Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #3972
METADATA
- Defendant
- Guo Wengui / Miles Guo / Ho Wan Kwok
- Court
- CTB
- Case No.
- 22-50073
- ECF #
- 3972
- Type
- ORDER
- Filed
- 2025-01-16
Transcript Order and Appearance List — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui / Ho Wan Kwok), CTB 22-50073 ECF #3972 (filed 2025-01-16). Attorney Patrick R. Linsey submitted Form AO 435 to order the transcript of the hearing held on January 15, 2025, before Judge Julie A. Manning, including an attached list of counsel who participated in the hearing.
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AO 435 Case 22-50073 Doc 3972 Filed 01/16/25 Entered 01/16/25 09:17:16 Page 1 of 28
(Rev. 04/18) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS
Instructions TRANSCRIPT ORDER DUE DATE: Please Read Instructions:
Patrick R. Linsey (203) 781-2847 1/15/2025 4. DELIVERY ADDRESS OR EMAIL 5. CITY 6. STATE 7. ZIP CODE
Ho Wan Kwok and Genever Holdings LLC Bridgeport
16. TRANSCRIPT REQUESTED (Specify portion(s) and date(s) of proceeding(s) for which transcript is requested)
Clerk for Records of the Court) FIRST COPY ADDITIONAL
By signing below, I certify that I will pay all charges ESTIMATE TOTAL 0.00 18. SIGNATURE (deposit plus additional). PROCESSED BY
TRANSCRIPT TO BE PREPARED BY COURT ADDRESS Reliable 915 Lafayette Blvd.
TRANSCRIPT ORDERED TOTAL CHARGES \$ 0.00
TRANSCRIPT RECEIVED LESS DEPOSIT \$ 0.00
PARTY RECEIVED TRANSCRIPT TOTAL DUE \$ 0.00
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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
Matter: RE: 3857; Order Scheduling Hearing on Motions to Dismiss and Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings.
Matter: RE: 17; Motion to Dismiss Adversary Proceeding Filed by Jeffrey M. Sklarz on
Matter: RE: 19; Motion to Dismiss Adversary Proceeding Filed by Jeffrey M. Sklarz on
05134 Despins v. V.X. Cerda & Associates P.A. Matter: RE: 16; Motion to Dismiss Adversary Proceeding Filed by Jeffrey M. Sklarz on behalf of V.X. Cerda & Associates P.A., Defendant
10:00 24- Despins v. The Francis Firm PLLC
Matter: RE: 15; Motion to Dismiss Adversary Proceeding Filed by Jeffrey M. Sklarz on behalf of The Francis Firm PLLC, Defendant
10:00 24- Despins v. Berkeley Rowe Limited
Matter: RE: #35; Motion to Dismiss Adversary Proceeding Filed by Jeffrey M. Sklarz on behalf of Berkeley Rowe Limited, Defendant
- Matter: RE: 11; Motion to Dismiss Adversary Proceeding Filed by Jeffrey M. Sklarz on behalf of Weddle Law PPLC, Defendant - 10:00 24- Despins v. Lawall & Mitchell, LLC et al
Matter: RE: 21; Motion to Dismiss Adversary Proceeding Filed by Jeffrey M. Sklarz on behalf of Lawall & Mitchell, LLC, Aaron Mitchell, Defendants
10:00 24- Despins v. G4S Security Systems (Hong
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Matter: RE: 19; Amended Motion to Dismiss Adversary Proceeding Filed by Michelle Amanda Antao on behalf of G4S Security Systems (Hong Kong) Ltd., Defendant
10:00 AM 24- 05226 Despins v. ACASS Canada LTD.
Matter: RE: 26; Motion to Dismiss Adversary Proceeding re Second Amended Complaint Filed by Jeffrey M. Sklarz on behalf of ACASS Canada LTD., Defendant
10:00 24- Despins v. Liberty Jet Management Corp.
