--- type: court_doc id: "court_ctb_2437_5" court: "CTB" case_no: "22-50073" doc_number: 2437 doc_type: "JUDGMENT" filed_date: null lang: "en" machine_translated: false url: "https://mubeitech.com/en/court/court_ctb_2437_5" json_url: "https://mubeitech.com/api/court/court_ctb_2437_5" --- # Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · JUDGMENT · ECF #2437-5 NEFSVC U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Connecticut (Bridgeport) Adversary Proceeding #: 23−05013 Assigned to: Julie A. Manning Lead BK Case: 22−50073 Lead BK Title: Ho Wan Kwok and Genever Holdings LLC Lead BK Chapter: 11 Date Filed: 06/08/23 Nature[s] of Suit: 91 Declaratory judgment - 11 Recovery of money/property − 542 turnover of property - 71 Injunctive relief − reinstatement of stay - 02 Other (e.g. other actions that would have been brought in state court if unrelated to bankruptcy) Miscellaneous Proceeding Party −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− Law Office of Bonnie C. Mangan, Sponsoring Attorney for Defendant Westview Office Park 1050 Sullivan Avenue, #A3 South Windsor, CT 06074 860−644−4204 represented by Bonnie C. Mangan The Law Office of Bonnie C. Mangan, P.C. 1050 Sullivan Avenue, Suite A3 Westview Office Park South Windsor, CT 06074 (860) 644−4204 Fax : 860−644−4934 Email: [bonnie.mangan@manganlaw.com] Plaintiff Demand: −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 212−318−6001 represented by Douglass E. Barron Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 212−318−6690 Fax : 212−230−7690 Email: [douglassbarron@paulhastings.com] LEAD ATTORNEY Nicholas A. Bassett Paul Hastings LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 202−551−1902 Email: [nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com] Nicholas A. Bassett Paul Hastings, LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 202−551−1700 Fax : 202−551−1705 Email: [nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com] G. Alexander Bongartz Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 212−318−6472 Fax : 212−303−7072 Email: [alexbongartz@paulhastings.com] Luc A. Despins 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 212−318−6001 Email: [lucdespins@paulhastings.com] Patrick R. Linsey Neubert Pepe & Monteith, P.C. 195 Church St 13th Fl New Haven, CT 06510 203−821−2000 Fax : 203−821−2009 Email: [plinsey@npmlaw.com] LEAD ATTORNEY Avram E. Luft Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 212−318−6079 Email: [aviluft@paulhastings.com] Avram Emmanuel Luft Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 212−318−6079 Fax : 212−303−7079 Email: [aviluft@paulhastings.com] V. Defendant −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− HCHK Technologies, Inc. 3 Columbus Circle 20th Floor New York, NY 10019 represented by John T. Shaban LEVINE & LEVINE, PLLC 2 Jefferson Plaza I New York Suite 100 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 203−856−3885 Fax : 203−869−1951 Email: [john@levinelevinelaw.com] Defendant −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− HCHK Property Management, Inc. 500 West Putnam Avenue Suite 400, #171 Greenwich, CT 06830 represented by Bonnie C. Mangan (See above for address) John T. Shaban (See above for address) Defendant −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− Lexington Property and Staffing, Inc. 750 Lexington Avenue 8th Floot New York, NY 10022 −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− represented by John T. Shaban (See above for address) Holy City Hong Kong Ventures, LTD. represented by John T. Shaban (See above for address) Defendant Defendant −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− Anthony DiBattista represented by Anthony DiBattista PRO SE Defendant −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− Yvette Wang represented by Yvette Wang PRO SE Defendant −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− Brian Hofmeister, in his capacity as assignee represented by Bonnie C. Mangan (See above for address) Filing Date　#　Docket Text 06/23/2023　27　ORDER GRANTING IN PART MOTION TO CONTINUE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION HEARING AND EXTEND TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN CONSENTING DEFENDANTS AND SCHEDULE STATUS CONFERENCE: On June 21, 2023, Mr. Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as Chapter 11 trustee for the estate of Mr. Ho Wan Kwok, (the "Trustee") filed the Emergency Motion to Adjourn HCHK Preliminary Injunction Hearing (the "Motion to Continue"). (ECF No. 21.) The Trustee represents that the defendants HCHK Technologies, Inc., HCHK Property Management, Inc., Lexington Property and Staffing, Inc., Mr. Anthony DiBattista, and Mr. Brian Hofmeister, in his capacity as assignee for the benefit of creditors, (the "Consenting Defendants") consent to the entry of an order continuing the hearing on the Preliminary Injunction (the "PI") and extending the ex parte Temporary Restraining Order (the "TRO"), ECF No. 18, until the conclusion of the PI hearing. However, the Trustee represents that Ms. Yvette Wang and Holy City Hong Kong Ventures, Limited (the "Non−Responding Defendants" and together with the Consenting Defendants, the "Named Defendants") have not responded to the Trustee's efforts to communicate about the PI and the TRO and therefore have not consented to the continuation of the PI hearing or the extension of the TRO. On June 22, 2023, the Trustee filed certificates of service demonstrating when and the manner in which service of the summons, complaint, TRO, and the Motion to Continue was made on the Named Defendants. (ECF Nos. 23, 24.) Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED: The PI hearing, ECF No. 18, insofar as it is a request for a PI against the Consenting Defendants, currently scheduled for June 26, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. is continued to a date and time to be determined and shall be held in the United States Bankruptcy Court, 915 Lafayette Boulevard in Bridgeport, Connecticut; and it is further ORDERED: Because the Consenting Defendants have consented to the extension of the TRO, ECF No. 18, the TRO is extended as against the Consenting Defendants, their agents, and those in active concert with the foregoing, through and including the conclusion of the PI hearing in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b)(2) or until further order of the Court; and it is further ORDERED: A Status Conference shall be held on June 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the United States Bankruptcy Court, 915 Lafayette Boulevard in Bridgeport, Connecticut to discuss, among other things, the TRO and PI Hearing as to the Non−Responding Defendants and/or to allow the Trustee to present evidence in support of extending the TRO or entering a PI against the Non−Responding Defendants; and it is further ORDERED: At or before 5:00 p.m. on June 23, 2023, the Trustee shall serve this Order on all of the Named Defendants. The Trustee shall file a certificate of service evidencing compliance with this Order at or before 10:00 a.m. on or before June 24, 2023. Signed by Judge Julie A. Manning on June 23, 2023. (rms) (Entered: 06/23/2023) 06/23/2023　28　Certificate of Service Regarding 9019 Motion and Motion to Expedite and Limited Service Filed by Douglass E. Barron on behalf of Luc A. Despins Plaintiff (RE: 25 Motion to Compromise filed by Plaintiff Luc A. Despins, 26 Motion to Expedite Hearing filed by Plaintiff Luc A. Despins) (Barron, Douglass) (Entered: 06/23/2023) 06/25/2023　31　Notice of Chapter 11 Trustee Regarding Temporary Restraining Order and June 26 Status Conference Filed by Patrick R. Linsey on behalf of Luc A. Despins Plaintiff (RE: 27 Order) (Linsey, Patrick) (Entered: 06/25/2023)