{"id":"court_sdny_2164_0","court":"SDNY","case_no":"","doc_number":2164,"sub_number":null,"doc_type":"DOC","filed_date":null,"title":"SDNY ECF 2164","summary_zh":"破产法庭程序异议书 —— 美国康州破产法院，Ho Wan Kwok等人破产案，案号22-50073，ECF 2164（2023年9月4日）。Ho Wan Kwok（亦名Guo Wengui/Miles Guo）对破产管理人要求加速听证的紧急动议提出异议；背景系被追诉人已在其刑事案（案号23-cr-118，南区地方法院）中请求延期破产案。","summary_en":"Bankruptcy court procedural objection — United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut, Ho Wan Kwok bankruptcy case, Case No. 22-50073, ECF 2164 (September 4, 2023). Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui / Miles Guo) objected to the Chapter 11 Trustee's emergency motion to expedite a hearing; background: defendant had filed a motion to stay the bankruptcy proceedings in his related criminal case (United States v. Kwok, Case No. 23-cr-118, SDNY).","body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al.[1](#page-0-0)*\n\nIn re : Chapter 11\n\n: Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n : Debtors. : \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_:\n\n:\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ :\n\n## **INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR'S OBJECTION TO EMERGENCY MOTION TO EXPEDITE HEARING ON EMERGENCY MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE UNDER 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) AND 362, TO ENJOIN INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR'S PROSECUTION OF MOTION IN CRIMINAL CASE FOR ORDER STAYING CHAPTER 11 CASES AND ASSOCIATED ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS**\n\n The individual debtor, Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Individual Debtor\"), by and through his undersigned counsel, Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C., respectfully submits his Objection to the Chapter 11 Trustee's (the \"Trustee\") September 1, 2023, Emergency Motion to Expedite Hearing on Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee, Under 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) and 362, to Enjoin Debtor's Prosecution of Motion in Criminal Case for Order Staying Chapter 11 Cases and Associated Adversary Proceedings (the \"Motion to Expedite\"). In support of his Objection to the Motion to Expedite the Individual Debtor states as follows:\n\n1. As this Court is aware, the Individual Debtor has been charged with multiple violations of federal criminal law in a superseding indictment filed in the United States District\n\n<span id=\"page-0-0\"></span><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 other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and the Genever Holdings Corporation 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\nCourt for the Southern District of New York. *See USA v. Kwok*, 23-cr-118 (SDNY). The Individual Debtor has been denied bail and remains incarcerated while he awaits trial.\n\n2. On August 30, 2023, the Individual Debtor, through his criminal counsel, filed a Motion to Stay Bankruptcy Cases (the \"Motion to Stay\") in his criminal case. The Motion to Stay seeks, *inter alia*, to ensure the protection of the Individual Debtor's Constitutional and other rights, including his rights against self-incrimination, which are being impacted by ongoing activity in the bankruptcy case and prosecution of related adversary proceedings during the pendency of the criminal case.