Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #3807

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

| ------------------------------------------------------- | x | | |-----------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------| | In re: | :<br>: | Chapter 11 | | et al.,1<br>HO WAN KWOK, | :<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) | | Debtors. | :<br>: | (Jointly Administered) | | --------------------------------------------------------x | : | Re: ECF No. 3758 |

## **ORDER GRANTING**

## **MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR ENTRY OF ORDER UNDER BANKRUPTCY RULE 2004 AND LOCAL RULE 2004-1 AUTHORIZING EXAMINATION OF SCHULMAN BHATTACHARYA, LLC**

Upon consideration of the Application seeking an order authorizing a Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2004 examination of Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC (the "Application", ECF No. 3758), filed by Luc Despins, as the appointed Chapter 11 Trustee to the Debtor's estate (the "Applicant"), after notice and a hearing, see 11 U.S.C. § 102(1), it appearing that cause exists to grant the requested relief as conditioned hereafter; it is hereby

**ORDERED**: The Rule 2004 Motion is granted as set forth below.

**ORDERED**: Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. and/or Paul Hastings LLP, as counsel for the Trustee, is hereby authorized to sign a Subpoena in a form substantially similar to the Subpoena attached to the Rule 2004 Motion as Exhibit C and to serve the Subpoena, along with a copy of this Order, in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 2004 requiring examination and the production of documents and communications by Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC.

**ORDERED**: Subject to any rights under the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and applicable Local Rules, and unless otherwise ordered by the Court, Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC is hereby directed to produce all documents within 14 days of the service of the Subpoena, or such other time as agreed upon by the Trustee. To the extent Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC does not produce any documents requested in the Subpoena on the basis of some privilege, it is hereby directed to produce to the Trustee a privilege log that comports

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).

with Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(e)(2), made applicable by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9016, and D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 26(e), within 14 days of service of the Subpoena, or such other time as agreed upon by the Trustee.

**ORDERED**: Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC is hereby directed to ensure that all documents and other information, including without limitation in any electronic format, requested in the Subpoena or otherwise relevant to the Debtor, his business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, or this Chapter 11 case, are properly maintained, are available for production, inspection and copying, and are not destroyed.

**ORDERED**: Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. and/or Paul Hastings LLP, as counsel for the Trustee, is hereby authorized, without further order of this Court, to take the testimony of one or more representatives of Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC by examination under Bankruptcy Rule 2004 either at the offices of Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, 195 Church Street, 13th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510, at the offices of Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166, or at such other place that is mutually acceptable to the parties, on a date acceptable to the Trustee, which, at the election of the Trustee, shall be not less than 14 calendar days after the production of documents by Schulman Bhattacharya, LLC in compliance with the Subpoena and this Order pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2004, and such examination shall continue from day to day until completed.

Dated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 13th day of November, 2024.