--- type: court_doc id: "court_ctb_1595_0" court: "CTB" case_no: "22-50073" doc_number: 1595 doc_type: "ORDER" filed_date: null lang: "en" machine_translated: false url: "https://mubeitech.com/en/court/court_ctb_1595_0" json_url: "https://mubeitech.com/api/court/court_ctb_1595_0" --- # Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #1595 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In re: Chapter 11 HO WAN KWOK, et al., Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) Debtors. (Jointly Administered) NOTICE OF APPEAL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a)(1), Mei Guo, HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC, Lee Vartan, Esq., and Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC hereby appeal to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut from the March 10, 2023 *Order Holding HK Parties in Contempt of Court and Sanctioning HK Parties, Attorney Vartan and Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC* (ECF No. 1537) (the "Order"), entered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (Honorable Julie A. Manning) finding Mei Guo and HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC ("HK USA," and together with Mei Guo, the "HK Parties") in civil contempt of Court for failure to comply with (i) the Court's January 20, 2023 Order Granting in Part Motion to Compel Compliance With Rule 2004 Subpoenas, filed by Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee (the "Trustee") for the estate of debtor Ho Wan Kwok (the "Debtor") (ECF No. 1353); and (ii) the Court's February 13, 2023 Order Granting in Part Motion for Order to Appear and Show Cause Why the Court Should Not Hold the HK Parties in Contempt of Court, filed by the Trustee (ECF No. 1455); and for sanctioning Attorney Vartan and CSG in connection therein. A copy of the Order is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The names of all parties to the Order and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of their respective counsel are as follows: PARTY　ATTORNEYS Luc A Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee　Douglas S. Skalka, Esq. James C. Graham, Esq. Patrick R. Linsey, Esq. Lucas Bennett Rocklin, Esq. NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, CT 06510 (203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com jgraham@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com lrocklin@npmlaw.com Nicholas A. Bassett, Esq. PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com - and - Luc A. Despins, Esq. Avram E. Luft, Esq. Douglass E. Barron, Esq. G. Alexander Bongartz, Esq. PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 (212) 318-6079 douglassbarron@paulhastings.com alexbongartz@paulhastings.com aviluft@paulhastings.com PARTY　ATTORNEYS Mei Guo, HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC, Attorney Vartan (Lee Vartan, Esq.), and Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC　Lee Vartan, Esq. Sam Della Fera, Jr., Esq. Melissa F. Wernick, Esq. CHIESA SHAHINIAN & GIANTOMASI PC 105 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland, NJ 07068 (973) 325-1500 lvartan@csglaw.com sdellafera@csglaw.com mwernick@csglaw.com - and - Aaron A. Romney, Esq. James M. Moriarty, Esq. ZEISLER & ZEISLER PC 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 (203) 368-4234 aromney@zeislaw.com jmoriarty@zeislaw.com Dated: March 24, 2023 /s/ Lee Vartan Roseland, New Jersey Lee Vartan New York State Bar No. 4288296 [lvartan@csglaw.com] Sam Della Fera, Jr. New Jersey State Bar No. 023701992 [sdellafera@csglaw.com] admitted pro hac vice Melissa F. Wernick New Jersey State Bar No. 033642010 [mwernick@csglaw.com] admitted pro hac vice CHIESA SHAHINIAN & GIANTOMASI PC 105 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland, NJ 07068 Telephone: (973) 325-1500 Facsimile: (973) 325-1501 *Attorneys for Mei Guo, HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC, Lee Vartan, Esq., and Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC* Aaron A. Romney (ct28144) [aromney@zeislaw.com] James M. Moriarty (ct21876) [jmoriarty@zeislaw.com] ZEISLER & ZEISLER PC 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 Telephone: (203) 368-4234 Facsimile: (203) 368-5485 *Local Counsel for Mei Guo, HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC, Lee Vartan, Esq., and Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC* CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 24th day of March 2023, a copy of foregoing Notice of Appeal 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 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. Dated: March 24, 2023 /s/ Lee Vartan Roseland, New Jersey Lee Vartan New York State Bar No. 4288296 [lvartan@csglaw.com] Sam Della Fera, Jr. New Jersey State Bar No. 023701992 [sdellafera@csglaw.com] admitted pro hac vice Melissa F. Wernick New Jersey State Bar No. 033642010 [mwernick@csglaw.com] admitted pro hac vice CHIESA SHAHINIAN & GIANTOMASI PC 105 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland, NJ 07068 Telephone: (973) 325-1500 Facsimile: (973) 325-1501 *Attorneys for Mei Guo, HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC, Lee Vartan, Esq., and Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC* Aaron A. Romney (ct28144) [aromney@zeislaw.com] James M. Moriarty (ct21876) [jmoriarty@zeislaw.com] ZEISLER & ZEISLER PC 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 Telephone: (203) 368-4234 Facsimile: (203) 368-5485 *Local Counsel for Mei Guo, HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC, Lee Vartan, Esq., and Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC*