--- type: court_doc id: "court_ctb_415_0" court: "CTB" case_no: "22-50073" doc_number: 415 doc_type: "ORDER" filed_date: null lang: "en" machine_translated: false url: "https://mubeitech.com/en/court/court_ctb_415_0" json_url: "https://mubeitech.com/api/court/court_ctb_415_0" --- # Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #415 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION : In re: : H O W AN KW OK,1 Debtor. : : CH APTER 11 : Case No. 22-50073(JAM) : May 20, 2022 MOTION OF CREDITORS RUI MA, ZHENG WU AND WEICAN MENG FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED PAGE LIMIT WITH RESPECT TO THEIR SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF CONVERSION Creditors Rui Ma, Z h eng W u and W eican Meng ("Creditors" ), by and th rough th eir undersigned counsel, h ereby m ove for perm ission to exceed th e applicable page lim it requirem ents (th e "Motion" )w ith respectto th e Supplemental Statement of Creditors Rui Ma, Zheng Wu and Weican Meng in Support of Conversion (th e "Supplem entalStatem ent" ), filed sim ultaneously h erew ith . In supportofth e Motion, th e Creditors aver as follow s: 1. On April6, 2022, Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. ("PAX" ), a creditor and party-in-interestin th ese proceedings filed its Motion to Dism iss Ch apter 11 Case or, in th e Alternative, PartialJoinder to United States Trustee' s Motion for an Order Directing Appointm entofa Ch apter 11 Trustee (th e "Motion to Dism iss" )[ECF183]. 2. Subsequentth ereto, th e Courtseta briefing sch edule w ith respectrequiring any opposition to be filed on or before May 11, 2022 and PAX' s reply briefto be filed by May 18, 1 The above-named Debtor and Debtor in Possession, Ho Wan Kwok (the "Debtor" or "Kwok") is known by the following names: Guo Wengui; Miles Guo; Miles Kwok; and Ho Wan Kwok. 2022. Th e Courtsetan evidentiary h earing on th e Motion to Dism iss and th e oppositions for May 25-26, 2022. 3. On May 11, 2022, th e Creditors filed th eir Objection to th e Motion to Dism iss [ECF347]as did th e OfficialCom m ittee ofUnsecured Creditors [ECF346]and creditor Logan Ch eng [ECF348]. 4. Also on May 11, 2022, m om ents before th e Creditors w ere filing th eir Objection to th e Motion to Dism iss, th e debtor H o W an Kw ok (th e "Debtor" )filed h is Consent to Dism issalofCase and response to th e Motion to Dism iss [ECF344]. 5. On May 18, 2022, PAX filed its Reply. [ECF39 2]. 6. Ata Status Conference before th e Courton M ay 17, 2022, th e Courtgranted th e parties th e opportunity to file supplem entalposition papers to address th e alternatives of dism issal, conversion or appointm entofa Ch apter 11 trustee no later th an 5:00 p.m . on May 20, 2022. [ECF381]. Th e page lim itation for th e supplem entalbriefing w as setatseven pages. 7. Th e Creditors h ave tried to be as succinctas possible in th e supplem ental briefing, but given th e im portance and detailed nature ofth e issues involved and th e radical ch ange ofth e Debtor' s position w ith respectto th e Motion to Dism iss, th e Creditors seek perm ission from th e Courtto exceed th e page lim its for th eir Supplem entalStatem ent. Th e Creditors respectfully requestth atth ey be perm itted to subm itth eir Supplem entalStatem ent w h ich is (ten)10 pages in length . W H EREFEORE, th e Creditors respectfully requestentry ofan order, substantially in th e form attach ed h ereto, granting th e Creditors leave to exceed th e page lim itim posed by th e Courtw ith respectto th eir Supplem entalStatem entand for such oth er and furth er reliefas th is Courtdeem s necessary and just. Dated: May 20, 2022 /s/ Kristin B. Mayhew Kristin B. Mayh ew (ct2089 6) McElroy, Deutsch , Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP 30 JelliffLane South port, CT 0689 0-1436 Tel.(203)319 -4000 Fax(203)259 -0251 Em ail: k m ayh ew @ m dm c-law .com -and- Carollynn H .G. Callari (adm itted pro hac vice) David S. Forsh (adm itted pro hac vice) CALLARI PARTNERS LLC 1800 Avenue ofth e Stars, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 9 0067 Teleph one: (212)202-3050 Em ail: ccallari@ callaripartners.com dforsh @ callaripartners.com Attorneys for Rui Ma, Zheng Wu and Weican Meng CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Kristin B. M ayh ew , h ereby certify th ata true and accurate copy ofth e foregoing w as filed w ith th e Courton May 20, 2022. Notice ofth is filing w illbe sentby e-m ailto allparties by operation of th e court' s electronic filing system . Parties m ay access th is filing th rough th e court' s CM/ECFSystem . > /s/Kristin B. Mayh ew Kristin B. Mayh ew