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# UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT In re:



> 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 BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**

In re:

HO WAN KWOK, *et al*.,

Debtors.

LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE,

Plaintiff,

v.

META PLATFORMS, INC.,

Defendant.

Chapter 11

Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)

(Jointly Administered)

Adv. Proc. No. 24-05117

# **NOTICE OF APPEAL**

### **Part I: Identify the Appellant**

1. Name of appellant: Meta Platforms, Inc.

2. Position of appellant in the adversary proceeding or bankruptcy case that is the subject of this appeal: Defendant in the above-captioned adversary proceeding, No. 24-05117 (JAM).

### **Part 2: Identify the Subject of This Appeal**

1. Describe the judgment—or the appealable order or decree—from which the appeal is taken: *Memorandum of Decision and Order (I) Denying Joint Defendants' Motions to Dismiss or for Judgment on the Pleadings (II) Denying in Part Other Defendants' Motions to Dismiss; and (III) Overruling in Part Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C.'s Objection to the Trustee's Motion for Judgment*  *on the Pleadings*, entered in the bankruptcy case (ECF Dkt. No. 4189), a copy of which is attached

as **Exhibit 1**.

2. State the date on which the judgment—or the appealable order or decree—was

entered: March 4, 2025.

### **Part 3: Identify the Other Parties to the Appeal**

List the names of all parties to the judgment—or the appealable order or decree—from which the appeal is taken and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of their attorneys:

| Party                                 | Attorneys                               |
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Meta Platforms, Inc.                  | George Angelich (ct27542)               |
|                                       | Eric Roman (admitted pro hac vice)      |
| Appellant                             | Patrick Feeney (admitted pro hac vice)  |
|                                       | ArentFox Schiff LLP                     |
|                                       | 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor |
|                                       | New York, NY 10019                      |
|                                       | T: 212.457.5423                         |
|                                       | E: george.angelich@afslaw.com           |
|                                       | eric.roman@afslaw.com                   |
|                                       | patrick.feeney@afslaw.com               |
|                                       | - and -                                 |
|                                       | Jin Yan (admitted pro hac vice)         |
|                                       | ArentFox Schiff LLP                     |
|                                       | 1717 K St. NW                           |
|                                       | Washington, DC 20006                    |
|                                       | T: 202.778.6442                         |
|                                       | E: jin.yan@afslaw.com                   |
| Luc A. Despins, as Chapter 11 Trustee | Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616)             |
|                                       | Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437)             |
| Appellee                              | Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.          |
|                                       | 195 Church St., 13th Fl.                |
|                                       | New Haven, CT 06510                     |
|                                       | T: (203) 821-2000                       |
|                                       | E: dskalka@npmlaw.com                   |
|                                       | plinsey@npmlaw.com                      |
|                                       | - and -                                 |
|                                       | Douglass Barron (admitted pro hac vice) |

| Party                 | Attorneys                                              |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|                       | Paul Hastings LLP                                      |
|                       | 200 Park Ave.                                          |
|                       | New York, NY 10166                                     |
|                       | T: (212) 318-6000                                      |
|                       | E: douglassbarron@paulhastings.com                     |
|                       |                                                        |
|                       | - and -                                                |
|                       |                                                        |
|                       | Nicholas A. Bassett (admitted pro hac vice)            |
|                       | Paul Hastings LLP                                      |
|                       | 2050 M St. NW                                          |
|                       | Washington, D.C. 20036                                 |
|                       | T: (202) 551-1902                                      |
|                       | E: nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com                    |
|                       |                                                        |
| Dated: March 18, 2025 | /s/ George Angelich                                    |
| New York, New York    | George Angelich (ct27542)                              |
|                       | Eric Roman (admitted pro hac vice)                     |
|                       | Patrick Feeney (admitted pro hac vice)                 |
|                       | ArentFox Schiff LLP                                    |
|                       | 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor                |
|                       | New York, NY 10019                                     |
|                       | T: 212.457.5423                                        |
|                       | E: george.angelich@afslaw.com<br>eric.roman@afslaw.com |
|                       | patrick.feeney@afslaw.com                              |
|                       |                                                        |
|                       | - and -                                                |
|                       | Jin Yan (admitted pro hac vice)                        |
|                       | ArentFox Schiff LLP                                    |
|                       | 1717 K St. NW                                          |
|                       | Washington, DC 20006                                   |
|                       | T: 202.778.6442                                        |
|                       | E: jin.yan@afslaw.com                                  |
|                       | Counsel for Meta Platforms, Inc.                       |

### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**

I certify that on March 18, 2025, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing document to be filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF filing system, which will send notification of such filing to all attorneys of record.

Dated: New York, New York March 18, 2025

> */s/ George Angelich*  George Angelich