\n\n3. On August 31, 2023, the Hon. Analisa Torres, the United States District Court Judge who is presiding over the criminal case, set a briefing schedule for the Motion to Stay, ordering the Government to file any opposition to the Motion to Stay by September 21, 2023, and ordering the Individual Debtor to file any reply by October 5, 2023. (Criminal case, Docket Index (\"D.I.\") 132).\n\n4. On September 1, 2023, the Individual Debtor's co-defendant in the criminal case, Ms. Yanping (Yevette) Wang, filed a letter motion joining in the Motion for Stay (the \"Wang Motion\"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. (*Id.*, at D.I. 135). In the Wang Motion, Ms. Wang identifies a number of her rights that are impacted by the ongoing activity in the bankruptcy case and prosecution of the related adversary proceedings, including her Fifth Amendment rights, attorney-client privileges, spoliation of evidence, and forfeiture and restitution. (*Id*.)\n\n5. At 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1, 2023, the end of the final business day before the Labor Day Holiday weekend, the Trustee filed his Emergency Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee, Under 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) and 362, to Enjoin Debtor's Prosecution of Motion in Criminal Case for Order Staying Chapter 11 Cases and Associated Adversary Proceedings (the \"Motion to Enjoin\"). The Trustee filed the Motion to Expedite ten minutes later, at 5:10 p.m.\n\n6. The Motion to Expedite seeks to require the Individual Debtor to submit any opposition to the Motion to Enjoin on less than eight business hours' notice, *i.e.,* by 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, the first business day following the Labor Day Holiday, and seeks a hearing on September 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.\n\n7. The Trustee argues that the ridiculously expedited time frame he seeks is necessary because Judge Torres has ordered the Government to respond to the Motion to Stay by September 21, 2023. The Trustee conveniently fails to inform this Court that Judge Torres has actually set a full briefing schedule with any reply due on October 5, 2023. No date has been set for argument on the Motion to Stay, but based on the briefing schedule the Motion to Stay will not be heard before October 6, 2023.\n\n8. Moreover, the Trustee controlled the timing of the filing of the Motion to Enjoin and Motion to Expedite and it cannot be a coincidence that the Trustee filed both at or after 5:00 p.m. on the Friday of a holiday weekend knowing that this Court was unlikely to act on the Motion to Expedite until September 5, 2023, the same date that the Trustee seeks to force the Individual Debtor to file his opposition to the Motion to Enjoin. Requiring the Individual Debtor to respond to the Motion to Enjoin on eight business hours' notice would be fundamentally unfair and highly prejudicial. *See* 10 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶9006.09[2] (Richard Levin & Henry J. Sommer eds., 16th ed.). (\"In considering such motions [to shorten time under Rule 9006(c], courts should balance possible prejudice to other parties against the reasons advanced for reducing the time.\").