Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #587

METADATA

Defendant
Guo Wengui / Miles Guo / Ho Wan Kwok
Court
CTB
Case No.
22-50073
ECF #
587
Type
ORDER
Filed
2022-07-22

FULL TEXT

AO 435 Case 22-50073 Case 22-50073 Doc 587 Doc 582 Filed 07/22/22

Filed 07/21/22 Entered 07/22/22 09:41:29

Entered 07/21/22 18:47:51 Page 1 of 10

(Rev. 04/18) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS FOR COURT USE ONLY TRANSCRIPT ORDER DUE DATE: Please Read Instructions:

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT Honorable Julie A. Manning Thursday July 21 2022
Current as of 07/22/2022, 9:29 am

11:00 AM 22-50073 Ho Wan Kwok Ch: 11 Trustee: Luc A. Despins Matter: #558; Status Conference

22-50073 Ho Wan Kwok Case type: bk Chapter: 11 Asset: Yes Vol: v Judge: Julie A. Manning Date filed: 02/15/2022 Date of last filing: 07/22/2022

Attorneys Laura Aronsson

O'Melveny & Myers LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 212-728-5841 laronsson@omm.com Assigned: 04/08/2022 LEAD ATTORNEY

Kenneth Aulet

Brown Rudnick LLP Seven Times Square New York, NY 10036 212-209-4800 212-209-4801 (fax) kaulet@brownrudnick.com Assigned: 04/26/2022 LEAD ATTORNEY

William Baldiga

Brown Rudnick LLP Seven Times Square New York, NY 10036 New York 212-209-4800 212-209-4801 (fax) wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com Assigned: 03/01/2022 LEAD ATTORNEY

William R. Baldiga

Brown, Rudnik, Freed & Gesmer One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 (617) 330-9000 617-289-0420 (fax) wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com Assigned: 03/09/2022

Patrick M. Birney

Robinson & Cole LLP 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103-3597

Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. (20 Largest Creditor)

representing

Ho Wan Kwok 373 Taconic Road Greenwich, CT 06831 (Debtor)

representing Ho Wan Kwok

373 Taconic Road Greenwich, CT 06831 (Debtor)

Ho Wan Kwok
representing

373 Taconic Road Greenwich, CT 06831 (Debtor)

representing Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. (20 Largest Creditor)

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holley.l.claiborn@usdoj.gov Assigned: 02/28/2022

Luc A. Despins

Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 212-318-6001 lucdespins@paulhastings.com Assigned: 07/12/2022

David S. Forsh

Law Firm of Callari Partners, LLC One Rockefeller Plaza, 10th Floor New York, NY 10020 212-202-3050 732-243-0163 (fax) dforsh@callaripartners.com Assigned: 03/17/2022 LEAD ATTORNEY

Peter Friedman

O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street NW Washington, DC 20006 202-383-5302 pfriedman@omm.com Assigned: 02/25/2022 LEAD ATTORNEY

Irve J. Goldman

Pullman & Comley 850 Main Street 8th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 203-330-2000 203-576-8888 (fax) igoldman@pullcom.com Assigned: 04/05/2022

Mia N. Gonzalez

O'Melveny & Myers LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 212-728-5698 mgonzalez@omm.com

Luc A. Despins

Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue representing New York, NY 10166 212-318-6001 lucdespins@paulhastings.com (Trustee)

representing
Rui Ma (20 Largest Creditor)
Weican Meng (20 Largest Creditor)
Zheng Wu (Creditor)

Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. representing (20 Largest Creditor)

representing

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (Creditor Committee)

representing Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. (20 Largest Creditor)

Assigned: 04/08/2022 LEAD ATTORNEY James C. Graham

Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, CT 06510 (203)821-2000 (203)821-2009 (fax) jgraham@npmlaw.com Assigned: 07/20/2022

David V. Harbach, II

O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street NW Washington, DC 20006 202-383-5127 dharbach@omm.com Assigned: 02/25/2022 LEAD ATTORNEY

Eric A. Henzy

Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. 10 Middle Street 15th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 203-368-5495 203-549-0861 (fax) ehenzy@zeislaw.com Assigned: 07/14/2022

Jeffrey L Jonas

Brown Rudnick LLP Seven Times Square New York, NY 10036 2122094800 212-209-4801 (fax) jjonas@brownrudnick.com Assigned: 04/21/2022 LEAD ATTORNEY

Jonathan Kaplan

Pullman & Comley, LLC 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 860-424-4379 860-424-4370 (fax) jkaplan@pullcom.com Assigned: 04/05/2022

Stephen M. Kindseth

Zeisler & Zeisler 10 Middle Street Luc A. Despins

Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue representing New York, NY 10166 212-318-6001 lucdespins@paulhastings.com (Trustee)

representing

Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.

