{"id":"court_ctb_937_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":937,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"MOTION","filed_date":null,"title":"| UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT | |--------------------------------|","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"| UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT |\n|--------------------------------|\n| DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT        |\n| BRIDGEPORT DIVISION            |\n\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x      |                         |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------|\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| In re:                                                      | :      | Chapter 11              |\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| HO WAN KWOK,                                                | :      | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| Debtor.1                                                    | :      |                         |\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x<br>: |                         |\n| In re:                                                      | :      | Chapter 11              |\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| GENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION,                               | :      | Case No. 22-50542 (JAM) |\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| Debtor.                                                     | :      |                         |\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x      |                         |\n\n# **MOTION OF (A) CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR CHAPTER 11 CASE OF HO WAN KWOK AND (B) GENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION FOR ENTRY OF ORDER (I) DIRECTING JOINT ADMINISTRATION OF RELATED CHAPTER 11 CASES AND (II) GRANTING RELATED RELIEF**\n\nLuc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Individual Debtor\"), and Genever Holdings Corporation (the \"Genever (BVI) Debtor\" and, together with the Trustee, the \"Movants\") jointly file this motion (the \"Motion\") requesting entry of an order, substantially in the form attached hereto as **Exhibit A** (the \"Proposed Order\"): (i) directing procedural consolidation and joint administration of the chapter 11 case of the Genever (BVI) Debtor and the chapter 11 case of the Individual Debtor (together, the \"Chapter 11 Cases\"); and (ii) granting related relief. Pursuant to Rule\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\n1015-1 of the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (the \"Local Rules\") the Movants incorporate herein by reference the *Affidavit of Luc A. Despins in Support of Motion for Entry of Order (I) Directing Joint Administration of Related Chapter 11 Cases and (II) Granting Related Relief* (the \"Despins Affidavit\"), attached hereto as **Exhibit B**, setting forth facts warranting the joint administration of the Chapter 11 Cases. In support of this Motion, the Movants respectfully state as follows.\n\n#### **JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND STATUTORY BASES**\n\n1. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (the \"Court\") has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 and the *Standing Order of Reference* from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (as amended). This matter is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2).\n\n2. Venue is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408(2) and 1409.\n\n3. The bases for the relief requested herein are Bankruptcy Rule 1015 and Local Rule 1015-1.\n\n### **BACKGROUND**\n\n### **A. Individual Debtor's Chapter 11 Case**\n\n4. On February 15, 2022, the Individual Debtor filed with the Court a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the \"Bankruptcy Code\").\n\n5. On March 21, 2022, the United States Trustee appointed an Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (\"Committee\") in the Individual Debtor Chapter 11 Case. No examiner has been appointed in the Individual Debtor Chapter 11 Case.