{"id":"court_ctb_963_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":963,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"SUBPOENA","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION )","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n)\n\n)\n\n)\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_)\n\nIn re: ) CHAPTER 11\n\nHO WAN KWOK, ) CASE NO. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nDebtor. ) OCTOBER 13, 2022\n\n## **MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO SUBPOENA FOR RULE 2004 EXAMINATION**\n\nHing Chi Ngok (\"Mrs. Ngok\"), by and through her undersigned attorneys, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(b), hereby moves for an extension of time to respond to a Subpoena for Rule 2004 Examination (\"Subpoena\") served upon her by the Chapter 11 Trustee, Luc Despins (\"Trustee\"). In support of her Motion, Mrs. Ngok states as follows:\n\n1. Mrs. Ngok was served with the Subpoena on August 23, 2022.\n\n2. Undersigned counsel was not retained by Mrs. Ngok until September 15, 2022.\n\n3. After being retained by Mrs. Ngok, undersigned counsel immediately reached out to the Trustee to discuss the Subpoena. On September 16, 2022, undersigned counsel and Trustee's counsel met and conferred regarding issues, concerns, and potential objections to the Subpoena as well as the timing of production. Undersigned counsel requested from the Trustee a reasonable extension of time to review the Subpoena, make objections, and produce documents. The Trustee reserved his rights under the Subpoena but agreed to review objections submitted by September 23, 2022.\n\n4. On September 23, 2022, undersigned counsel provided to the Trustee a letter detailing Mrs. Ngok's objections to the Subpoena, as agreed.\n\n5. On September 30, 2022, undersigned counsel and Trustee's counsel again met and conferred to discuss the objections to the document requests contained in the Subpoena.\n\n6. Undersigned counsel requested that the Trustee reasonably limit the scope of the Subpoena by decreasing the time-period and/or providing more particularity to the requests as the requests are unduly burdensome and overbroad.\n\n7. Notwithstanding the fact that the parties have met and conferred twice and continue to work to resolve these discovery disputes, the Trustee has stated that Mrs. Ngok is refusing to search for and produce documents requested in the Subpoena. This is not consistent with how the parties have been operating to resolve disputes and produce documents in a reasonable time-period. Mrs. Ngok has been actively searching for documents but requires additional time to review and produce such documents.\n\n8. The Subpoena was issued pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9016, which incorporates Fed. R. Civ. P. 45, which provides, generally, that a subpoena should allow \"a reasonable time to comply,\" (*see* Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(d)(3)(A)(i)) and that the parties should \"avoid imposing undue burden and expense on a person subject to the subpoena.\" *See* Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(d)(1).\n\n9. Additionally, Mrs. Ngok does not speak nor read English. Undersigned counsel can only communicate with Mrs. Ngok through a translator. This language barrier creates obvious difficulties in communicating with Mrs. Ngok and increases the time necessary to communicate with Mrs. Ngok.\n\n10. Upon information and belief, Mrs. Ngok's translator is currently on vacation and, as such, has been unavailable to assist in communications with Mrs. Ngok.