--- type: court_doc id: "court_ctb_2461_0" court: "CTB" case_no: "22-50073" doc_number: 2461 doc_type: "UNKNOWN" filed_date: null lang: "en" machine_translated: false url: "https://mubeitech.com/en/court/court_ctb_2461_0" json_url: "https://mubeitech.com/api/court/court_ctb_2461_0" --- # Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ECF #2461 : In re: : Chapter 11 : HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1 : Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) : Debtors. : (Jointly Administered) x : LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 : TRUSTEE, : : Plaintiff, : v. : : : HCHK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., : HCHK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC., : LEXINGTON PROPERTY AND STAFFING, INC., : HOLY CITY HONG KONG VENTURES, LTD., : ANTHONY DIBATTISTA, YVETTE WANG, : and BRIAN HOFMEISTER (in his capacity :　UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION x Adv. Proceeding No. 23-05013 (JAM) as assignee),　: : Defendants. x **EXPENSE REPORT OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR NOVEMBER 2023 IN CONNECTION WITH ORDER APPROVING, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY RULE 9019, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S SETTLEMENT WITH ASSIGNEE OF HCHK ENTITIES UNDER NEW YORK COURT ASSIGNMENT PROCEEDINGS** Pursuant to the Order Approving, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019 Chapter 11 Trustee's Settlement with Assignee of HCHK Entities Under New York Court Assignment 1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (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). Proceedings [Adv. Proc. Docket No. 70] (the "9019 Order"),2 Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the "Trustee") appointed in the chapter 11 case (the "Chapter 11 Case") of Ho Wan Kwok (the "Debtor"), by and through his undersigned counsel, hereby files this *Expense Report of Chapter 11 Trustee for November 2023 in Connection with Order Approving, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019, Chapter 11 Trustee's Settlement with Assignee of HCHK Entities Under New York Court Assignment Proceedings* (the "Expense Report") with respect to expenses paid in connection with the Authorized Assignee Actions for the period from November 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023 (the "Reporting Period"). As set forth in Exhibit A hereto, the expenses paid in connection with the Authorized Assignee Actions for the Reporting Period total \$125,533.97. Dated: December 20, 2023 New York, New York LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE By: /s/ Douglass Barron Douglass Barron (pro hac vice) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 douglassbarron@paulhastings.com and Nicholas A. Bassett (pro hac vice) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com and Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616) 2 Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the 9019 Order. Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee ----------------------------------------------------------------　x In re:　: :　Chapter 11 HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1　: :　Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) Debtors.　: :　(Jointly Administered) LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, v.　: x :　Adv. Proceeding No. 23-05013 (JAM) HCHK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., HCHK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC., LEXINGTON PROPERTY AND STAFFING, INC., HOLY CITY HONG KONG VENTURES, LTD., ANTHONY DIBATTISTA, YVETTE WANG, and BRIAN HOFMEISTER (in his capacity as assignee),　: Defendants. x CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that on December 20, 2023, the foregoing document, was electronically filed. Notice of this filing was sent by e-mail to all parties to the abovecaptioned chapter 11 and adversary case by operation of the Court's electronic filing ("CM/ECF") system or by mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the 1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (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). Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system. Dated: December 20, 2023 New Haven, Connecticut By: /s/ Douglass Barron Douglass Barron (pro hac vice) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 douglassbarron@paulhastings.com Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee EXHIBIT A Expenses Paid in Connection with Authorized Assignee Actions Date　Recipient　Regarding　Amount 11/3/2023　RKH IT Solutions　Fee paid to IT consultant in connection with inventorying and extracting of data from HCHK Entities' equipment　\$ 4,200.00 11/10/2023　ARD Facilities Management Group LLC dba Paramount　Moving HCHK Entities' property and equipment into storage　\$ 64,087.501 11/15/2023　Brosnan Risk Consultants　Security services for HCHK Assignee　\$ 57,246.472 Total:　\$ 125,533.97 1 Consistent with 9019 Order, ¶ 9, the Trustee provided three days' advance notice of this expense over \$50,000 to the United States Trustee and the official committee of unsecured creditors, and no objection was received. 2 Consistent with 9019 Order, ¶ 9, the Trustee provided three days' advance notice of this expense over \$50,000 to the United States Trustee and the official committee of unsecured creditors, and no objection was received.