Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #1540

METADATA

Defendant: Guo Wengui / Miles Guo / Ho Wan Kwok
Court: CTB
Case No.: 22-50073
ECF #: 1540
Type: ORDER
Filed: 2023-03-13

FULL TEXT

| AO 435 | Case 22-50073 | Doc 1540 | Filed 03/13/23 | Entered 03/13/23 14:42:04 | | Page 1 of 6 | | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|--| | (Rev. 04/18) | | | | ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS | FOR COURT USE ONLY | | | | TRANSCRIPT ORDER | | | | | DUE DATE: | | | | Please Read Instructions: | | | | | | | | | 1. NAME | | | | 2. PHONE NUMBER | 3. DATE | | | | Patrick M. Birney | | | | (860) 275-8275 | 3/9/2023 | | | | 4. DELIVERY ADDRESS OR EMAIL pbirney@rc.com | | | | 5. CITY Hartford | 6. STATE CT | 7. ZIP CODE 06103 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8. CASE NUMBER 9. JUDGE 22-50073 Judge Julie A. Manning | | | | DATES OF PROCEEDINGS 3/8/2023 3/8/2023 10. FROM 11. TO | | | | | 12. CASE NAME | | | | LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS | | | | | Ho Wan Kwok | | | | Bridgeport 13. CITY | | Connecticut 14. STATE | | | 15. ORDER FOR | | | | | | | | | ' ' APPEAL CRIMINAL | | | | ' CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT | ' BANKRUPTCY | | | | ' ' NON-APPEAL CIVIL | | | | ' IN FORMA PAUPERIS | ' OTHER (Specify) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. TRANSCRIPT REQUESTED (Specify portion(s) and date(s) of proceeding(s) for which transcript is requested) | | | | | | | | | | PORTIONS | DATE(S) | | PORTION(S) | DATE(S) | | | | ' VOIR DIRE | | | | ' TESTIMONY (Specify Witness) | | | | | ' | OPENING STATEMENT (Plaintiff) | | | | | | | | ' | OPENING STATEMENT (Defendant) | | | | | | | | ' | CLOSING ARGUMENT (Plaintiff) | | | ' PRE-TRIAL PROCEEDING (Spcy) | | | | | ' | CLOSING ARGUMENT (Defendant) | | | | | | | | ' OPINION OF COURT | | | | | | | | | ' JURY INSTRUCTIONS ' | | | | ' OTHER (Specify) | | | | | SENTENCING ' | | | | Hearing | 3/8/2023 | | | | BAIL HEARING | | | | | | | | | | ORIGINAL | | | 17. ORDER | | | | | CATEGORY | (Includes Certified Copy to | FIRST COPY | ADDITIONAL COPIES | NO. OF PAGES ESTIMATE | | COSTS | | | | Clerk for Records of the Court) | | NO. OF COPIES | | | | | | ORDINARY | ' | ' | | | | | | | | | | NO. OF COPIES | | | | | | 14-Day | ' | ' | | | | | | | | | | NO. OF COPIES 1 | | | | | | EXPEDITED | ' | ' | NO. OF COPIES | | | | | | 3-Day | ' | ' | | | | | | | | | | NO. OF COPIES | | | | | | DAILY | ' | ' | | | | | | | | | | NO. OF COPIES | | | | | | HOURLY | ' | ' | | | | | | | REALTIME | ' | ' | | | | | | | | CERTIFICATION (18. & 19.) | | | | | | | | By signing below, I certify that I will pay all charges | | | | ESTIMATE TOTAL | | 0.00 | | | (deposit plus additional). | | | | PROCESSED BY | \$ | 0.00 | | | 18. SIGNATURE /s/ Patrick M. Birney | | | | | | | | | 19. DATE | | | | P.E. PHONE NUMBER | | | | | 3/9/2023 | | | | 203-579-5808 | | | | | TRANSCRIPT TO BE PREPARED BY | | | | COURT ADDRESS | | | | | Fiore Reporting and Transcription | | | | | | | | | | | | | US. Bankruptcy Court 915 Lafayette Blvd. | | | | | | | DATE | BY | Bridgeport, CT 06604 | | | | | ORDER RECEIVED | | | | | | | | | DEPOSIT PAID | | | DEPOSIT PAID | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TRANSCRIPT ORDERED | | | | TOTAL CHARGES | \$ | 0.00 0.00 | | | TRANSCRIPT RECEIVED | | | | LESS DEPOSIT | 0.00 \$ 0.00 | | | | ORDERING PARTY NOTIFIED | | | | | | | | | TO PICK UP TRANSCRIPT | | | | TOTAL REFUNDED | | | | | PARTY RECEIVED TRANSCRIPT | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | | | TOTAL DUE | \$ | 0.00 | |

# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT**

### **FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT**

## **Honorable Julie A. Manning**

## **March 8, 2023**

| 1:00 PM | 23-5003 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, vs. Despins | |---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Lead Case: 22-50073 Ho Wan Kwok and Genever Holdings Corporation and Genever Holdings LLC | | Matter: | #100; Order Setting Status Conference |

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### 313/23, 224 Base 22-50073 Doc 1540 Filed 03/13/23 cm ബാക്കിക്കുക Page 5 of 6

West Orange, NJ 07052 973-530-2107 973-530-2307 (fax) lvartan@csglaw.com Assigned: 02/01/23

Ho Wan Kwok 373 Taconic Road Greenwich, CT 06831 SSN / ITIN: 206-55-9595 Added: 04/11/2022 TERMINATED: 07/29/2022 (Defendant) PRO SE

Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. Added: 04/11/2022 TERMINATED: 08/26/2022 (Defendant)

Patrick M. Birney Robinson & Cole LLP 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103-3597 represented by (860) 275-8200 (860) 275-8299 (fax) pbirney@rc.com Assigned: 05/06/22 TERMINATED: 08/26/22

> Peter Friedman O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street NW Washington, DC 20006 202-383-5302 pfriedman@omm.com Assigned: 06/07/22 TERMINATED: 08/26/22

> Stuart M. Sarnoff O'Melveny & Myers LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 202-326-2293 ssarnoff@omm.com Assigned: 06/07/22 TERMINATED: 08/26/22

Additional parties that appeared at the March 8, 2023 hearing

# **Avram Emmanuel Luft**

Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 representing Luc A. Despins 212-318-6079 Paul Hasting LLP 212-303-7079 (fax) 200 Park Avenue [aviluft@paulhastings.com](mailto:aviluft@paulhastings.com) New York, NY 10166

**Holley L. Claiborn**

**U. S. Trustee** Office of the U.S. Trustee Giaimo Federal Building 150 Court Street, Room 302 New Haven, CT 06510 (203)773-2210 USTPRegion02.NH.ECF@USDOJ.GOV *Added: 02/15/2022 (U.S. Trustee)*

**Kristin B. Mayhew**

Pullman & Comley, LLC 850 Main Street, 8th Floor representing Rui Ma PO Box 7006 Bridgeport, CT 06601 203-330-2198 203-259-0251 (fax) kmayhew@pullcom.com

# **Annecca H. Smith**

Robinson & Cole, LLP 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-8325 860-275-8299 (fax) [asmith@rc.com](mailto:asmith@rc.com) representing Pacific Alliance Asia

represented by

Office of The United States Trustee The Giaimo Federal Building 150 Court Street, Room 302 New Haven, CT 06510 (203) 773-2210 (203) 773-2217 (fax) holley.l.claiborn@usdoj.gov

Opportunity Fund, L.P.