\n\n6. On June 15, 2022, the Court entered a memorandum of decision and order [Docket No. 465 in Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)] (the \"Trustee Order\") directing the United States\n\nTrustee to appoint a chapter 11 trustee in the Individual Debtor's chapter 11 case. Pursuant to the Trustee Order, the United States Trustee selected Luc A. Despins as the Trustee. On July 8, 2022, the Court entered an order granting the appointment of the Trustee as the chapter 11 trustee in the Individual Debtor's chapter 11 case [Docket No. 523 in Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)].\n\n7. On August 10, 2022, the Court entered an order [Docket No. 717 in Case No. 22- 50073 (JAM)] (the \"Corporate Governance Rights Order\") which, among other things, (a) confirms the Trustee holds all of the Individual Debtor's economic and governance rights with respect to all corporate entities owned and/or controlled by the Individual Debtor, including the Genever (BVI) Debtor and (b) directs the Individual Debtor to \"cooperate with the Trustee to enable the Trustee to perform his duties\" and \"surrender to the Trustee all property of the estate and any recorded information, including, without limitation, books, documents, records, and papers relating to property of the estate (including, without limitation, his shares in Genever (BVI) and all related corporate governance documents).\" Corporate Governance Rights Order ¶¶ 2, 3.\n\n8. In accordance with the Corporate Governance Rights Order, the Individual Debtor's shares in the Genever (BVI) Debtor were transferred to the Trustee and such transfer was registered with the registered agent for the Genever (BVI) Debtor in the British Virgin Islands (\"BVI\").\n\n9. On September 14, 2022, the Trustee removed Ho Wan Kwok as the sole director of the Genever (BVI) Debtor, replacing him with Claire Abrehart of Harneys Corporate Services Limited (a BVI company that provides, among other things, director services to clients incorporated in the BVI).\n\n#### **B. Genever (US)'s Chapter 11 Case**\n\n10. On October 12, 2020, Genever Holdings LLC (the \"Genever (US) Debtor\") filed its chapter 11 petition in the United State Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the \"New York Bankruptcy Court\").\n\n11. The Genever (US) Debtor is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Genever (BVI) Debtor.\n\n12. On the Genever (US) Debtor's Schedules of Assets and Liabilities, the Genever (US) Debtor's only scheduled assets are the Residence at the Sherry Netherland Hotel (the \"Sherry Netherland Apartment\") in New York, New York, and a related security deposit for a total scheduled value of approximately \\$73 million.\n\n13. On September 30, 2022, the Trustee and the Genever (US) Debtor filed a motion in the New York Bankruptcy Court requesting that the Genever (US) Debtor's chapter 11 case be transferred to this Court, so that the Genever (US) Debtor's chapter 11 case can be jointly administered with the Individual Debtor's chapter 11 case. The hearing on the Venue Transfer Motion is currently scheduled for October 25, 2022.\n\n#### **RELIEF REQUESTED**\n\n14. The Movants request that the Court maintain one file and one docket for the Chapter 11 Cases under the case of the Individual Debtor, and that the Chapter 11 Cases be administered under the following caption:\n\n# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | x                            |\n|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|\n|                                                                 | :                            |\n| In re:                                                          | :<br>Chapter 11              |\n|                                                                 | :                            |\n| 1<br>HO WAN KWOK,<br>et al.,                                    | :<br>Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n|                                                                 | :                            |\n| Debtors.                                                        | :<br>(Jointly Administered)  |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | x                            |\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) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee and the Genever Debtor 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\n15. The Movants further request that the Court order that the foregoing caption\n\nsatisfies the requirements set forth in section 342(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.