AM 05135 Matter: RE: 19; Motion to Dismiss Adversary Proceeding Filed by Patrick Tomasiewicz on behalf of Liberty Jet Management Corp., Defendant
10:00 24- Despins v. Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C.
Matter: RE: 17; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings on Claim I of Complaint Filed by Nicholas A. Bassett on behalf of Luc A. Despins, Plaintiff UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
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ARGUED: Brain T. Peterson, K&L Gates LLP, and Eric S. Goldstein, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, for the Joint Defendants; Jeffrey M. Sklarz, Green & Sklarz LLC, for assorted Non-Joint Defendants; Stephen M. Kindseth, Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C., for Non-Joint Defendant Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C.; and Nicholas A. Bassett, Paul Hastings LLP, for Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok, Plaintiff.
G. Alexander Bongartz Douglass Barron Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166
Nicholas A. Bassett Paul Hastings LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Douglas S. Skalka James C. Graham Patrick R. Linsey Neubert, Pepe & Montieth 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, CT 06510
Counsel for Movant and Respondent Mr. Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee for the Estate of Mr. Ho Wan Kwok, Plaintiff
Benjamin O. Gilbert Lindsay C. Stone Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112
Alan H. Martin Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP 650 Town Center Drive, 10th Floor Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Counsel for Movant Agora Lab, Inc., Defendant
Lindsay Sampson Bishop K&L Gates LLP One Congress Street, Suite 2900 Boston, MA 02114
Brian T. Peterson Ruby A. Nagamine K&L Gates LLP 925 4th Ave, Suite 2900 Seattle, WA 98104
Counsel for Movants Amazon Web Services, Inc., and Amazon.com, Inc., Defendants
Benjamin Mintz Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 250 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019
Shipman & Goodwin LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103
Ryan M. Trombley Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 70 West Madison Street, Suite 4200 Chicago, IL 60602
Jessica Signor Shipman & Goodwin LLP 300 Atlantic Street, Third Floor Stamford, CT 06901
Counsel for Movant Direct Persuasion LLC, Defendant
Philip Ian Tafet Finn Dixon & Herling LLP Mintz & Gold LLP Six Landmark Square, Suite 600 600 Third Avenue, 25th Floor Stamford, CT 06901
Counsel for Movants Fox News Network, LLC, and Marcum LLP, Defendants
Michael T. Conway Lazare Potter Giacovas & Moyle LLP 747 Third Ave., 16th Floor New York, NY 10017
Counsel for Movant Arri Americas Inc., Defendant
Andrea Chase Spencer Fane 1000 Walnut Street, Suite 1400 Kansas City, MO 64106
Henry P. Baer Eilis A. Meagher Finn Dixon & Herling LLP Six Landmark Square, Suite 600 Stamford, CT 06901
Counsel for Movant Teris-Phoenix, LLC, Defendant
1 Counsel with an asterisk after their name have not yet filed a notice of appearance or motion to appear pro hac vice but have signed relevant pleadings. Such counsel must file a notice of appearance or motion to appear pro hac vice.
2 Attorney Meagher has appeared for Marcum LLP but not Fox News Network, LLC.
Jared R. Clark Phillips Nizer LLP 485 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017
Robert E. Kaelin Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103
Matthew Pesce Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC 1 Audubon Street, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06106
Counsel for Movant Phillips Nizer LLP, Defendant
Jeffrey Hellman Law Offices of Jeffrey Hellman, LLC 195 Church Street, 10th Floor New Haven, CT 06510
Counsel for Movants Mr. Mark Gundersen, Ohtzar Shlomo Solomon Treasure LLC, and Mr. Jason Miller, Defendants
Robert N. Sensale Bershtein, Volpe & McKeon, PC 900 Chapel Street, 11th Floor New Haven, CT 06510
Counsel for Movant 270 W. 39th St. Co., LLC, Defendant
Jeffrey M. Sklarz Kellianne Baranowsky Michelle Amanda Antao3 Green & Sklarz LLC One Audubon Street, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511
*Counsel for Movants FFP (BVI) Limited, Aaron A. Mitchell, V.X. Cerda & Associates, P.A., The Francis Firm PLLC, Lawall & Mitchell, LLC, and G4S Security Systems (Hong Kong) Ltd., Defendants*
