Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #439

METADATA

Defendant: Guo Wengui / Miles Guo / Ho Wan Kwok
Court: CTB
Case No.: 22-50073
ECF #: 439
Type: ORDER
Filed: 2022-05-26

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| AO 435 | Case 22-50073 | Doc 439 | Filed 05/26/22 | Entered 05/26/22 11:54:12 | | Page 1 of 8 | | |----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--| | (Rev. 04/18) | | | | ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS | FOR COURT USE ONLY | | | | | | | TRANSCRIPT ORDER | DUE DATE: | | | | | Please Read Instructions: | | | | | | | | | 1. NAME William Baldiga | | | | 2. PHONE NUMBER | 3. DATE | | | | | | | | (212) 209-4800 | 5/26/2022 | | | | 4. '(/,9(5< ADDRESS25(0\$,/ adeering@brownrudnick.com | | | | 5. CITY New York | 6. STATE NY | 7. ZIP CODE 10036 | | | 8. CASE NUMBER | | 9. JUDGE | | | | | | | 22-50073 | | Julie A. Manning | | DATES OF PROCEEDINGS 5/25/2022 5/25/2022 10. FROM 11. TO | | | | | 12. CASE NAME | | | | LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS | | | | | Ho Wan Kwok | | | | Bridgeport 13. CITY | CT 14. STATE | | | | 15. ORDER FOR | | | | | | | | | u APPEAL | u | CRIMINAL | | u CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT | u BANKRUPTCY | | | | u NON-APPEAL | u | CIVIL | | u IN FORMA PAUPERIS | u OTHER (Specify) | | | | | | | | 16. TRANSCRIPT REQUESTED (Specify portion(s) and date(s) of proceeding(s) for which transcript is requested) | | | | | | PORTIONS | | DATE(S) | PORTION(S) | | DATE(S) | | | u VOIR DIRE | | | | u TESTIMONY (Specify Witness) | | | | | u | OPENING STATEMENT (Plaintiff) | | | | | | | | u | OPENING STATEMENT (Defendant) | | | | | | | | u | CLOSING ARGUMENT (Plaintiff) | | | u PRE-TRIAL PROCEEDING (Spcy) | | | | | | CLOSING ARGUMENT (Defendant) | | | | | | | | u OPINION OF COURT | | | | | | | | | u JURY INSTRUCTIONS | | | | OTHER (Specify) | | | | | u SENTENCING | | | | u Hearing | | | | | u BAIL HEARING | | | | | 5/25/2022 | | | | u | | | | 17. ORDER | | | | | | ORIGINAL | | | | | | | | CATEGORY | (Includes Certified Copy to Clerk for Records of the Court) | FIRST COPY | ADDITIONAL COPIES | NO. OF PAGES ESTIMATE | | COSTS | | | ORDINARY | u | u | NO. OF COPIES | | | | | | | u | u | NO. OF COPIES | | | | | | 14-Day | | | NO. OF COPIES | | | | | | EXPEDITED | u | u | NO. OF COPIES | | | | | | 3-Day | u | u | NO. OF COPIES | | | | | | DAILY | u | u | 1 | | | | | | HOURLY | u | u | NO. OF COPIES | | | | | | REALTIME | u | u | | | | | | | | CERTIFICATION (18. & 19.) By signing below, I certify that I will pay all charges | | | ESTIMATE TOTAL | | | | | | (deposit plus additional). | | | 0.00 \$ 0.00 | | | | | 18. SIGNATURE /s/William Baldiga | | | | PROCESSED BY Pamela Esposito | | | | | 19. DATE 4/18/2022 | | | | PHONE NUMBER 203-579-5808 | | | | | | TRANSCRIPT TO BE PREPARED BY | | | COURT ADDRESS | | | | | Fiore Reporting and Transcription | | | | U.S. Bankruptcy Court 915 Lafayette Blvd. Bridgeport, CT 06604 | | | | | DATE BY | | | | | | | | | ORDER RECEIVED DEPOSIT PAID | | | | DEPOSIT PAID | | | | | TRANSCRIPT ORDERED | | | | TOTAL CHARGES | \$ | 0.00 0.00 | | | TRANSCRIPT RECEIVED | | | | LESS DEPOSIT | \$ | 0.00 0.00 | | | ORDERING PARTY NOTIFIED | | | | TOTAL REFUNDED | | | | | TO PICK UP TRANSCRIPT PARTY RECEIVED TRANSCRIPT | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | | | TOTAL DUE | \$ | 0.00 | |

## UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

# FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

#### Honorable Julie A. Manning

#### Wednesday May 25 2022

Current as of 05/23/2022, 9:47 am

10:00 AM 22-50073 Ho Wan Kwok Ch: 11

Matter: #102; Motion for Order Directing Appointment of an Examiner, or in the alternative, Motion for Order Directing the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee Filed by Holley L. Claiborn on behalf of U. S. Trustee,

10:00 AM 22-50073 Ho Wan Kwok Ch: 11

Matter: #183; Motion to Dismiss Chapter 11 Case or, in the Alternative, Partial Joinder to United States Trustee's Motion for an Order Directing the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee Filed by Patrick M. Birney on behalf of Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P., 20 Largest Creditor

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