\n\n16. Additionally, the Movants request that an entry be made on the Genever (BVI)\n\nDebtor's chapter 11 case docket substantially similar to the following:\n\nAn order has been entered in accordance with Rule 1015(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Rule 1015-1 of the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut directing joint administration of the chapter 11 cases of 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) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The docket in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) should be consulted for all matters affecting this case.\n\n#### **Basis for Relief**\n\n17. Bankruptcy Rule 1015(b) provides that \"[i]f . . . two or more petitions are pending\n\nin the same court by or against . . . a debtor and an affiliate, the court may order a joint\n\nadministration of the estates.\"<sup>2</sup> The debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases are \"affiliates\" as that term\n\n<sup>2</sup> FED. R. BANKR. P. 1015(b).\n\nis defined in section 101(2) of the Bankruptcy Code. Accordingly, the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules authorize the Court to grant the relief requested herein.\n\n18. Joint administration is generally non-controversial, and courts in this district routinely order joint administration in cases with affiliated debtors. *See, e.g.*, *In re Latex Foam Int'l, LLC*, Case No. 19-51064.\n\n19. Given that the Trustee is administering the Individual Debtor's estate and is the registered owner of the shares in the Genever (BVI) Debtor, joint administration of the Chapter 11 Cases will provide significant administrative convenience without harming the substantive rights of any party in interest. Many of the motions, hearings, and orders in the Chapter 11 Cases will affect both the Individual Debtor and the Genever (BVI) Debtor, including as it relates to the Sherry Netherland Apartment. The entry of the Order directing joint administration of the Chapter 11 Cases will reduce fees and costs by avoiding duplicative filings and objections. *See, e.g.*, *In re I.R.C.C., Inc.*, 105 B.R. 237, 238 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1989) (joint administration promotes administrative convenience without affecting substantive rights); *In re Stuery*, 94 B.R. 553, 554 (Bankr. N.D. Ind. 1988) (same); *In re Parkway Calabasas Ltd.*, 89 B.R. 832, 836 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1988) (same) *aff'd* 949 F.2d 1058 (9th Cir. 1991). Joint administration also will allow the Office of the United States Trustee and all parties in interest to monitor the Chapter 11 Cases with greater ease and efficiency.\n\n20. Moreover, joint administration will not adversely affect the Individual Debtor's or the Genever BVI Debtor's (together, collectively, the \"Debtors\") respective constituencies because this Motion seeks only administrative, **not** substantive, consolidation of the two Debtors' estates. Parties in interest will not be harmed by the relief requested; instead, parties in interest will benefit from the cost reductions associated with the joint administration of the Chapter 11 Cases. Accordingly, the Movants submit that the joint administration of the\n\nChapter 11 Cases is in the best interests of the two Debtors' estates, their creditors, and all other parties in interest.\n\n### **No Previous Request**\n\n21. No previous request for the relief sought herein has been made to this or any Court.\n\n### **Notice**\n\n22. The Movants will provide notice of this Motion to: (a) the Office of the United States Trustee for the District of Connecticut; (b) the holders of the 20 largest unsecured claims against the Genever (BVI) Debtor; (c) the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Individual Debtor's chapter 11 case; (d) the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut; and (e) any other parties entitled to notice pursuant to Local Rules 2002-1(b) and 9013-1. The Movants submit that, in light of the nature of the relief requested, no other or further notice need be given.\n\n[*Remainder of page intentionally left blank.