Eric S. Goldstein Shipman & Goodwin LLP One Constitution Plaza
3 Attorney Antao has appeared for all listed defendants except V.X. Cerda & Associates, P.A. and The Francis Firm PLLC.
Jessica Signor Shipman & Goodwin LLP 300 Atlantic Street, Third Floor Stamford, CT 06901
Counsel for Movants Anthem Health Plans, Inc., Anthem HealthChoice Assurance, Inc., and Sedgwick Realty Corp., Defendants
Michael A. Siedband Federal Express Corporation 3620 Hacks Cross Road Building 2, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38125
Eric S. Goldstein Nicole Lapenta Shipman & Goodwin LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103
Jessica Signor Shipman & Goodwin LLP 300 Atlantic Street, Third Floor Stamford, CT 06901 Counsel for Movant Federal Express Corporation, Defendant
Bret Strong\* Zachary W. Doninger 1790 Hughes Landing, Suite 200 The Woodlands, TX 77380
Louis Joseph Martocchio, III Martocchio & Oliveira, LLC 191 Main Street Southington, CT 06489
Counsel for Movant DJD Creative LLC, Defendant
Scott M. Kessler Akerman LLP 1251 Avenue of the Americas 37th Floor New York, NY 10020
Tracy Ellis Williams Shipman & Goodwin LLP 300 Atlantic Street, 3rd Floor Stamford, CT 06901 Counsel for Movant B&H Foto & Electronics Corp., Defendant
Darryl S. Laddin Frank N. White\* Arnall Golden Gregory LLP 171 17th Street, N.W., Suite 2100 Roland I. Chorches 82 Wolcott Hill Road, Suite 203 Wethersfield, CT 06109
Counsel for Movant American Express Company, Defendant
John J. Clarke, Jr. DLA Piper LLP 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020
C. Kevin Kobbe DLA Piper LLP 650 South Exter Street, Suite 1100 Baltimore, MD 21202
Counsel for Movant Zeta Global Corp., Defendant
Nicholas P. Vegliante Cohn Birnbaum & Shea CityPlace II, 15th Floor 185 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103
Counsel for Movant GroCyber, LLC, Defendant
Ilan Markus Barclay Damon LLP 545 Long Wharf Drive, 9th Floor New Haven, CT 06511
Counsel for Movant Conservative Campaign Technology LLC, Defendant
Robert E. Kaelin Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103
Matthew Pesce Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC 1 Audubon Street, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06106
Counsel for Movants ModSquad, Inc., and 3 Columbus Circle, LLC, Defendants
Sabrina L. Streusand Streusand, Landon, Ozburn & Lemmon, LLP Spyglass Point 1801 South MoPac Expressway, Suite 320 Austin, TX 78746
Ross G. Fingold Stokesbury, Shipman & Fingold 10 Waterside Drive, Suite 204 Farmington, CT 06032 Counsel for Movant Cloudflare, Inc., Defendant
Richard J. Reding\*4 ASK LLP 2600 Eagan Woods Drive, Suite 400 St. Paul, MN 55121
Elizabeth N. Krasnow Eric R. Wilson Benjamin D. Feder\* Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Canterbury Green 201 Broad Street Stamford, CT 06901
Edward E. Neiger\* ASK LLP 60 East 42nd Street, 46th Floor New York, NY 10165 Counsel for Movant Indium Software, Inc., Defendant
Eric Seltzer Gilbride, Tusa, Last & Spellane LLC 30 Brewster Lane Bellport, NY 11713 Counsel for Movant Miller Motorcars Inc., Defendant
Justin S. Baumgartner Becker LLC 354 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 1500 Livingston, NJ 07039
Eric S. Goldstein Shipman & Goodwin LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103
Counsel for Movant On the Spot Home Improvement, Inc., Defendant
Gerard R. Luckman Elbert F. Nasis Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP 333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 1010 Uniondale, NY 11553
Patrick Tomasiewicz Fazzano Tomasiewicz and Barall 96 Oak Street Harford, CT 06106