\n\n9. In addition, the Individual Debtor expects that the Trustee will seek relief in this Court with respect to the Wang Motion. Any motion to enjoin Ms. Wang's prosecution of the\n\nMotion to Stay via the Wang Motion should be heard at the same time as the Motion to Enjoin, but no motion seeking relief vis-à-vis the Wang Motion has been filed despite the claim that the Motion to Enjoin must be heard immediately.[2](#page-3-0)\n\n10. For all of the foregoing reasons the Motion to Expedite should be denied and the Motion to Enjoin should proceed on a regular motion track with any opposition due within 21 days, *i.e.*, by September 22, 2023. *See* D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 7(a)(2), made applicable by Local Bankr. R. 1001-1(b).\n\n11. If this Court determines that the Motion to Enjoin should proceed on an expedited basis, the Individual Debtor respectfully requests that his opposition be due no earlier than September 12, 2023, to afford sufficient time to prepare the opposition taking into account pending deadlines in other client matters. The Individual Debtor further requests that a hearing not be scheduled until at least September 13, 2023, a date that comports with the availability of the Trustee's counsel, (*see* Emergency Motion, at n. 4), and provides the Trustee with sufficient time to seek relief in the criminal case should this Court deny the Motion to Enjoin.[3](#page-3-1)\n\nWHEREFORE, the Individual Debtor requests that the Court deny the Motion to Expedite, and grant him such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.\n\n<span id=\"page-3-0\"></span><sup>2</sup> If the Trustee will not seek relief against Ms. Wang in this Court such that the Motion for Stay will be addressed in the criminal case regardless of the outcome of the Motion to Enjoin then the Motion to Enjoin should be withdrawn to avoid wasting Estate assets and this Court's time.\n\n<span id=\"page-3-1\"></span><sup>3</sup> The Trustee submitted a letter directly to Judge Torres on September 3, 2023, informing her of the filing of the Motion to Enjoin and requesting that if the Motion to Enjoin is denied or not acted upon that he be provided \"the opportunity to file a response to the Stay Motion by September 21 and to be heard at any hearing on such motion\".\n\nTHE DEBTOR, HO WAN KWOK\n\n By: */s/ James M. Moriarty*  Eric Henzy (ct12849) James M. Moriarty (ct21876) ZEISLER & ZEISLER, P.C. 10 Middle Street, 15th floor Bridgeport, CT 06605 Telephone: (203) 368-4234 Facsimile: (203) 368-5485 Email: [ehenzy@zeislaw.com](mailto:ehenzy@zeislaw.com) [jmoriarty@zeislaw.com](mailto:jmoriarty@zeislaw.com)\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI hereby certify that on this 4th day of September, 2023, a copy of foregoing was filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system or by mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF System.\n\n By: */s/ James M. Moriarty*  James M. Moriarty (ct21876)","body_zh":"美国破产法院 康涅狄格区 布里奇波特分院\n\nHO WAN KWOK 等人[1]\n重整案件：第 11 章\n案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。\n___________________________________________:\n:\n___________________________________________:\n\n个人债务人对《第 11 章破产受托人根据 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) 和 362 申请禁止个人债务人在刑事案件中推进要求中止第 11 章案件及相关对抗性诉讼程序的动议之紧急动议的加快听证紧急动议》提出的异议\n\n个人债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（下称“个人债务人”）通过其签字在下方的律师事务所 Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C.，谨此就第 11 章破产受托人（下称“受托人”）于 2023 年 9 月 1 日提交的《第 11 章破产受托人根据 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) 和 362 申请禁止债务人在刑事案件中推进要求中止第 11 章案件及相关对抗性诉讼程序的动议之动议的加快听证紧急动议》（下称“加快动议”）提交其异议。