022　511　太盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙对法院关于官方笔录之勘误表的回应\n07/06/2022　512　债权人 Rui Ma、Zheng Wu 及 Weican Meng 对法院关于官方笔录之勘误表的回应\n07/07/2022　515　关于批准指定第 11 章受托人之裁定的申请\n07/08/2022　523　准予指定第 11 章受托人的裁定\n07/22/2022　586　受托人 Luc A. Despins 提交的关于 2022 年 7 月 21 日状态会议笔录的请求\n08/02/2022　667　驳回免于判决/裁定救济动议的裁定\n09/06/2022　826　关于 2022 年 5 月 25 日证据听证会笔录的请求\n关于庭审笔录的证明\n\n受托人谨根据《破产规则》第 8009(b)(3) 条证明，其已订购必要之庭审笔录，且相关笔录订购表格已妥为送达并已归档于诉讼记录册。\n权利保留\n\n受托人明确保留且不放弃其补充本指定的权利。本次归档明确受制于任何及所有权利、救济、异议及反对，且不构成对前述各项的放弃。\n\n[本页其余部分有意留白]\n\n日期：2022 年 9 月 6 日 LUC A. DESPINS，康涅狄格州纽黑文 第 11 章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick R. Linsey\n\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（经特许出庭） PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n及\n\nAvram E. Luft（经特许出庭） Douglass Barron（经特许出庭） PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com douglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n第 11 章受托人律师","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Je","Paul Hastings","Guo","Miles Guo","Luc Despins"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":667,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":1282,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 13:12:35"}