{"id":"court_sdny_3020_0","court":"SDNY","case_no":"","doc_number":3020,"sub_number":null,"doc_type":"DOC","filed_date":null,"title":"SDNY ECF 3020","summary_zh":"律师费用申请批准令——美国康州破产法院，Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo）破产案，案号 22-50073，ECF 3020（2024年3月20日下达）。法院批准英属维尔京群岛律师事务所 Harney Westwood & Riegels 的中期费用申请，授予其报酬及费用补偿。","summary_en":"Order Granting Interim Fee Application—Connecticut Bankruptcy Court, In re Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo), Case No. 22-50073, ECF 3020 (issued March 20, 2024). The court granted the interim fee application of Harney Westwood & Riegels, BVI counsel, awarding compensation and expense reimbursement for services rendered.","body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| --------------------------------------------------------------<br>x |                                   |\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|\n| In re:                                                              | :<br>Chapter 11<br>:              |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,                                                | :<br>Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)<br>: |\n| Debtors.1                                                           | :<br>Jointly Administered<br>:    |\n|                                                                     | Re: ECF No. 2933<br>:             |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------<br>x |                                   |\n\n## **ORDER GRANTING SECOND INTERIM FEE APPLICATION OF HARNEY WESTWOOD & RIEGELS LP, AS BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS COUNSEL, FOR COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ~FROM AUGUST 1, 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023**\n\nUpon consideration of the Application (the \"Application\") of Harney Westwood & Riegels (\"Harneys\") as BVI<sup>2</sup> counsel to the Trustee and Genever (BVI) for interim allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses from August 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023; and sufficient notice having been given; and a hearing having been held on March 19, 2024 and due consideration having been given to any responses thereto; and sufficient cause having been shown therefor, it is hereby:\n\n1. ORDERED that the Application is granted and compensation in the amount of \\$101,597.00 and reimbursement of expenses in the amount of \\$1,825.00 are awarded to Harneys, subject to final adjustment and disgorgement in the event all administrative expenses are not paid in full; it is further\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), 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\n<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein adopt the definitions set forth in the Application.\n\n2. ORDERED that nothing herein modified the Retention Order; it is further\n\n3. ORDERED that the estates are authorized and directed to pay Harneys' fees in the amount of \\$103,422.00 within fourteen days of the date of this Order; it is further\n\n4. ORDERED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from the implementation of this Order; it is further\n\n5. ORDERED that the Debtors' estates and Harneys are authorized and empowered to take all necessary actions to implement the relief granted in this Order; it is further\n\n6. ORDERED that notwithstanding the possible applicability of Bankruptcy Rules 6006(d), 7062, 9014, or otherwise, the terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry; and it is further\n\n7. ORDERED that all time periods set forth in this Order shall be calculated in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a).\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 20th day of March, 2024.","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院）\n\nx\nIn re:\n第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1\n合并审理\n关于：ECF No. 2933\n\nx\n\n关于准予 HARNEY WESTWOOD & RIEGELS LP 作为英属维尔京群岛法律顾问申请 2023 年 8 月 1 日至 2023 年 12 月 31 日期间报酬及费用报销的第二次中期费用申请的裁定\n\n经审议 Harney Westwood & Riegels（「Harneys」）作为受托人及 Genever (BVI) 的 BVI2 法律顾问，就 2023 年 8 月 1 日至 2023 年 12 月 31 日期间的中期报酬核准及费用报销所提出的申请（下称「《申请》」）；且已发出充分通知；且法院已于 2024 年 3 月 19 日举行听证会，并对对此提出的任何答复予以应有考虑；且已表明有充分理由，特此：\n\n1. 裁定准予《申请》，并裁定授予 Harneys 金额为 $101,597.00 的报酬及金额为 $1,825.00 的费用报销，但在所有行政管理费用未获全额支付的情况下，须接受最终调整及追缴；进一步\n\n1 本案第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 及其他诸多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 及 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所）, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 转交 Luc A. Despins（作为郭文贵破产财团的受托人）（仅用于通知及联络之目的）。\n\n2 本文未另行定义的首字母大写术语采用《申请》中所述的定义。\n\n2. 裁定本裁定中的任何内容均不修改《聘用裁定》；进一步\n\n3. 裁定授权并指示破产财团在本裁定作出之日起十四日内向 Harneys 支付金额为 $103,422.00 的费用；进一步\n\n4. 裁定本法院应保留管辖权，以审理并裁决因执行本裁定而产生的所有事项；进一步\n\n5. 裁定授权并赋权债务人破产财团及 Harneys 采取一切必要行动以落实本裁定所准予的救济；进一步\n\n6. 裁定尽管 Bankruptcy Rules（《破产规则》）第 6006(d)、7062、9014 条或其他规定可能适用，本裁定的条款和条件应在登录后立即生效并可予执行；并进一步\n\n7. 裁定本裁定中规定的所有时间期限均应根据 Bankruptcy Rule（《破产规则》）第 9006(a) 条进行计算。\n\n日期：2024 年 3 月 20 日，于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":[],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":477,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 07:22:02"}