为支持其对加快动议的异议，个人债务人陈述如下：\n\n1. 众所周知，个人债务人已在提交于 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York（美国纽约南区联邦地区法院）的补充起诉书中被指控犯有多项违反联邦刑法的罪行。参见 USA v. Kwok，案号 23-cr-118 (SDNY)。个人债务人已被拒绝保释，并在等待审理期间继续处于羁押状态。\n[1] 本批第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他化名）（税务识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号后四位：8202）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 以及 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财团受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于通知与通信目的）。\n\n2. 2023 年 8 月 30 日，个人债务人通过其刑事辩护律师在其刑事案件中提交了《关于中止破产案件的动议》（下称“中止动议”）。中止动议尤其旨在确保保护个人债务人的宪法权利及其他权利，包括其免于自证其罪的权利，这些权利正受到刑事案件审理期间破产案件中持续进行的活动以及推进相关对抗性诉讼程序的影响。\n\n3. 2023 年 8 月 31 日，审理该刑事案件的美国联邦地区法院法官 Analisa Torres（阿娜丽莎·托雷斯）阁下为中止动议设定了简报日程，命令政府在 2023 年 9 月 21 日之前提交对中止动议的任何异议，并命令个人债务人在 2023 年 10 月 5 日之前提交任何答复意见。（刑事案件，案件卷宗索引（“D.I.”）132）。\n\n4. 2023 年 9 月 1 日，个人债务人在刑事案件中的共同被告 Yanping (Yevette) Wang（王雁平）女士提交了一份信件动议，加入该中止动议（下称“王氏动议”），其副本作为附件 A 附于本文件。（同上，D.I. 135）。在王氏动议中，王女士列明了其受破产案件中持续进行的活动及推进相关对抗性诉讼程序影响的若干项权利，包括其宪法第五修正案权利、律师-委托人特权、证据灭失以及没收和赔偿。（同上）。\n\n5. 2023 年 9 月 1 日星期五下午 5:00，即劳动节假期周末前的最后一个工作日结束时，受托人提交了其《第 11 章破产受托人根据 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(A) 和 362 申请禁止债务人在刑事案件中推进要求中止第 11 章案件及相关对抗性诉讼程序的动议之紧急动议》（下称“禁令动议”）。受托人在十分钟后，即下午 5:10，提交了加快动议。\n\n6. 加快动议试图要求个人债务人在不足八个工作小时的通知时间内提交对禁令动议的任何异议，即在劳动节假期后的第一个工作日 2023 年 9 月 5 日星期二下午 5:00 之前提交，并申请于 2023 年 9 月 6 日下午 2:00 举行听证会。\n\n7. 受托人主张其寻求的极其仓促的时间安排是必要的，因为托雷斯法官已命令政府在 2023 年 9 月 21 日之前对中止动议作出回应。受托人故意不告知本法院，托雷斯法官实际上设定了完整的简报日程，任何答复意见的截止日期为 2023 年 10 月 5 日。中止动议的辩论日期尚未确定，但根据简报日程，中止动议在 2023 年 10 月 6 日之前不会开庭审理。\n\n8. 此外，受托人自行控制了禁令动议和加快动议的提交时间，受托人在明知本法院在 2023 年 9 月 5 日（即受托人试图迫使个人债务人提交对禁令动议异议的同一日期）之前不太可能对加快动议采取行动的情况下，于节假日周末的星期五下午 5:00 或之后同时提交两项动议，绝非巧合。要求个人债务人在八个工作小时的通知时间内对禁令动议作出回应，将是根本不公平且极具损害性的。参见 10 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶9006.09[2] (Richard Levin & Henry J. Sommer 编, 第 16 版)。（“在考虑此类[根据规则 9006(c) 缩短时间的]动议时，法院应权衡对其他当事方可能造成的损害与提出缩短时间的理由。”）。\n\n9. 此外，个人债务人预计受托人将就王氏动议向本法院寻求救济。任何旨在通过王氏动议禁止王女士推进中止动议的动议，均应与禁令动议同时审理，但尽管声称禁令动议必须立即审理，受托人却尚未提交任何针对王氏动议寻求救济的动议。[2]\n[2] 如果受托人不在本法院对王女士寻求救济，从而无论禁令动议的结果如何，中止动议都将在刑事案件中予以处理，那么禁令动议应当撤回，以避免浪费破产财团的资产和本法院的时间。\n\n10. 基于上述所有理由，加快动议应予驳回，禁令动议应按照常规动议程序推进，任何异议应在 21 天内提交，即在 2023 年 9 月 22 日之前提交。参见由 Local Bankr. R. 1001-1(b) 适用的 D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 7(a)(2)。\n\n11. 如果本法院裁定禁令动议应以加快程序推进，个人债务人谨请求将其异议的截止日期定为不早于 2023 年 9 月 12 日，以便在考虑其他客户案件中即将到期的截止日期的同时，留出充分时间准备异议。个人债务人进一步请求，听证会至少在 2023 年 9 月 13 日之前不予排期，该日期符合受托人律师的时间安排（参见紧急动议注 4），并且在本法院驳回禁令动议的情况下，为受托人提供充足的时间在刑事案件中寻求救济。[3]\n[3] 受托人于 2023 年 9 月 3 日直接向托雷斯法官提交了一封信函，向其告知已提交禁令动议，并请求如果禁令动议被驳回或未被处理，则给予其“在 9 月 21 日之前对中止动议提交回应意见并在该动议的任何听证会上陈述意见的机会”。\n\n据此，个人债务人请求法院驳回加快动议，并向其授予法院认为公正恰当的其他及进一步救济。\n\n债务人：HO WAN KWOK\n\n签署人：/s/ James M. Moriarty\nEric Henzy (ct12849)\nJames M. Moriarty (ct21876)\nZEISLER & ZEISLER, P.C.\n10 Middle Street, 15th floor\nBridgeport, CT 06605\n电话：(203) 368-4234\n传真：(203) 368-5485\n电子邮箱：ehenzy@zeislaw.com\njmoriarty@zeislaw.com\n\n送达证明\n\n我特此证明，于 2023 年 9 月 4 日，上述文件的副本已通过电子方式提交。本提交事项的通知将通过法院电子提交系统的运行以电子邮件形式发送给所有当事方，或按照电子提交通知上的指示以邮寄方式发送给无法接受电子提交的任何人。当事方可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本次提交的文件。\n\n签署人：/s/ James M. Moriarty\nJames M. Moriarty (ct21876)","key_entities":[],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":1408,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 07:26:27"}