--- type: court_doc id: "court_ctb_1385_0" court: "CTB" case_no: "22-50073" doc_number: 1385 doc_type: "ORDER" filed_date: null lang: "en" machine_translated: false url: "https://mubeitech.com/en/court/court_ctb_1385_0" json_url: "https://mubeitech.com/api/court/court_ctb_1385_0" --- # Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #1385 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In re: Chapter 11 HO WAN KWOK et al., Debtors. [1] Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) Jointly Administered January 25, 2023 BRAVO LUCK LIMITED'S MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENA Bravo Luck Limited ("Bravo"), by and through its undersigned counsel, pursuant to Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (the "Civil Rules"), made applicable to these proceedings by Rule 9016 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the "Bankruptcy Rules"), and Bankruptcy Rule 2004 hereby moves to quash the Subpoena for Rule 2004 Examination, served on Bravo on January 11, 2023 (the "Rule 2004 Subpoena") by Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the "Trustee" ). In support of its motion, Bravo respectfully submits Bravo Luck's Memorandum of Law in Support of its Motion to Quash Subpoena (the "Memorandum of Law"), filed concurrently herewith, and states as follows. BACKGROUND 1. On February 15, 2022, Ho Wan Kwok (the "Debtor") filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in this Court and on July 8, 2022, the Court entered an order [Bankr. Docket No. 523] appointing the Trustee. ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED 1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan 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 (solely for purposes of notices and communications). 2. On January 11, 2023, the Trustee served the Rule 2004 Subpoena on Bravo, seeking both testimony and the production of documents from Bravo. A copy of the Rule 2004 Subpoena is attached to the Memorandum of Law as Exhibit A. 3. On January 24, 2023, as set forth in the Declaration of Francis J. Lawall, attached hereto as Exhibit A, in accordance with D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 37(a), incorporated in these proceedings pursuant to L. Bankr. R. 7037-1, counsel for Bravo conferred with counsel to the Trustee via telephone to discuss the issues raised in this motion and in the Memorandum of Law in a good faith attempt to reach an agreeable resolution of such issues. 4. On January 25, 2023, Bravo sent counsel to the Trustee a letter voicing various objections to the Rule 2004 Subpoena, a copy of which is attached to the Memorandum of Law as Exhibit B. 5. Additional factual background regarding the motion is set forth in the Memorandum of Law and incorporated herein by reference. RELIEF REQUESTED 6. Bravo respectfully requests that the Court enter an order, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, quashing the Rule 2004 Subpoena for the reasons set forth in the Memorandum of Law, and grant such other and further relief as may be just and proper. Dated: January 25, 2023 /s/ Francis J. Lawall Francis J. Lawall, Esq. TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP 3000 Two Logan Square Eighteenth and Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 981-4481 francis.lawall@troutman.com and David M. S. Shaiken (ct02297) Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC 433 South Main Street, Suite 319 West Hartford, CT 06110 Telephone: (860) 606-1703 Fax: (866) 431-3248 david@shipmanlawct.com Counsel for Bravo Luck Limited CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that on January 25, 2023, the Bravo Luck Limited's Motion to Quash Subpoena 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 United States first class mail, postage prepaid, 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. A. Electronic Notice Via CM/ECF Service List Laura Aronsson　laronsson@omm.com Tristan G. Axelrod　taxelrod@brownrudnick.com William R. Baldiga　wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com Kellianne Baranowsky　kbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com, aevans@gs-lawfirm.com; kbaranowsky@ecf.courtdrive.com Daniel D. Barnes　dbarnes@csglaw.com Douglass E. Barron　douglassbarron@paulhastings.com Nicholas A. Bassett　nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com; jonathonkosciewicz@paulhastings.com; lucdespins@paulhastings.com; alexbongartz@paulhastings.com; ezrasutton@paulhastings.com; douglassbarron@paulhastings.com; ecf.frg@paulhastings.com; aviluft@paulhastings.com Patrick M. Birney　pbirney@rc.com, ctrivigno@rc.com Christopher H. Blau　cblau@zeislaw.com G. Alexander　alexbongartz@paulhastings.com Bongartz Carollynn H.G. Callari　ccallari@callaripartners.com Daniel Cantor　dcantor@omm.com John L. Cesaroni　jcesaroni@zeislaw.com Scott M. Charmoy　scottcharmoy@charmoy.com, ecf-3ae5beb98d9b@ecf.pacerpro.com; charmoysr97992@notify.bestcase.com Holley L. Claiborn　holley.l.claiborn@usdoj.gov Samuel Bryant　sdavidoff@wc.com Davidoff Luc A. Despins　lucdespins@paulhastings.com, matlaskowski@paulhastings.com; davidmohamed@paulhastings.com Sam Della Fera, Jr.　sdellafera@csglaw.com David S. Forsh　dforsh@callaripartners.com Peter Friedman　pfriedman@omm.com Taruna Garg　tgarg@murthalaw.com, mgarcia@murthalaw.com Irve J. Goldman　igoldman@pullcom.com, rmccoy@pullcom.com Evan S. Goldstein　egoldstein@uks.com Mia N. Gonzalez　mgonzalez@omm.com Marc Gottridge　marc.gottridge@hsf.com James C. 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Merola　dmerola@bakerlaw.com Sherry J. Millman　smillman@stroock.com Aaron A Mitchell　aaron@lmesq.com James M. Moriarty　jmoriarty@zeislaw.com, cgregory@zeislaw.com Sara Pahlavan　spahlavan@omm.com Patrick N. Petrocelli　ppetrocelli@stroock.com Lucas Bennett Rocklin　lrocklin@npmlaw.com, NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net Aaron Romney　aromney@zeislaw.com, swenthen@zeislaw.com Scott D. Rosen　srosen@cb-shea.com, msullivan@cbshealaw.com; dtempera@cbshealaw.com Thomas J. Sansone　tsansone@carmodylaw.com Stuart M. Sarnoff　ssarnoff@omm.com, stuart-sarnoff-1059@ecf.pacerpro.com Douglas S. Skalka dskalka@npmlaw.com, smowery@npmlaw.com; NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net Jeffrey M. Sklarz　jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com; aevans@gs-lawfirm.com; mbuckanavage@gs lawfirm.com; eross@gs-lawfirm.com, jsklarz@ecf.courtdrive.com Annecca H. Smith　asmith@rc.com John Troy　johntroy@troypllc.com Tiffany Troy　tiffanytroy@troypllc.com, troylaw@troypllc.com U.S. Trustee　USTPRegion02.NH.ECF@USDOJ.GOV Lee Vartan　Ivartan@csglaw.com Stephen G. Walko　swalko@ibolaw.com Michael S. Weinstein　mweinstein@golenbock.com Jay Marshall Wolman　jmw@randazza.com, ecf-6898@ecf.pacerpro.com Peter J. Zarella　pzarella@mdmc-law.com B. United States First Class Mail, Postage Prepaid, Service List Brown Rudnick LLP　Dundon Advisers LLC Attn: President or General Mgr　Attn: President or General Mgr One Financial Center　10 Bank Street, Suite 1100 Boston, MA 02111　White Plains, NY 10606 Chao-Chih Chiu, Huizhen Wang Yunxia Wu, Keyi Zilkie c/o TroyGould PC 1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor Attn: Christopher A. Lilly Los Angeles, CA 90067-2367　Peter M. Friedman O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Gregory A. Coleman Coleman Worldwide Advisors, LLC PO Box 2839 New York, NY 10008-2839　Steven E. Mackey Office of the U.S. Trustee The Giaimo Federal Building 150 Court Street, Room 302 New Haven, CT 06510 J. Ted Donovan and Kevin J. Nash　Gabriel Sasson Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP　Paul Hastings LLP 1501 Broadway 22nd Floor　200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10036　New York, NY 10166 Sherry Millman Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP 180 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038　Douglas E. Spelfogel Derek L. Wright Mayer Brown LLP 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020-1001 Richard C. Morrissey　Stretto Office of the U.S. Trustee　Attn: President or General Mgr 201 Varick Street, Room　410 Exchange, Suite 100 1006 New York, NY 10014 Irvine, CA 92602 Edward Moss, Diana Perez, Stuart Sarnoff, and Daniel Shamah O'Melveny & Myers LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Alissa M. Nann Foley & Lardner LLP 90 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 Irve Goldman, Esq. Pullman & Comley, LLC 850 Main Street Bridgeport, CT 06601 Epiq Corporate Restructuring, LLC 777 Third Avenue 12th Floor New York, NY 10017 Yongbing Zhang 223 West Jackson Blvd. #1012 Chicago, IL 60606 Genever Holdings Corporation P.O. Box 3170 Road Town Tortola, British Virgin Islands Genever Holdings LLC 781 Fifth Avenue Apt. 1801 New York, NY 10022-5520 /s/ Francis J. Lawall Francis J. Lawall (admitted pro hac vice)