*]\n\nWHEREFORE, the Movants respectfully requests entry of the Proposed Order\n\n(a) granting the relief requested herein, and (b) granting such other relief as is just and proper.\n\nDated: October 11, 2022 New Haven, Connecticut\n\n### GENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION\n\nBy: */s/ Patrick R. Linsey*\n\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n*Proposed Counsel for Genever Holdings Corporation*\n\n### LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE\n\nBy: */s/ Patrick R. Linsey*\n\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n*and*\n\nNicholas A. Bassett *(pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n*and*\n\nDouglass Barron (*pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 douglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n## **EXHIBIT A**\n\n# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x |                         |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|---|-------------------------|\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| In re:                                                      | : | Chapter 11              |\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| HO WAN KWOK,                                                | : | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| Debtor.1                                                    | : |                         |\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x |                         |\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| In re:                                                      | : | Chapter 11              |\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| GENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION,                               | : | Case No. 22-50542 (JAM) |\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| Debtor.                                                     | : |                         |\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x |                         |\n\n## **ORDER DIRECTING JOINT ADMINISTRATION OF RELATED CHAPTER 11 CASES**\n\nUpon the motion (the \"Motion\")<sup>2</sup> of Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Individual Debtor\"), and Genever Holdings Corporation (the \"Genever (BVI) Debtor\" and, together with the Trustee, the \"Movants\") for entry of an order (this \"Order\"): (a) directing procedural consolidation and joint administration of the chapter 11 case of the Genever (BVI) Debtor and the chapter 11 case of the Individual Debtor (together, the \"Chapter 11 Cases\") and (b) granting related relief, all as more fully set forth in the Motion; and upon the First Day Declaration; and\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> Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Motion.\n\nthis Court having jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 and the *Standing Order of Reference* from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (as amended); and this Court having found that this is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2); and this Court having found that venue of this proceeding and the Motion in this district is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408(2) and 1409; and this Court having found that the relief requested in the Motion is in the best interests of the estates of the Individual Debtor and the Genever (BVI) Debtor, their creditors, and other parties in interest; and this Court having found that the Movants' notice of the Motion and opportunity for a hearing on the Motion were appropriate under the circumstances and no other notice need be provided; and this Court having reviewed the Motion and having heard the statements in support of the relief requested therein at a hearing before this Court (the \"Hearing\"); and this Court having determined that the legal and factual bases set forth in the Motion and at the Hearing establish just cause for the relief granted herein; and upon all of the proceedings had before this Court; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor, it is HEREBY ORDERED THAT:\n\n1. The Motion is granted as set forth herein.\n\n2. The Chapter 11 Cases are consolidated for procedural purposes only and shall be jointly administered by this Court under Case No. 22-50073 (JAM).