\n\n11. Given the date when undersigned counsel was retained, the vast scope of the document requests, and the difficulties created by the language barrier, Mrs.\n\nNgok seeks an extension of time to produce documents up to and including November 10, 2022.\n\n12. Mrs. Ngok continues to use best efforts and good faith to identify a deposition date agreeable to Mrs. Ngok and her translator. The Trustee's initial request for Mrs. Ngok's deposition was on October 6, 2022, and Mrs. Ngok's translator has been unavailable for a portion of the time since.\n\n13. This is Mrs. Ngok's first request for an extension of time.\n\nWHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Mrs. Ngok respectfully requests that the Court grant an extension of time to produce documents in response to the Subpoena for Rule 2004 Exam up to and including November 10, 2022.\n\nBy: */s/ Evan S. Goldstein*\n\nEvan S. Goldstein, Esq. Federal Bar No. ct22994 UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY, P.C. Goodwin Square 225 Asylum Street, 20th Floor Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Tel. (860) 548-2600 Fax. (860) 548-2680 egoldstein@uks.com *Counsel to Hing Chi Ngok*","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区联邦破产法院布里奇波特分部）\n\n)\n\n)\n\n)\n\n_____________________________________________\n\n_____________________________________________)\n\n关于： ) 第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）， ) 案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。 ) 2022年10月13日\n就应对《破产规则》第 2004 条调查传票申请延期的动议\n\nHing Chi Ngok（岳庆芝，“岳女士”）由其下述签字律师事务所 Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. 代表，依据 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(b)（《联邦破产诉讼程序规则》第 9006(b) 条），特此提出动议，请求延长应对第 11 章受托人 Luc Despins（“受托人”）向其送达的《破产规则》第 2004 条调查传票（“传票”）的期限。为支持本动议，岳女士陈述如下：\n\n1. 岳女士于 2022年8月23日 被送达该传票。\n\n2. 岳女士直至 2022年9月15日 才聘请下述签字律师。\n\n3. 在受岳女士聘请后，下述签字律师立即与受托人取得联系以讨论该传票。2022年9月16日，下述签字律师与受托人的律师进行了会商，讨论了有关该传票的问题、关切和潜在异议以及提供文件的时间节点。下述签字律师向受托人请求给予合理的时间延期，以审查传票、提出异议并提供文件。受托人保留了其在传票项下的权利，但同意审查在 2022年9月23日 之前提交的异议。\n\n4. 2022年9月23日，下述签字律师按约定向受托人提供了一份信函，详细列明了岳女士对传票的异议。\n\n5. 2022年9月30日，下述签字律师与受托人的律师再次会商，讨论对传票中所含文件调取请求的异议。\n\n6. 下述签字律师请求受托人合理限制传票的范围，缩短时间跨度及/或使请求更加具体，因为这些请求构成了过重负担且范围过于宽泛。\n\n7. 尽管双方已进行了两次会商并继续致力于解决这些证据开示争议，但受托人仍声称岳女士拒绝检索并提供传票中所请求的文件。这与双方为解决争议并在合理期限内提供文件所采取的推进方式不符。岳女士一直在积极检索文件，但需要额外的时间来审查并提供此类文件。\n\n8. 该传票是依据 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9016 签发的，该规则并入了 Fed. R. Civ. P. 45（《联邦民事诉讼程序规则》第 45 条）。该条总体规定，传票应当给予“合理的遵从时间”（见 Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(d)(3)(A)(i)），并且各方应当“避免对受传票约束的人造成过重负担和费用”。见 Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(d)(1)。\n\n9. 此外，岳女士既不说英语也不懂英语。下述签字律师只能通过翻译与岳女士进行沟通。这种语言障碍在与岳女士沟通方面造成了明显的困难，并增加了与岳女士沟通所需的时间。\n\n10. 据情报与合理确信，岳女士的翻译目前正在休假，因此无法协助与岳女士进行沟通。\n\n11. 鉴于下述签字律师受聘的日期、文件调取请求的庞大范围以及语言障碍所造成的困难，岳女士请求将提供文件的期限延长至 2022年11月10日（含当日）。\n\n12. 岳女士继续尽最大努力并本着诚信原则，确定一个岳女士及其翻译均同意的宣誓录供日期。受托人最初要求岳女士进行宣誓录供的日期为 2022年10月6日，而自该日期以来，岳女士的翻译有部分时间无法提供协助。\n\n13. 这是岳女士首次提出延期申请。\n\n为此，基于上述理由，岳女士谨请法院准予延长就应对《破产规则》第 2004 条调查传票提供文件的期限，直至 2022年11月10日（含当日）。\n\n代表签字：/s/ Evan S. Goldstein\n\nEvan S. Goldstein 律师 联邦律师执照号：ct22994 UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY, P.C. Goodwin Square 225 Asylum Street, 20th Floor Hartford, Connecticut 06103 电话：(860) 548-2600 传真：(860) 548-2680 电子邮箱：egoldstein@uks.com Hing Chi Ngok（岳庆芝）之代理律师","key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Luc Despins"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":686,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:28:28"}