(20 Largest Creditor) Ho Wan Kwok
representing 373 Taconic Road
Greenwich, CT 06831 (Debtor) Ho Wan Kwok

373 Taconic Road representing Greenwich, CT 06831 (Debtor)

representing

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (Creditor Committee)

representing HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC (Interested Party)

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Zheng Wu
(Creditor) Timothy D. Miltenberger

Cohn Birnbaum & Shea P.C. 100 Pearl Street 12th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-493-2200 Tmiltenberger@cbshealaw.com Assigned: 03/31/2022

Aaron A Mitchell

Lawall & Mitchell, LLC 55 Madison Ave Suite 400 Morristown, NJ 07960 973-285-3280 aaron@lmesq.com Assigned: 07/11/2022

James M. Moriarty

Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. 10 Middle Street Bridgeport, CT 06604 203-368-4234 203-549-0907 (fax) jmoriarty@zeislaw.com Assigned: 07/20/2022

Sara Pahlavan

O'Melveny & Myers LLP Two Embarcadero Center 28th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3823 415-984-8953 spahlavan@omm.com Assigned: 05/05/2022 LEAD ATTORNEY

Lucas Bennett Rocklin

Neubert, Pepe, Monteith, P.C. 195 Church Street,13th Floor New Haven, CT 06510 203-821-2000 203-821-2009 (fax) lrocklin@npmlaw.com Assigned: 07/15/2022

Aaron Romney

Zeisler & Zeisler PC 10 Middle Street 15th Floor Golden Spring (New York) LTD (Interested Party)

representing

Ho Wan Kwok 373 Taconic Road Greenwich. CT 06831 (Debtor)

Ho Wan Kwok
representing

373 Taconic Road Greenwich, CT 06831 (Debtor)

Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. representing (20 Largest Creditor)

Luc A. Despins

Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue representing New York, NY 10166 212-318-6001 lucdespins@paulhastings.com (Trustee)

representing HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC (Interested Party)

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Bridgeport, CT 06604 203-368-4234 203-367-9678 (fax) aromney@zeislaw.com Assigned: 04/11/2022

Assigned: 05/10/2022 representing Mei Guo

(Interested Party)

Assigned: 07/14/2022 representing Ho Wan Kwok

373 Taconic Road Greenwich, CT 06831 (Debtor) Scott D. Rosen

Cohn Birnbaum & Shea P.C.

100 Pearl Street 12th Floor Hartford, CT 06103-4500 (860) 493-2200 860-727-0361 (fax) srosen@cb-shea.com

Assigned: 03/28/2022 representing Golden Spring (New York) LTD

(Interested Party) Thomas J. Sansone Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP 195 Church Street P.O. Box 1950 New Haven, CT 06509-1950 (203) 784-3100 203-784-3199 (fax) tsansone@carmodylaw.com

Assigned: 06/24/2022 representing Chong Shen Raphanella

(Creditor) Rong Zhang (Creditor) Xiaodan Wang (Creditor)

Assigned: 07/15/2022 representing Michael S. Weinstein

(Attorney) Stuart M. Sarnoff O'Melveny & Myers LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 202-326-2293 ssarnoff@omm.com Assigned: 02/25/2022

LEAD ATTORNEY representing Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.

(20 Largest Creditor)

7/2/22, 9:28:50 22-50073 Doc 587 Filed 07/22/22 Eerteeed:07422622 09:41:29 Page 10 of 10

Bennett Silverberg

Brown Rudnick LLP Seven Times Square New York, NY 10036 212-209-4800 212-209-4801 (fax) bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com Assigned: 03/01/2022 LEAD ATTORNEY

Douglas S. Skalka

Neubert, Pepe, and Monteith 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, CT 06510 (203) 821-2000 203-821-2009 (fax) dskalka@npmlaw.com Assigned: 07/14/2022

Annecca H. Smith

Robinson & Cole, LLP 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-8325 860-275-8299 (fax) asmith@rc.com Assigned: 02/24/2022

Jay Marshall Wolman

Randazza Legal Group, PLLC 100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 702-420-2001 jmw@randazza.com Assigned: 02/17/2022

Peter J. Zarella

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, One State Street, 14th floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-241-2688 860-522-2796 (fax) pzarella@mdmc-law.com Assigned: 03/22/2022

representing Ho Wan Kwok 373 Taconic Road Greenwich, CT 06831

(Debtor)
Luc A. Despins
Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue
representing New York, NY 10166

212-318-6001 lucdespins@paulhastings.com (Trustee)

Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. representing (20 Largest Creditor)

Logan Cheng

c/o Randazza Legal Group, PLLC 100 Pearl Street representing 14th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 (Creditor)

representing
Rui Ma (20 Largest Creditor)
> Weican Meng (20 Largest Creditor)
Zheng Wu (Creditor)

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