\n\n3. The caption of the jointly administered cases shall read as follows:\n\n# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | x                            |\n|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|\n|                                                                 | :                            |\n| In re:                                                          | :<br>Chapter 11              |\n|                                                                 | :                            |\n| 1<br>HO WAN KWOK,<br>et al.,                                    | :<br>Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n|                                                                 | :                            |\n| Debtors.                                                        | :<br>(Jointly Administered)  |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | x                            |\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) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee and the Genever Debtor 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\n4. The foregoing caption satisfies the requirements set forth in section 342(c)(1) of\n\nthe Bankruptcy Code.\n\n5. An entry shall be made on the Genever (BVI) Debtor's chapter 11 case docket\n\nthat is substantially similar to the following:\n\nAn order has been entered in accordance with Rule 1015(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Rule 1015-1 of the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut directing joint administration of the chapter 11 cases of 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) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The docket in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok, Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) should be consulted for all matters affecting this case.\n\n6. The Trustee and the Genever (BVI) Debtor shall maintain, and the Clerk of the\n\nUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut shall keep one consolidated\n\ndocket, one file, and one consolidated service list.\n\n7. Nothing contained in the Motion or this Order shall be deemed or construed as\n\ndirecting or otherwise effecting a substantive consolidation of the Chapter 11 Cases.\n\n8. The Trustee and the Genever (BVI) Debtor are authorized to take all actions necessary to effectuate the relief granted in this Order in accordance with the Motion.\n\n9. This Court retains exclusive jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related to the implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of this Order.\n\n### **EXHIBIT B**\n\n**Despins Declaration**\n\n| UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT |\n|--------------------------------|\n| DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT        |\n| BRIDGEPORT DIVISION            |\n\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x      |                         |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------|\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| In re:                                                      | :      | Chapter 11              |\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| HO WAN KWOK,                                                | :      | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtor.1                                                    | :      |                         |\n|                                                             | :<br>: |                         |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x      |                         |\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| In re:                                                      | :      | Chapter 11              |\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| GENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION,                               | :      | Case No. 22-50542 (JAM) |\n|                                                             | :      |                         |\n| Debtor.                                                     | :<br>: |                         |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x      |                         |\n|                                                             |        |                         |\n\n## **AFFIDAVIT OF LUC A. DESPINS IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR ENTRY OF ORDER (I) DIRECTING JOINT ADMINISTRATION OF RELATED CHAPTER 11 CASES AND (II) GRANTING RELATED RELIEF**\n\nI, Luc A. Despins, being duly sworn, hereby depose and say:\n\n1. I am the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Individual Debtor\") and the registered owner of the shares in Genever Holdings Corporation (the \"Genever (BVI) Debtor\"). By virtue of these positions and my participation in the relevant events, I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein. I provide this affidavit (the \"Affidavit\") in support of the *Motion of (A) Chapter 11 Trustee for Chapter 11 Case of Ho Wan Kwok and (B) Genever Holdings Corporation for Entry of Order (I) Directing*\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*Joint Administration of Related Chapter 11 Cases and (II) Granting Related Relief* (the \"Motion\").<sup>1</sup>\n\n2. Given that the Trustee is administering the Individual Debtor's estate and is the registered owner of the shares in the Genever (BVI) Debtor, joint administration of the Chapter 11 Cases will provide significant administrative convenience without harming the substantive rights of any party in interest. Many of the motions, hearings, and orders in the Chapter 11 Cases will affect both the Individual Debtor and the Genever (BVI) Debtor, including as it relates to the Sherry Netherland Apartment. The entry of the Order directing joint administration of the Chapter 11 Cases will reduce fees and costs by avoiding duplicative filings and objections. Joint administration also will allow the Office of the United States Trustee and all parties in interest to monitor the Chapter 11 Cases with greater ease and efficiency.\n\n3. The Motion does not request and the Movants do not seek substantive consolidation of the Chapter 11 Cases.\n\nI declare upon penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.\n\nDated: October 11, 2022\n\n*/s/ Luc A. Despins*\n\nLuc A. Despins Chapter 11 Trustee for the Chapter 11 Estate of Ho Wan Kwok\n\n<sup>1</sup> Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Motion.","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT（美国破产法院）\nDISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（康涅狄格区）\nBRIDGEPORT DIVISION（布里奇波特分院）\n\n-----------------------------------------------------------　x\n事项：　:　第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），　:　案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1　:\n-----------------------------------------------------------　x\n事项：　:　第 11 章\nGENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION，　:　案号：22-50542 (JAM)\n债务人。　:\n-----------------------------------------------------------　x\n\n(A) HO WAN KWOK 第 11 章案件的第 11 章受托人及 (B) GENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION 申请作出 (I) 指示合并审理相关第 11 章案件及 (II) 准予相关救济的裁定的动议\n\nLuc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯）以其作为在 Ho Wan Kwok（“个人债务人”）第 11 章案件中获任命的第 11 章受托人（“受托人”）之身份，与 Genever Holdings Corporation（“Genever (BVI) 债务人”，与受托人统称“动议人”）共同提出本动议（“本动议”），申请作出实质上采用随附附件 A 形式的裁定（“拟议裁定”）：(i) 指示对 Genever (BVI) 债务人的第 11 章案件与个人债务人的第 11 章案件（统称“上述第 11 章案件”）进行程序性合并与合并审理；以及 (ii) 准予相关救济。根据 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（康涅狄格区美国破产法院）《破产程序本地规则》（“《本地规则》”）第 1015-1 条，动议人在此以引证方式并入作为随附附件 B 的《Luc A. Despins 支持申请作出 (I) 指示合并审理相关第 11 章案件及 (II) 准予相关救济的裁定的动议之宣誓书》（“《德斯平斯宣誓书》”），该宣誓书陈述了证明合并审理上述第 11 章案件具有正当理由的事实。为支持本动议，动议人谨陈述如下。\n\n1 尽管债务人的法定姓名为 Ho Wan Kwok，但其亦以 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及诸多其他化名而为人所知。该债务人纳税人识别号的后四位为 9595。\n\n管辖权、审理地及法定依据\n\n1. 根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 及 1334 以及 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（康涅狄格区美国联邦地区法院）的《移送常设命令》（经修订），United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（“本法院”）对本事项享有管辖权。本事项属于 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2) 含义内的核心程序。\n\n2. 根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408(2) 及 1409，审理地适当。\n\n3. 本文请求救济的依据为《破产规则》第 1015 条及《本地规则》第 1015-1 条。\n\n背景\n\nA. 个人债务人的第 11 章案件\n\n4. 2022年2月15日，个人债务人向本法院提交了依据《美国法典》第 11 编（“《破产法典》”）第 11 章寻求救济的自愿申请书。\n\n5. 2022年3月21日，United States Trustee（美国破产受托人）在个人债务人第 11 章案件中任命了无担保债权人官方委员会（“委员会”）。在个人债务人第 11 章案件中未任命审查人。\n\n6. 2022年6月15日，本法院作出了一份裁定备忘录及命令 [案号 22-50073 (JAM) 之卷宗号 465]（“《受托人命令》”），指示美国破产受托人在个人债务人的第 11 章案件中任命一名第 11 章受托人。根据《受托人命令》，美国破产受托人选定 Luc A. Despins 为受托人。