Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #1655

#### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**

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In Re:

HO WAN KWOK*,* et al.[1](#page-0-0) ,

Debtors. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Chapter 11

Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)

(Jointly Administered)

#### <span id="page-0-1"></span>**MOTION FOR ADMISSION** *PRO HAC VICE* **OF JOANNA J. CLINE**

Pursuant to Local Rule of Civil Procedure 83.1(d) of the United State District Court for the District of Connecticut, incorporated herein by Local Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1001-1, David M. S. Shaiken, Esq., a member of the Bar of this Court and a member of the firm of Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC, respectfully moves this Court to enter an Order admitting Joanna J. Cline *pro hac vice* on behalf of Bravo Luck Limited ("Bravo") in the above-referenced bankruptcy action. In support of this motion, the undersigned represents the following:

1. Joanna J. Cline, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP. She is a member in good standing of the Bars of the State of Delaware, the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Ms. Cline is also a member in good standing of the bars of the United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the First Circuit, and for the Third Circuit, and of the United States District Courts of the District of Delaware, the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Ms. Cline has not been denied admission or disciplined by any Court.

<span id="page-0-0"></span>¹ [T](#page-0-1)he 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. Ms. Cline has executed an affidavit in connection with this motion, which is attached hereto as **Exhibit A**.

3. The undersigned counsel is a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of Connecticut. The undersigned is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

4. The undersigned respectfully requests that, pursuant to D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d), in the event that this motion is granted, he be excused from attendance at all proceedings. In accordance with D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(c), the undersigned agrees to accept service of all papers on behalf of Joanna J. Cline.

WHEREFORE, David M. S. Shaiken, Esq. respectfully requests that this Court enter an Order, substantially in the form attached as **Exhibit B**, granting Joanna J. Cline admission *pro hac vice*.

Dated: Amston, Connecticut April 11, 2023

> By: David M. S. Shaiken, Esq. Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC Corporate Center West 433 South Main Street, Suite 319 West Hartford, CT 06110 Telephone: (860) 606-1703 Fax: (866) 431-3248 [david@shipmanlawct.com](mailto:david@shipmanlawct.com) Fed. Bar No. ct02297 /s/ David M. S. Shaiken

# **EXHIBIT A**

#### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**

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In Re:

HO WAN KWOK*,* et al.,

Debtors.

Chapter 11

Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)

(Jointly Administered)

## **AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR ADMISSION** *PRO HAC VICE* **OF JOANNA J. CLINE**

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Joanna J. Cline, of full age, deposes and states the following:

1. I am a partner in the firm of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, with an office address of 3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2799. My telephone number is 215.981.4000, my fax number is 215.981.4750 and my email address is Joanna.cline@troutman.com.

2. I have been retained by Bravo Luck Limited ("Bravo") to provide legal representation in connection with the above-captioned bankruptcy cases (the "Debtors").

3. Pursuant to D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(c) and L. Bankr. R. 9083-3, David M. S. Shaiken, Esq. of the law firm of Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC, will serve as my local bankruptcy counsel. His address is Corporate Center West, 433 South Main Street, Suite 319, West Hartford, Connecticut 06110.

4. I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the Bars of the State of Delaware [DE Bar ID No. 5873], the State of New Jersey [NJ Bar ID No. 031131998] and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [PA Bar ID No. 83195]. I am also a member in good standing of the bars of the United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the First Circuit, and

# **EXHIBIT B**

### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**

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In Re:

HO WAN KWOK*,* et al.,

Debtors.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Chapter 11

Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)

(Jointly Administered)

RE: Doc. I.D. No. \_\_\_

## **ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ADMISSION** *PRO HAC VICE* **OF JOANNA J. CLINE**

Upon the Motion for Admission *Pro Hac Vice* of Joanna J. Cline (the "Motion"), for good cause and upon the agreement of David M. S. Shaiken, Esq. of Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC, Corporate Center West, 433 South Main Street, Suite 319, West Hartford, Connecticut 06110, to serve as designee for local service; it is hereby

**ORDERED** that the Motion is GRANTED.

#### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**

The undersigned certifies that on April 11, 2023, the *Motion for Admission Pro*

*Hac Vice of Joanna J. Cline* 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;](mailto:aevans@gs-lawfirm.com) [kbaranowsky@ecf.courtdrive.com](mailto: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;](mailto:ezrasutton@paulhastings.com) douglassbarron@paulhastings.com; [ecf.frg@paulhastings.com;](mailto:ecf.frg@paulhastings.com) [aviluft@paulhastings.com](mailto:aviluft@paulhastings.com) Patricia B. Bergamasco Pbergamasco@csglaw.com Patrick M. Birney pbirney@rc.com, ctrivigno@rc.com Christopher H. Blau cblau@zeislaw.com G. Alexander Bongartz alexbongartz@paulhastings.com 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;](mailto:ecf-3ae5beb98d9b@ecf.pacerpro.com) charmoysr97992@notify.bestcase.com Holley L. Claiborn [holley.l.claiborn@usdoj.gov](mailto:holley.l.claiborn@usdoj.gov) Keith N. Costa kcosta@otterbourg.com; [kcosta@otterbourg.com;](mailto:kcosta@otterbourg.com) awilliams@otterbourg.com Samuel Bryant Davidoff [sdavidoff@wc.com](mailto:sdavidoff@wc.com) Luc A. Despins lucdespins@paulhastings.com, [matlaskowski@paulhastings.com;](mailto:matlaskowski@paulhastings.com) [davidmohamed@paulhastings.com](mailto:davidmohamed@paulhastings.com) Melissa I Falk Wernick mwernick@csglaw.com Sam Della Fera, Jr [sdellafera@csglaw.com](mailto:sdellafera@csglaw.com) Sabato P. Fiano sfiano@znclaw.com David S. Forsh [dforsh@callaripartners.com](mailto:dforsh@callaripartners.com) Richard N Freeth rfreeth@freethfirm.com Lisa Fried lisa.fried@hsf.com Peter Friedman pfriedman@omm.com Taruna Garg tgarg@murthalaw.com, mgarcia@murthalaw.com

