--- type: court_doc id: "court_ctb_3522_0" court: "CTB" case_no: "22-50073" doc_number: 3522 doc_type: "ORDER" filed_date: null lang: "zh" url: "https://mubeitech.com/court/court_ctb_3522_0" json_url: "https://mubeitech.com/api/court/court_ctb_3522_0" --- # UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT : : : : : : : : > 原始法庭文件为英文；下方为英文全文，顶部为中文摘要。 ## **UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT** : : : : : : : : In re: HO WAN KWOK, *et al.*, Debtors[1](#page-0-0) Chapter 11 Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) (Jointly Administered) September 10, 2024 ## **APPELLANT'S STATEMENT OF ISSUES AND DESIGNATION OF ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD ON APPEAL** Appellant FFP (BVI) Limited ("FFP"), by and through its undersigned counsel, hereby provides, pursuant to Rule 8009 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the "Bankruptcy Rules"), this statement of issues to be presented and designation of items to be included in the record on appeal with respect to this appeal to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut 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). ## **STATEMENT OF ISSUES ON APPEAL** 1. Did the Bankruptcy Court have constitutional authority to enter a final judgment and order concerning the Extension Motion? 1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595) (the "Debtor"), 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). 2. Did the Bankruptcy Court have statutory authority to prospectively modify the statute of limitations set forth in Bankruptcy Code § 546(a) under Rule 9006 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure? 3. Assuming *arguendo* that the Bankruptcy Court had statutory authority to prospectively modify the statute of limitations set forth in Bankruptcy Code § 546(a) under Rule 9006 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, did the Trustee demonstrate "good cause" to do so? # **DESIGNATION OF RECORD AND TRANSCRIPT ON APPEAL** FFP hereby designates the following items to be included in the record on appeal, which includes any and all exhibits, documents, supplements, and addenda attached thereto and filed therewith and all documents incorporated by reference therein: | Item
No. | Docket
Entry
Date | Docket Entry/Description | Docket Number | |-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| | 1 | 11/28/202
3 | Notice of Filing Status Conference
Presentation | 2387
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 2 | 1/18/2024 | Motion for Order / Motion for Entry of
Order Extending Deadline for Trustee
to File Avoidance Actions Under
Bankruptcy Code Sections 108, 546(a),
and 549 | 2509
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 3 | 1/31/2024 | Notice of / Omnibus Notice of Service
and Publication Notice Pursuant to
Order Granting Chapter 11 Trustee's
Emergency Motion for Entry of,
Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section
105(a) and Bankruptcy Rules 2002 and
9014, (I) Approving Form and Manner
of Notice of Trustee's Forthcoming
Tolling Motion and (II) Scheduling
Hearing | 2540
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | Item
No. | Docket
Entry | Docket Entry/Description | Docket Number | |-------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| | | Date | | | | 4 | 2/5/024 | Objection to Trustee's Motion for Entry
of Order Extending Deadline for
Trustee to File Avoidance Actions –
Mei Gui | 2551
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 5 | 2/5/2024 | Objection (Non-Party Defeng Caos
Memorandum of Law in Opposition to
Motion for Entry of Order Extending
Deadline For Trustee To File
Avoidance Actions) -
Defeng Cao | 2553
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 6 | 2/5/2024 | Objection TO THE CHAPTER 11
TRUSTEES MOTION FOR ENTRY
OF AN ORDER EXTENDING
DEADLINE FOR TRUSTEE TO FILE
AVOIDANCE ACTIONS UNDER
BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTIONS
108, 546(a), AND 549 -
Taurus Fund
LLC | 2557
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 7 | 2/5/2024 | Objection and Memorandum of Law in
Opposition Filed - G Club | 2563
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 8 | 2/5/204 | Objection of Non-Parties Rule of Law
Foundation III, Inc. and Rule of law
Society IV, Inc. to Motion for Entry of
Order Extending Deadline for Trustee
to File Avoidance Actions under
Bankruptcy Code Sections 108,546(a),
and 549 -
Rule of Law Society IV, Inc. | 2565
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 9 | 2/5/2024 | Objection -
Objections of Third Parties
Crhis [sic] Lee and Quidong Xia to
Trustee's Motion for Entry of Order
Extending Deadline for Trustee to File
Avoidance Actions Under Bankruptcy
Code Sections 108, 546(a), and 549 | 2566
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 10 | 2/5/2024 | Objection to Trustee's Motion for Entry