2022年7月8日，本法院作出命令，批准任命该受托人为个人债务人第 11 章案件中的第 11 章受托人 [案号 22-50073 (JAM) 之卷宗号 523]。\n\n7. 2022年8月10日，本法院作出了一份命令 [案号 22-50073 (JAM) 之卷宗号 717]（“《公司治理权命令》”），其中除其他事项外，(a) 确认受托人对由个人债务人拥有及/或控制的所有公司实体（包括 Genever (BVI) 债务人）享有个人债务人的全部经济与治理权利，以及 (b) 指示个人债务人“与受托人合作以使受托人能够履行其职责”，并“向受托人移交破产财产的所有财产及任何记录信息，包括但不限于与破产财产相关的账簿、文件、记录和文书（包括但不限于其在 Genever (BVI) 中的股份及所有相关公司治理文件）”。《公司治理权命令》第 2、3 段。\n\n8. 根据《公司治理权命令》，个人债务人在 Genever (BVI) 债务人中的股份已转让给受托人，且该项转让已在 Genever (BVI) 债务人于 British Virgin Islands（英属维尔京群岛，简称“BVI”）的注册代理人处完成登记。\n\n9. 2022年9月14日，受托人免去了 Ho Wan Kwok 作为 Genever (BVI) 债务人唯一董事的职务，由 Harneys Corporate Services Limited（哈尼公司服务有限公司，一家除其他业务外亦向在 BVI 注册成立的客户提供董事服务的 BVI 公司）的 Claire Abrehart 接替其职位。\n\nB. Genever (US) 的第 11 章案件\n\n10. 2020年10月12日，Genever Holdings LLC（“Genever (US) 债务人”）向 United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York（纽约南区美国破产法院，“纽约破产法院”）提交了其第 11 章申请书。\n\n11. Genever (US) 债务人是 Genever (BVI) 债务人的全资子公司。\n\n12. 在 Genever (US) 债务人的《资产与负债明细表》中，Genever (US) 债务人列明的唯一资产为位于纽约州纽约市 Sherry Netherland Hotel 的住所（“雪莉雪兰公寓”），以及相关的保证金，列明总价值约为 7300 万美元。\n\n13. 2022年9月30日，受托人及 Genever (US) 债务人向纽约破产法院提出动议，请求将 Genever (US) 债务人的第 11 章案件移送至本法院，以便将 Genever (US) 债务人的第 11 章案件与个人债务人的第 11 章案件进行合并审理。关于移送审理地动议的听证会目前定于2022年10月25日举行。\n\n请求的救济\n\n14. 动议人请求本法院在个人债务人的案件项下为上述第 11 章案件保留一个卷宗和一个案件目录，并请求按以下抬头管理上述第 11 章案件：\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------　x\n事项：　:\n第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK,\n等人，　:\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。　:\n（合并审理）\n---------------------------------------------------------------　x\n\n1 本第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及诸多其他化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人及 Genever 债务人的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins，以 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产受托人身份（仅用于接收通知和联络之目的）。\n\n15. 动议人进一步请求本法院裁定上述抬头符合《破产法典》第 342(c)(1) 条中规定的各项要求。\n\n16. 此外，动议人请求在 Genever (BVI) 债务人的第 11 章案件目录中录入实质上类似于下文的内容：\n\n已根据《联邦破产程序规则》第 1015(b) 条及康涅狄格区美国破产法院《破产程序本地规则》第 1015-1 条作出裁定，指示对 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及诸多其他化名；纳税人识别号后四位：9595）与 Genever Holdings Corporation 的第 11 章案件进行合并审理。凡涉及本案的所有事项，均应查阅案号为 22-50073 (JAM) 的 Ho Wan Kwok 第 11 章案件目录。\n\n救济依据\n\n17. 《破产规则》第 1015(b) 条规定：“如果……同一法院受理了针对……债务人及其关联方提起的、或由其提起的两份或多份待决申请书，法院可裁定对破产财产进行合并审理。”2 上述第 11 章案件中的各债务人属于《破产法典》第 101(2) 条所定义的“关联方”。因此，《破产法典》与《破产规则》授权本法院准予本文所请求的救济。\n\n2 FED. R. BANKR. P. 1015(b).\n\n18. 合并审理通常不存在争议，本司法区的法院在涉及关联债务人的案件中依例裁定合并审理。参见，例如，In re Latex Foam Int'l, LLC 案，案号：19-51064。\n\n19. 鉴于受托人正在管理个人债务人的破产财产，且为 Genever (BVI) 债务人股份的登记所有人，合并审理上述第 11 章案件将提供重大的行政便利，而不会损害任何利害关系方的实体权利。上述第 11 章案件中的许多动议、听证会和命令都将同时影响个人债务人和 Genever (BVI) 债务人，包括与雪莉雪兰公寓相关的事项。作出指示合并审理上述第 11 章案件的裁定将通过避免重复提交文件和异议来减少费用与成本。参见，例如，In re I.R.C.C., Inc. 案，105 B.R. 237, 238 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1989)（合并审理可增进行政便利而不影响实体权利）；In re Stuery 案，94 B.R. 553, 554 (Bankr. N.D. Ind. 1988)（同上）；In re Parkway Calabasas Ltd. 案，89 B.R. 832, 836 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1988)（同上），后经 949 F.2d 1058 (9th Cir. 1991) 维持原判。合并审理还将使美国破产受托人办公室及所有利害关系方能够更加轻松高效地对上述第 11 章案件进行监督。\n\n20. 此外，合并审理不会对个人债务人或 Genever BVI 债务人（统称“各债务人”）各自的相关利益群体产生不利影响，因为本动议仅寻求对两名债务人的破产财产进行行政性合并，而非实体性合并。利害关系方不会因所请求的救济而受到损害；相反，利害关系方将从与上述第 11 章案件合并审理相关的成本削减中获益。因此，动议人认为，合并审理上述第 11 章案件符合两名债务人的破产财产、其债权人以及所有其他利害关系方的最大利益。\n\n此前未提出请求\n\n21. 此前未向本法院或任何法院就本文所寻求的救济提出过任何请求。\n\n送达通知\n\n22. 动议人将向以下各方送达本动议的通知：(a) 康涅狄格区美国破产受托人办公室；(b) 针对 Genever (BVI) 债务人的前 20 大无担保债权的持有人；(c) 个人债务人第 11 章案件中的无担保债权人官方委员会；(d) 康涅狄格区美国联邦检察官办公室；以及 (e) 根据《本地规则》第 2002-1(b) 及 9013-1 条有权接收通知的任何其他当事方。动议人认为，鉴于所请求救济的性质，无需再发出其他或进一步的通知。\n\n[本页其余部分有意留白。]\n\n据此，动议人谨请求作出拟议裁定，以：\n(a) 准予本文所请求的救济，以及 (b) 准予其他公正且适当的救济。\n\n日期：2022年10月11日 康涅狄格州纽黑文\nGENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick R. Linsey\n\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\nGenever Holdings Corporation 之拟任律师\n\nLUC A. DESPINS，第 11 章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick R. Linsey\n\nDouglas S. Skalka（ct00616）Patrick R. Linsey（ct29437）NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 康涅狄格州纽黑文市丘奇街195号13楼，邮编 06510 电话：(203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n以及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（pro hac vice，特许临时出庭）PAUL HASTINGS LLP（普衡律师事务所）华盛顿特区西北区M街2050号，邮编 20036 电话：(202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n以及\n\nDouglass Barron（pro hac vice，特许临时出庭）PAUL HASTINGS LLP（普衡律师事务所）纽约州纽约市公园大道200号，邮编 10166 电话：(212) 318-6079 douglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n第11章受托人代理律师\n证据 A\n美国破产法院 康涅狄格区 布里奇波特分部\n\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于： : 第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）， : 案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。