Counsel for Movant Liberty Jet Management Corp., Defendant
4 Attorney Reding has been admitted pro hac vice in the jointly administered bankruptcy cases.
John F. Carberry Kara Anne Zarchin Cummings & Lockwood LLC Six Landmark Square Stamford, CT 06901
Counsel for Movants Target Enterprises, LLC, and Jamestown Associates, LLC, Defendants
James J. Costello, Jr. Norris McLaughlin PA 400 Crossing Blvd., 8th Floor Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Counsel for Flat Rate Movers, Ltd., Defendant
Henry P. Baer Eilis A. Meagher Finn Dixon & Herling LLP Six Landmark Square, Suite 600 Stamford, CT 06901
Counsel for Movant Nardello & Co., LLC, Defendant
Julie Johnston-Ahlen Armstrong Teasdale LLP 100 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606
Jeffrey M. Sklarz Kellianne Baranowsky Michelle Amanda Antao Green & Sklarz LLC One Audubon Street, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511
John G. Willard Armstrong Teasdale LLP 7700 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 1800 St. Louis, MO 63105
Counsel for Movant Berkeley Rowe Limited, Defendant
Richard Corbi The Law Offices of Richard J. Corbi PLLC 104 West 40th Street, Suite 4th Floor New York, NY 10018
Jeffrey M. Sklarz Kellianne Baranowsky Green & Sklarz LLC One Audubon Street, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511
Counsel for Movant Weddle Law PLLC, Defendant
Rowena A. Moffett Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman, LLP 271 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06511
Counsel for Movant Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C., Defendant
Brian David Linder Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP 305 Madison Avenue, Suite 650 New York, NY 10165
Matthew D. Valauri Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 1010 Washington Boulevard, Suite 603 Stamford, CT 06901
Counsel for Movant Clayman Rosenberg Kirschner & Linder LLP, Defendant
Stephen M. Kindseth James M. Moriarty Daniel A. Byrd Zeisler& Zeisler, P.C. 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 Counsel for Movant Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C., Defendant
Scott M. Charmoy Charmoy & Charmoy 1465 Post Road East, Suite 100 Westport, CT 06880 Counsel for Movant Putnam's Landscaping, Defendant
Richard J. Bernard Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036
Josh Peterson\* Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2200 Wells Fargo Center 90 S. 7th Street Minneapolis, MN 55402
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1400 Wilmington, DE 19801
Counsel for Movant Cirrus Design Corporation, Defendant
Rahman Connelly Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019
Jeffrey M. Sklarz Kellianne Baranowsky Michelle Amanda Antao Green & Sklarz LLC One Audubon Street, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511
Counsel for Movant ACASS Canada LTD., Defendant Attorneys that spoke at the January 15, 2025 Hearing
Luc A. Despins Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue
Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman, LLP 271 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06511
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Canterbury Green 201 Broad Street Stamford, CT 06901
Paul Hastings, LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036
Patrick R. Linsey Neubert Pepe & Monteith, P.C. 195 Church St
O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas Ste 1700 New York, NY 10019
Eric S. Goldstein Shipman & Goodwin LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103
Brian T. Peterson K&L Gates LLP 925 4th Ave Suite 2900 Seattle, WA 98104
Darryl S. Laddin Arnall Golden Gregory LLP 171 17th Street, NW, Suite 2100 Atlanta, GA 30363
Green & Sklarz LLC One Audubon Street 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511
Zeisler & Zeisler 10 Middle Street 15th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604
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