of an Order Extending Deadline for
Trustee to File Avoidance Actions -
Greenwich Land, LLC, Hing Chi | 2569
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | Item | Docket | Docket Entry/Description | Docket Number | |------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| | No. | Entry
Date | | | | 11 | 2/5/2024 | Objection Filed by Robert J. Grand on
behalf of GS Security Solutions, Inc. | 2571
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 12 | 2/7/2024 | Objection and Joinder to Trustee's
Motion to Extend Deadline to File
Avoidance Actions -
Yinying Wang
Interested Party | 2582
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 13 | 2/9/2024 | Reply to (related document(s): 2509
Motion for Order / Motion for Entry of
Order Extending Deadline for Trustee
to File Avoidance Actions Under
Bankruptcy Code Sections 108, 546(a),
and 549 Filed by Douglass E. Barron
on behalf of Luc A. Despins, Chapter
11 Trustee filed by Chapter 11 Trustee
Luc A. Despins)/ Omnibus Reply of
Chapter 11 Trustee (I) in Support of
Motion for Entry of Order Extending
Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance
Actions Under Bankruptcy Code
Sections 108, 546(a), and 549, and (II)
in
Response to Objections Thereto –
Trustee | 2620
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 14 | 2/12/2024 | Trustee's Witness and Exhibit Lists in
Connection with February 13, 2024
Hearing on Trustee's Motion for Entry
of Order Extending Deadline for
Trustee to File Avoidance Actions
Under Bankruptcy Code Sections 108,
546(a), and 549 | 2763
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 15 | 2/13/2024 | Hearing on Extension Motion and All
Exhibits Proffered by any Party | 2827
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 16 | 2/15/2024 | Memorandum of Decision | 2921
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 17 | 215/2024 | Transcript –
Hearing on Extension
Motion | N/A | | 18 | 2/28/2024 | G Club Notice of Appeal | 2969
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | Item | Docket | Docket Entry/Description | Docket Number | |------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| | No. | Entry
Date | | | | 19 | 2/28/2024 | Transmittal of Notice of Appeal to U.S.
District Court. Interested Party G Club
Operations, LLC, docketed the Notice
of Appeal | 2970
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 20 | 7/19/2024 | Motion to Extend Time to Extend
Deadline to File Avoidance Actions
(First Supplemental Motion) to
02/15/2025 Filed by Patrick R. Linsey
on behalf of Luc A. Despins, Chapter
11 Trustee | 3329
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 21 | 8/6/2024 | G Club Operations, LLC's Objection
and Memorandum of Law in
Opposition to First Supplemental
Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee to
Extend August 15, 2024 Deadline for
Trustee to File Avoidance Actions | 3374
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 22 | 8/6/2024 | Objection to the Chapter 11 Trustee's
First Supplemental Motion of Chapter
11 Trustee to Extend August 15, 2024
Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance
Actions (ECF 3329)
Filed by
Christopher J. Major on behalf of Hing
Chi Ngok Interested Party | 3373
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 23 | 8/6/2024 | Notice of Filing of Meta Platforms,
Inc.'s Objection to Extension of
Deadline to File Avoidance Actions
filed by George Peter Angelich on
behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
Interested Party | 3375
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 24 | 8/6/2024 | Notice of Filing of Apple Inc.'s
Objection to Extension of Deadline to
File Avoidance actions
filed by George
Peter Angelich on behalf of Apple Inc.
Interested Party | 3376
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | Item
No. | Docket
Entry | Docket Entry/Description | Docket Number | |-------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | Date | | | | 25 | 8/7/2024 | Notice of Filing Objections to First
Supplemental Motion of Chapter 11
Trustee to Extend August 15, 2024
Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance
Actions in Pending Adversary
Proceedings
filed by Jeffrey M. Sklarz
on behalf of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw
Pittman LLP, Weddle Law PLLC | 3379
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 26 | 8/9/2024 | Omnibus Reply of Chapter 11 Trustee
(I) In Support of First Supplemental
Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee to
Extend August 15, 2024 Deadline for
Trustee to File Avoidance Actions and
(II) in Response to Objections Thereto | 3391
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 27 | 8/13/2024 | Trustee's Witness and Exhibit Lists in
Connection with August 13, 2024
Hearing on Trustee's First
Supplemental Motion to Extend August
15, 2024 Deadline for Trustee to File
Avoidance Actions Filed by Patrick R.