1 :\n\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于： : 第11章\n\nGENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION， : 案号：22-50542 (JAM)\n\n债务人。 :\n\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n指示对相关第11章案件进行合并审理的裁定\n\n鉴于在 Ho Wan Kwok（个人债务人）第11章案件中被任命的第11章受托人（“受托人”）Luc A. Despins 及 Genever Holdings Corporation（“Genever (BVI) 债务人”，与受托人合称“动议人”）提出动议（“动议”）2，请求作出裁定（“本裁定”）：(a) 指示对 Genever (BVI) 债务人的第11章案件与个人债务人的第11章案件（合称“第11章案件”）进行程序性合并及联合管理，以及 (b) 给予相关救济，所有具体内容详见动议；并鉴于首日声明；且\n\n1 尽管债务人的法定姓名为 Ho Wan Kwok，但其亦被称为 Guo Wengui（郭文贵）、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他诸多化名。债务人纳税人识别号的后四位为 9595。\n\n2 本文中使用但未另作定义的首字母大写术语，具有动议中赋予该等术语的含义。\n\n本法院依据《美国法典》第28编第157条和第1334条以及美国康涅狄格区联邦地方法院的常设转介命令（经修订）对本案具有管辖权；且本法院认定依据《美国法典》第28编第157(b)(2)条本案属于核心程序；且本法院认定依据《美国法典》第28编第1408(2)条和第1409条，本程序及动议在本辖区的审判地是适当的；且本法院认定动议中所请求的救济符合个人债务人和 Genever (BVI) 债务人的破产财产、其债权人及其他利害关系方的最大利益；且本法院认定动议人就动议发出的通知以及举行动议听证会的机会在当时情况下是适当的，无需再提供其他通知；且本法院已审阅动议，并在本法院举行的听证会（“听证会”）上听取了支持其中所请求救济的陈述；且本法院认定动议及听证会上阐明的事实和法律依据构成了给予本文所准许救济的正当理由；且鉴于在本法院进行的所有程序；经审慎研议并有充分理由表明，特此裁定如下：\n\n1. 动议按本文所述予以准许。\n\n2. 第11章案件仅出于程序目的进行合并，并由本法院在案号 22-50073 (JAM) 下进行联合管理。\n\n3. 联合管理案件的案件抬头应如下书写：\n美国破产法院 康涅狄格区 布里奇波特分部\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于： :\n第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK，\n等， :\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。 :\n（联合管理）\n--------------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n1 本第11章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦被称为郭文贵、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他诸多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）和 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人及 Genever 债务人的邮寄地址为：Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于接收通知和通讯）。\n\n4. 上述案件抬头符合《破产法典》第342(c)(1)条规定的要求。\n\n5. 应当在 Genever (BVI) 债务人的第11章案件案卷目录中记入一条与以下内容实质相似的记录：\n\n已依据《联邦破产诉讼程序规则》第1015(b)条和《美国康涅狄格区破产法院破产诉讼程序本地规则》第1015-1条作出一项裁定，指示对 Ho Wan Kwok（亦被称为郭文贵、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他诸多化名；纳税人识别号后四位：9595）和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的第11章案件进行联合管理。凡涉及本案的所有事项，均应查阅 Ho Wan Kwok 的第11章案件案卷，案号为 22-50073 (JAM)。\n\n6. 受托人和 Genever (BVI) 债务人应维持、且美国康涅狄格区破产法院书记官应保存一份合并案卷目录、一份卷宗和一份合并送达名单。\n\n7. 动议或本裁定中包含的任何内容均不得被视为或解释为指示或以其他方式实现第11章案件的实质性合并。\n\n8. 受托人和 Genever (BVI) 债务人获准采取一切必要行动，以依据动议落实本裁定所给予的救济。\n\n9. 本法院对因本裁定的执行、解释和强制执行而产生或与之相关的所有事项保留专属管辖权。\n证据 B\n\nDespins 声明\n\n美国破产法院\n\n康涅狄格区\n布里奇波特分部\n\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于： : 第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK， : 案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1 :\n\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于： : 第11章\n\nGENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION， : 案号：22-50542 (JAM)\n\n债务人。 :\n\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n\nLUC A. DESPINS 支持请求作出 (I) 指示对相关第11章案件进行联合管理以及 (II) 给予相关救济的裁定的动议的宣誓书\n\n我，Luc A. Despins，经正式宣誓，特此作证并声明如下：\n\n1. 我是在 Ho Wan Kwok（个人债务人）的第11章案件中被任命的第11章受托人（“受托人”），也是 Genever Holdings Corporation（“Genever (BVI) 债务人”）股份的登记所有人。凭借这些职务以及对相关事件的参与，我对本文所述事实具有亲自了解。我提供本宣誓书（“宣誓书”），以支持《(A) Ho Wan Kwok 第11章案件的第11章受托人与 (B) Genever Holdings Corporation 请求作出 (I) 指示\n\n1 尽管债务人的法定姓名为 Ho Wan Kwok，但其亦被称为郭文贵、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他诸多化名。债务人纳税人识别号的后四位为 9595。\n\n对相关第11章案件进行联合管理以及 (II) 给予相关救济的裁定的动议》（“动议”）。1\n\n2. 鉴于受托人正在管理个人债务人的破产财产并且是 Genever (BVI) 债务人股份的登记所有人，对第11章案件进行联合管理将提供显著的管理便利，且不会损害任何利害关系方的实质性权利。第11章案件中的许多动议、听证会和裁定都将同时影响个人债务人和 Genever (BVI) 债务人，包括与雪莉荷兰公寓（Sherry Netherland Apartment）相关的事项。作出指示对第11章案件进行联合管理的裁定，将通过避免重复提交文件和异议来减少费用和成本。联合管理还将使美国受托人办公室及所有利害关系方能够以更大的便利和更高的效率监督这些第11章案件。\n\n3. 动议并未请求且动议人亦未寻求对第11章案件进行实质性合并。\n\n我谨在受伪证罪处罚的前提下声明，上述内容真实无误。\n\n日期：2022年10月11日\n\n/签名/ Luc A. Despins\n\nLuc A. Despins，Ho Wan Kwok 第11章破产财产的第11章受托人\n\n1 本文中已使用但未另作定义的首字母大写术语，具有动议中赋予该等术语的含义。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Despins","Miles Guo","Paul Hastings","CIPA"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":3546,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 13:57:37"}