Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #4229

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

In re:

HO WAN KWOK, *et al*.,

Debtors.

LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE,

Plaintiff,

v.

META PLATFORMS, INC.,

Defendant.

Chapter 11

Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)

(Jointly Administered)

Adv. Proc. No. 24-05117

# **NOTICE OF APPEAL**

### **Part I: Identify the Appellant**

1. Name of appellant: Meta Platforms, Inc.

2. Position of appellant in the adversary proceeding or bankruptcy case that is the subject of this appeal: Defendant in the above-captioned adversary proceeding, No. 24-05117 (JAM).

### **Part 2: Identify the Subject of This Appeal**

1. Describe the judgment—or the appealable order or decree—from which the appeal is taken: *Memorandum of Decision and Order (I) Denying Joint Defendants' Motions to Dismiss or for Judgment on the Pleadings (II) Denying in Part Other Defendants' Motions to Dismiss; and (III) Overruling in Part Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C.'s Objection to the Trustee's Motion for Judgment* *on the Pleadings*, entered in the bankruptcy case (ECF Dkt. No. 4189), a copy of which is attached

as **Exhibit 1**.

2. State the date on which the judgment—or the appealable order or decree—was

entered: March 4, 2025.

### **Part 3: Identify the Other Parties to the Appeal**

List the names of all parties to the judgment—or the appealable order or decree—from which the appeal is taken and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of their attorneys:

| Party | Attorneys | |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | Meta Platforms, Inc. | George Angelich (ct27542) | | | Eric Roman (admitted pro hac vice) | | Appellant | Patrick Feeney (admitted pro hac vice) | | | ArentFox Schiff LLP | | | 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor | | | New York, NY 10019 | | | T: 212.457.5423 | | | E: george.angelich@afslaw.com | | | eric.roman@afslaw.com | | | patrick.feeney@afslaw.com | | | - and - | | | Jin Yan (admitted pro hac vice) | | | ArentFox Schiff LLP | | | 1717 K St. NW | | | Washington, DC 20006 | | | T: 202.778.6442 | | | E: jin.yan@afslaw.com | | Luc A. Despins, as Chapter 11 Trustee | Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616) | | | Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) | | Appellee | Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. | | | 195 Church St., 13th Fl. | | | New Haven, CT 06510 | | | T: (203) 821-2000 | | | E: dskalka@npmlaw.com | | | plinsey@npmlaw.com | | | - and - | | | Douglass Barron (admitted pro hac vice) |

| Party | Attorneys | |-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | | Paul Hastings LLP | | | 200 Park Ave. | | | New York, NY 10166 | | | T: (212) 318-6000 | | | E: douglassbarron@paulhastings.com | | | | | | - and - | | | | | | Nicholas A. Bassett (admitted pro hac vice) | | | Paul Hastings LLP | | | 2050 M St. NW | | | Washington, D.C. 20036 | | | T: (202) 551-1902 | | | E: nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com | | | | | Dated: March 18, 2025 | /s/ George Angelich | | New York, New York | George Angelich (ct27542) | | | Eric Roman (admitted pro hac vice) | | | Patrick Feeney (admitted pro hac vice) | | | ArentFox Schiff LLP | | | 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Floor | | | New York, NY 10019 | | | T: 212.457.5423 | | | E: george.angelich@afslaw.com<br>eric.roman@afslaw.com | | | patrick.feeney@afslaw.com | | | | | | - and - | | | Jin Yan (admitted pro hac vice) | | | ArentFox Schiff LLP | | | 1717 K St. NW | | | Washington, DC 20006 | | | T: 202.778.6442 | | | E: jin.yan@afslaw.com | | | Counsel for Meta Platforms, Inc. |

### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**

I certify that on March 18, 2025, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing document to be filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF filing system, which will send notification of such filing to all attorneys of record.

Dated: New York, New York March 18, 2025

> */s/ George Angelich* George Angelich