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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）

In re（关于）：

Chapter 11 Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)（第 11 章案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)）（合并审理）

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8001 et seq., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, hereby files notice of its appeal from the Bankruptcy Court's August 14, 2024 Order Granting Second Motion For Extension of Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance Actions (ECF No. 3417, the "Ruling"), granting the Trustee, Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee's (the "Trustee") First Supplemental Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee To Extend August 15, 2024 Deadline For Trustee To File Avoidance Actions (ECF No. 3329). A copy of the Ruling is attached hereto as Exhibit A.（请注意，根据《联邦破产诉讼规则》（Fed. R. Bankr. P.）第 8001 条及以下条款，Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP（皮尔斯伯里·温思罗普·肖·皮特曼律师事务所）特此就破产法院于 2024 年 8 月 14 日作出的《准予受托人提起撤销权诉讼截止期限第二次延期动议的裁定》（ECF No. 3417，即“本裁定”）提起上诉通知，该裁定准予了第 11 章受托人 Luc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯）（“受托人”）提交的《第 11 章受托人关于延长受托人提起撤销权诉讼 2024 年 8 月 15 日截止期限的第一次补充动议》（ECF No. 3329）。本裁定的副本作为附件 A 附于本通知后。）

The names of all parties to the Court's order appealed from and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of their respective attorneys are as follows:（被上诉的法院裁定所涉各方当事人的姓名/名称，以及各自代理律师的姓名、地址和电话号码如下：）

1 The Debtors in the main Chapter 11 case are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok) (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.（1 主要第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称为 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 及 Miles Kwok）（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 以及 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 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok（转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins）。）

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Jeffrey M. Sklarz (ct20938) Kellianne Baranowsky (ct26684) Green & Sklarz LLC One Audubon Street, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 (203) 285-8545 jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com kbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com

Andrew Troop (pro hac vice) Carolina A. Fornos (pro hac vice) Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLC 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 Telephone: 212-858-1000 Facsimile: 212-858-1500 andrew.troop@pillsburylaw.com carolina.fornos@pillsburylaw.com rahman.connelly@pillsburylaw.com Representing Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP（代表 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP）

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLC 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 Party-in-Interest and Appellant（利害关系人及上诉人）

Douglas 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

Nicholas A. Bassett (pro hac vice) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com

Representing Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166（代表第 11 章受托人 Luc A. Despins PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166）

Chapter 11 Trustee and Appellee（第 11 章受托人及被上诉人）

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Douglass Barron (pro hac vice) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 douglassbarron@paulhastings.com

Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee（第 11 章受托人律师）

PARTY-IN-INTEREST, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP（利害关系人，Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP）

By: /s/ Kellianne Baranowsky Jeffrey M. Sklarz (ct20938) Kellianne Baranowsky (ct26684) Green & Sklarz LLC One Audubon Street, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 (203) 285-8545 jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com kbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com

I hereby certify that on the date set forth below a copy of the foregoing was served by CM/ECF and/or mail on anyone unable to accept electronic filing. Notice of this filing will be sent by email 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.（本人特此证明，于下列日期，已通过 CM/ECF 和/或邮寄方式向任何无法接收电子送达的人员送达了前述文书的副本。本份备案文件的通知将通过法院电子备案系统的运行以电子邮件形式发送给所有当事方，或根据电子备案通知中的指示，通过邮寄方式发送给任何无法接收电子送达的人员。各方当事人均可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本备案文件。）

Date: August 27, 2024 /s/ Kellianne Baranowsky

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格区破产法院）

HO WAN KWOK, et al., 1（HO WAN KWOK 等，1）

Chapter 11 Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) (Jointly Administered)（第 11 章案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)）（合并审理）

ORDER GRANTING SECOND MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR TRUSTEE TO FILE AVOIDANCE ACTIONS（准予受托人提起撤销权诉讼截止期限第二次延期动议的裁定）

On February 15, 2024, the Court entered the Memorandum of Decision and Order Granting in Part Motion to Extend Deadlines (the "First Extension Order").2 (ECF No. 2921.) After notice and an evidentiary hearing held on February 13, 2024 (the "First Extension Hearing"), the First Extension Order granted, for the reasons stated therein, the Motion for Entry of Order Extending Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance Actions (the "First Extension Motion") (ECF No. 2509), filed by Mr. Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the Chapter 11 trustee (the "Trustee") for the bankruptcy estate of Mr. Ho Wan Kwok. The First Extension Order extended the statutes of limitations set forth in 11 U.S.C. §§ 108, 546, and 549 from February 15, 2024 – the two-year anniversary of the voluntary filing by Mr. Kwok of his Chapter 11 petition – to August 15, 2024.（2024 年 2 月 15 日，本法院作出了《关于部分准予延长截止期限动议的决定备忘录及裁定》（“第一次延期裁定”）。2（ECF No. 2921。）在发出通知并于 2024 年 2 月 13 日举行证据听证会（“第一次延期听证会”）后，第一次延期裁定基于其中所述理由，准予了 Luc A. Despins 先生以 Ho Wan Kwok 先生破产财产的第 11 章受托人（“受托人”）身份提交的《关于作出延长受托人提起撤销权诉讼截止期限裁定的动议》（“第一次延期动议”）（ECF No. 2509）。第一次延期裁定将 11 U.S.C. §§ 108、546 和 549 中规定的诉讼时效从 2024 年 2 月 15 日——即 Kwok 先生自愿提交其第 11 章破产申请满两周年的日期——延长至 2024 年 8 月 15 日。）