Linsey on behalf of Luc A. Despins,
Chapter 11 Trustee | 3395
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 28 | 8/14/2024 | Order Granting Second Motion for
Extension of Deadline for Trustee to
File Avoidance Actions | 3417
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 29 | | Transcript of Hearing Held 8/13/2024
on Motion to Extend Time to Extend
Deadline to File Avoidance Actions
(First Supplemental Motion) to
02/15/2025 Filed by Patrick R. Linsey
on behalf of Luc A. Despins, Chapter
11 Trustee | N/A
Ordered in Case No. 22-50073 | | 30 | 8/27/2024 | Notice of Appeal to District Court
filed
by Kellianne Baranowsky on behalf of
FFP (BVI) Limited | 3462
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | Item
No. | Docket
Entry | Docket Entry/Description | Docket Number | |-------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 31 | Date
8/28/2024 | Transmittal of Notice to U.S. District
Court for the District of Connecticut
Regarding Appeals and Appellate
Documents | 3471
Filed in Case No. 22-50073 | | 32 | 7/22/2024 | Notice of Filing Motion of Chapter 11
Trustee to Extend August 15, 2024
Deadline For Trustee to File Avoidance
Actions Filed by Patrick R. Linsey on
behalf of Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee | 22
Filed in Adv. Pro. No.
24-05014
(Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee v. Pillsbury Winthrop
Shaw Pittman LLP) | | 33 | 8/6/2024 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
LLP's Objection and Memorandum of
Law in Opposition to First
Supplemental Motion of Chapter 11
Trustee to Extend August 15, 2024
Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance
Actions | 24
Filed in Adv. Pro. No. 24-05014
(Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee v. Pillsbury Winthrop
Shaw Pittman LLP) | | 34 | 7/22/2024 | Notice of Filing Motion of Chapter 11
Trustee to Extend August 15, 2024
Deadline For Trustee to File Avoidance
Actions Filed by Patrick R. Linsey on
behalf of Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee | 10
Filed in Adv. Pro. No. 24-05056
(
Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee v. FFP (BVI) Limited) | | 35 | 8/6/2024 | FFP (BVI) Limited's Objection and
Memorandum of Law in Opposition to
First Supplemental Motion of Chapter
11 Trustee to Extend August 15, 2024
Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance
Actions | 16
Filed in Adv. Pro. No. 24-05056
(
Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee v. FFP (BVI) Limited) | | 36 | 7/22/2024 | Notice of Filing Motion of Chapter 11
Trustee to Extend August 15, 2024
Deadline For Trustee to File Avoidance
Actions Filed by Patrick R. Linsey on
behalf of Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee | 10
Filed in Adv. Pro. No. 24-05012
(
Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee v. Ogier) | | Item
No. | Docket
Entry
Date | Docket Entry/Description | Docket Number | |-------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 37 | 8/6/2024 | Ogier's Objection and Memorandum of
Law in Opposition to First
Supplemental Motion of Chapter 11
Trustee to Extend August 15, 2024
Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance
Actions | 18
Filed in Adv. Pro. No. 24-05012
(
Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee v. Ogier ) | | 38 | 7/22/2024 | Notice of Filing Motion of Chapter 11
Trustee to Extend August 15, 2024
Deadline For Trustee to File Avoidance
Actions Filed by Patrick R. Linsey on
behalf of Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee | 25
Filed in Adv. Pro. No. 24-05188
(
Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee v. Weddle Law PPLC) | | 39 | 8/6/2024 | Weddle Law PLLC's Objection and
Memorandum of Law in Opposition to
First Supplemental Motion of Chapter
11 Trustee to Extend August 15, 2024
Deadline for Trustee to File Avoidance
Actions | 29
Filed in Adv. Pro. No. 24-05188
(
Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11
Trustee v. Weddle Law PPLC) | # **CERTIFICATION REGARDING TRANSCRIPTS** Pursuant to Rule 8009(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, FFP hereby certifies that all relevant transcripts have been ordered and are listed in the above designation of the record. # **RESERVATION OF RIGHTS** FFP expressly reserves its right to supplement this designation. Dated: September 10, 2024 FFP (BVI) Limited By: */s/ Kellianne Baranowsky* GREEN & SKLARZ LLC Jeffrey M. Sklarz (ct20938) Kellianne Baranowsky (ct26684) One Audubon St, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 Tel: 203-285-8545 jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com kbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com #### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE** I hereby certify that on the date set forth below, a copy of the foregoing was served via CM/ECF. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system. Date: September 10, 2024 /s/ Kellianne Baranowsky