Irve J. Goldman igoldman@pullcom.com; rmccoy@pullcom.com Mia N. Gonzalez [mgonzalez@omm.com](mailto:mgonzalez@omm.com) Marc Gottridge marc.gottridge@hsf.com James C. Graham jgraham@npmlaw.com; [sgibbons@npmlaw.com;](mailto:sgibbons@npmlaw.com) NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net Lawrence S. Grossman LGrossman@gs-lawfirm.com; [aevans@gs-lawfirm.com;](mailto:aevans@gs-lawfirm.com) [ngolino@gs](mailto:ngolino@gs-lawfirm.com;%20lawrencegrossman@ecf.courtdrive.com)[lawfirm.com; lawrencegrossman@ecf.courtdrive.com;](mailto:ngolino@gs-lawfirm.com;%20lawrencegrossman@ecf.courtdrive.com) [mbuckanavage@gs-lawfirm.com;](mailto:mbuckanavage@gs-lawfirm.com) eross@gs-lawfirm.com David V. Harbach, II dharbach@omm.com James J. Healy jhealy@cowderymurphy.com Jeffrey Hellman jeff@jeffhellmanlaw.com, christen@jeffhellmanlaw.com Eric A. Henzy ehenzy@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com Jonathan Kaplan jkaplan@pullcom.com, [prulewicz@pullcom.com;](mailto:prulewicz@pullcom.com) [rmccoy@pullcom.com](mailto:rmccoy@pullcom.com) Austin D. Kim adk@msf-law.com Stephen M. Kindseth skindseth@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com Nancy Bohan Kinsella nkinsella@npmlaw.com, [moshea@npmlaw.com;](mailto:moshea@npmlaw.com;%20smowery@npmlaw.com) [smowery@npmlaw.com;](mailto:moshea@npmlaw.com;%20smowery@npmlaw.com) [npm.bankruptcy@gmail.com](mailto:npm.bankruptcy@gmail.com) Julie A Lavoie jlavoie@murthalaw.com Andrew V. Layden [alayden@bakerlaw.com](mailto:alayden@bakerlaw.com) Patrick R. Linsey plinsey@npmlaw.com; [karguello@npmlaw.com;](mailto:karguello@npmlaw.com) NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net Avram Emmanuel Luft [aviluft@paulhastings.com](mailto:aviluft@paulhastings.com) Christopher J. Major cjm@msf-law.com Bonnie C. Mangan bonnie.mangan@manganlaw.com; becky.avery@manganlaw.com Kristin B. Mayhew kmayhew@pullcom.com, [kwarshauer@mdmc-law.com;](mailto:kwarshauer@mdmc-law.com) bdangelo@mdmclaw.com Danielle L. 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](mailto:ppetrocelli@stroock.com) Sari Blair Placona splacona@msbnj.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;](mailto: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;](mailto:smowery@npmlaw.com) NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net Jeffrey M. Sklarz jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com, [aevans@gs-lawfirm.com;](mailto:aevans@gs-lawfirm.com) [mbuckanavage@gs](mailto:mbuckanavage@gs-lawfirm.com)[lawfirm.com;](mailto:mbuckanavage@gs-lawfirm.com) [eross@gs-lawfirm.com;](mailto:eross@gs-lawfirm.com) jsklarz@ecf.courtdrive.com Annecca H. Smith [asmith@rc.com](mailto:asmith@rc.com) Anthony Sodono, III asodono@msbnj.com John Troy johntroy@troypllc.com Tiffany Troy tiffanytroy@troypllc.com, troylaw@troypllc.com

U. S. Trustee [USTPRegion02.NH.ECF@USDOJ.GOV](mailto:USTPRegion02.NH.ECF@USDOJ.GOV) Lee Vartan [lvartan@csglaw.com](mailto:lvartan@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 Attn: President or General Mgr One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111

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

Gregory A. Coleman Coleman Worldwide Advisors, LLC PO Box 2839 New York, NY 10008-2839

J. Ted Donovan and Kevin J. Nash Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP 1501 Broadway 22nd Floor New York, NY 10036

Sherry Millman Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP 180 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038

Richard C. Morrissey Office of the U.S. Trustee 201 Varick Street, Room 1006 New York, NY 10014 Dundon Advisers LLC Attn: President or General Mgr 10 Bank Street, Suite 1100 White Plains, NY 10606

Peter M. Friedman O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006

Steven E. Mackey Office of the U.S. Trustee The Giaimo Federal Building 150 Court Street, Room 302 New Haven, CT 06510

Gabriel Sasson Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166

Douglas E. Spelfogel Derek L. Wright Mayer Brown LLP 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020-1001

Stretto Attn: President or General Mgr 410 Exchange, Suite 100 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

By: David M. S. Shaiken, Esq. Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC /s/ David M. S. Shaiken