1 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 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).（1 本批第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称为 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 及 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多化名）（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, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok（转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins）（仅用于通知及联络目的）。）

2 The First Extension Order is incorporated herein by reference.（2 第一次延期裁定通过援引纳入本裁定。） Case 22-50073 Doc 3417 Filed 08/14/24 Entered 08/14/24 15:18:21 Page 2 of 4 3460 08/27/24 08/27/24 16:30:12 7 9 Case 22-50073 Doc 3470-1 Filed 08/28/24 Entered 08/28/24 11:12:45 Page 7 of 9

On July 19, 2024, the Trustee filed the First Supplemental Motion to Extend August 15, 2024 Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance Actions (the "Second Extension Motion"). (ECF No. 3329.) On July 22, 2024, the Clerk of Court issued a Notice of Hearing, scheduling the Second Extension Motion for hearing on August 13, 2024, setting an objection deadline of August 6, 2024, and a reply deadline of August 9, 2024. (ECF No. 3332.) On July 25, 2024, the Trustee timely filed a certificate of service demonstrating service in accordance with a previously entered order limiting notice of the Second Extension Motion (the "Order Limiting Notice"). (ECF No. 3323).（2024 年 7 月 19 日，受托人提交了《关于延长受托人提起撤销权诉讼 2024 年 8 月 15 日截止期限的第一次补充动议》（“第二次延期动议”）。（ECF No. 3329。）2024 年 7 月 22 日，法院书记官签发了听证通知，排定第二次延期动议于 2024 年 8 月 13 日举行听证，并设定异议截止日期为 2024 年 8 月 6 日，答辩截止日期为 2024 年 8 月 9 日。（ECF No. 3332。）2024 年 7 月 25 日，受托人及时提交了送达证书，证明已根据先前作出的限制第二次延期动议通知范围的裁定（“限制通知裁定”）进行了送达。（ECF No. 3323）。）

On August 6, 2024, timely objections to the Second Extension Motion (the "Objections") were filed by Ms. Hing Chi Ngok, G Club Operations, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Apple Inc., FFP (BVI) Ltd., Ogier, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, and Weddle Law PC (the "Objectors"). (ECF Nos. 3373, 3374, 3375, 3376, 3379.) On August 9, 2024, the Trustee timely filed a reply (the "Reply"). (ECF No. 3391.) On August 12, 2024, the Trustee filed a list of witnesses and exhibits. (ECF No. 3395.)（2024 年 8 月 6 日，Hing Chi Ngok（岳庆芝）女士、G Club Operations, LLC、Meta Platforms, Inc.、Apple Inc.、FFP (BVI) Ltd.、Ogier（奥杰律师事务所）、Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 及 Weddle Law PC（“异议人”）就第二次延期动议及时提交了异议（“异议”）。（ECF Nos. 3373、3374、3375、3376、3379。）2024 年 8 月 9 日，受托人及时提交了答辩意见（“答辩”）。（ECF No. 3391。）2024 年 8 月 12 日，受托人提交了证人及证据清单。（ECF No. 3395。））

On August 13, 2024, an evidentiary hearing was held (the "Second Extension Hearing"). The Trustee testified and was subject to cross-examination during the Second Extension Hearing, and the parties advanced their arguments. At the conclusion of the Second Extension Hearing, the Court took the Second Extension Motion under advisement.（2024 年 8 月 13 日，举行了证据听证会（“第二次延期听证会”）。受托人在第二次延期听证会上作证并接受了交叉询问，各方当事人陈述了各自的主张。在第二次延期听证会结束时，本法院决定对第二次延期动议进行斟酌审议。）

Having considered: (i) the Second Extension Motion, the Objections, and the Reply; (ii) the testimony of the Trustee and the arguments of the parties during the Second Extension Hearing; (iii) the pleadings filed in relation to the First Extension Motion and the testimony of the Trustee and arguments of the parties during the First Extension Hearing; and (iv) matters of which the Court may take judicial notice, the Court finds, for the reasons stated in the First（经审酌：(i) 第二次延期动议、异议及答辩；(ii) 受托人在第二次延期听证会上的证言及各方当事人的辩论意见；(iii) 就第一次延期动议提交的诉答文书以及受托人在第一次延期听证会上的证言和各方当事人的辩论意见；以及 (iv) 本法院可依职权进行司法认知的各项事实，本法院基于第一次） Case 22-50073 Doc 3417 Filed 08/14/24 Entered 08/14/24 15:18:21 Page 3 of 4 3460 08/27/24 08/27/24 16:30:12 8 9 Case 22-50073 Doc 3470-1 Filed 08/28/24 Entered 08/28/24 11:12:45 Page 8 of 9

Extension Order, in the Second Extension Motion, during the Second Extension Hearing, and herein, that the Trustee has established cause exists under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(b) to grant the Second Extension Motion, which cause includes without limitation: (1) the pendency of the criminal action styled United States v. Kwok, 23 cr 118 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. July 18, 2024) from March 2023 through the date of the entry of this Order and its impact on these cases and the multitude of related adversary proceedings; (2) Mr. Kwok's ongoing contempt of court and failure to perform his statutory duties under 11 U.S.C. § 521; (3) other parties' ongoing contempt of court; (4) the complexity and extent of Mr. Kwok's financial affairs; and (5) the Trustee's diligence in his investigation. The Court is unpersuaded by the arguments of the Objectors to the contrary, including without limitation the arguments that: (a) despite the completely different procedural and factual context in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 603 U.S. \_\_\_, 144 S. Ct. 2071 (2024), to which context the Supreme Court of the United States explicitly restricted its holding, the decision in that case mandates the denial of the Second Extension Motion; and (b) the facts and circumstances of these jointly administered Chapter 11 cases are, at this time, no longer extraordinary. While the Trustee will ultimately conclude his investigation, that time has not yet come. Accordingly, pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006, it is hereby（延期裁定中、第二次延期动议中、第二次延期听证会期间以及本裁定中所述的理由认定，受托人已证明存在根据《联邦破产诉讼规则》第 9006(b) 条准予第二次延期动议的正当理由，该正当理由包括但不限于：(1) 案号为 United States v. Kwok, 23 cr 118 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. July 18, 2024)（美国诉郭文贵案，纽约南区）的刑事诉讼自 2023 年 3 月起至本裁定作出之日止一直处于未决状态，及其对本批案件和大量相关对抗性诉讼程序的影响；(2) Kwok 先生持续藐视法庭并未能履行 11 U.S.C. § 521 规定的法定义务；(3) 其他当事方持续藐视法庭；(4) Kwok 先生财务事务的复杂性与规模；以及 (5) 受托人在其调查中的尽职调查。本法院未被异议人的相反主张所说服，包括但不限于以下主张：(a) 尽管 Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 603 U.S. \_\_\_, 144 S. Ct. 2071 (2024) 案具有完全不同的程序和事实背景，且 Supreme Court of the United States（美国联邦最高法院）明确将其裁决限定于该背景下，但该案的判决仍要求驳回第二次延期动议；以及 (b) 这些合并审理的第 11 章案件的事实和情况在此时已不再属于特殊情况。虽然受托人最终将结束其调查，但此时时机尚未成熟。因此，根据《联邦破产诉讼规则》第 9006 条，特此）

ORDERED: The Second Extension Motion (ECF No. 3329) is granted as set forth herein; and it is further（裁定：第二次延期动议（ECF No. 3329）按本裁定所述予以准予；并进一步）

ORDERED: The time limitations set forth in 11 U.S.C. §§ 108, 546, and 549 for the Trustee to commence avoidance actions and other actions on behalf of the estate, as well as for amending any pending complaints, are extended through and including February 15, 2025, which date may be further extended upon notice and a hearing; and it is further（裁定：11 U.S.C. §§ 108、546 和 549 规定的受托人代表破产财产提起撤销权诉讼及其他诉讼、以及修改任何未决起诉书的时限，均延长至 2025 年 2 月 15 日（含当日），该日期在发出通知并举行听证后可进一步延长；并进一步） Case 22-50073 Doc 3417 Filed 08/14/24 Entered 08/14/24 15:18:21 Page 4 of 4 3460 08/27/24 08/27/24 16:30:12 9 9 Case 22-50073 Doc 3470-1 Filed 08/28/24 Entered 08/28/24 11:12:45 Page 9 of 9

ORDERED: The terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and（裁定：本裁定的条款和条件在作出后应立即生效并）

enforceable upon its entry; and it is further（具有执行力；并进一步）

ORDERED: The Trustee is authorized to take all actions necessary to effectuate the（裁定：授权受托人采取一切必要行动以落实）

relief granted herein; and it is further（本裁定所准予的救济；并进一步）

ORDERED: The Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related to the interpretation or implementation of this Order.（裁定：本法院对因本裁定的解释或执行而产生或与之相关的所有事项保留管辖权。）

Dated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 14th day of August, 2024.（2024 年 8 月 14 日签署于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。）