Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #718

METADATA

Defendant
Guo Wengui / Miles Guo / Ho Wan Kwok
Court
CTB
Case No.
22-50073
ECF #
718
Type
ORDER

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION

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In re:

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HO WAN KWOK,
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Debtor.

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Chapter 11
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Case No: 22-50073 (JAM) AMENDED NOTICE OF APPEAL
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a)(1), the Debtor, Ho Wan Kwok, hereby submits this Amended Notice of Appeal, appealing to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut from the portion of the August 2, 2022, Order Denying Motion for Relief from Judgment/Order, (ECF No. 667), entered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (Hon. Julie A. Manning) finding that "[a]lthough the Debtor did not seek to terminate the appointment of the Chapter 11 Trustee under 11 U.S.C. § 1105 or remove the Chapter 11 Trustee under 11 U.S.C. § 324, no grounds exist to terminate the appointment of Chapter 11 Trustee or remove the Chapter 11 Trustee appointed in the Debtor's case" (the "Order"), to identify additional parties to the Order. A copy of the Order is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The names of all parties to the Order and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of their respective counsel are as follows:

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PARTY ATTORNEYS
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Ho Wan Kwok –
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The Debtor ZEISLER & ZEISLER, P.C.

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Eric Henzy Stephen M. Kindseth Aaron A. Romney James M. Moriarty John L. Cesaroni 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 Tel: (203) 368-4234 ehenzy@zeislaw.com skindseth@zeislaw.com aromney@zeislaw.com jmoriarty@zeislaw.com jcesaroni@zeislaw.com
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LAWALL & MITCHELL Aaron A. Mitchell Soundview Plaza Suite 700R, 1266 E Main Street Stamford, CT 06902 aaron@lmesq.com
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Luc A. Despins-Chapter 11 Trustee NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.

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Patrick R. Linsey James C. Graham Lucas Bennett Rocklin Douglas S. Skalka 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, CT 06510 (203) 781-2847 plinsey@npmlaw.com jgraham@npmlaw.com lrocklin@npmlaw.com dskalka@npmlaw.com
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PAUL HASTINGS LLP Nicholas A. Bassett 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com -and Luc A. Despins Avram E. Luft Douglass Barron 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 (212) 318-6079 lucdespins@paulhastings.com aviluft@paulhastings.com douglassbarron@paulhastings.com
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Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP

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Fund L.P.-Creditor Laura Arronsson Peter Friedman Mia N. Gonzalez David V. Harbach, II Sara Pahlavan Stuart M. Sarnoff Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 laronsson@omm.com pfriedman@omm.com mgonzalez@omm.com dharbach@omm.com spahlavan@omm.com ssarnoff@omm.com
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ROBINSON & COLE LLP Patrick M. Birney Annecca H. Smith 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 pbirney@rc.com asmith@rc.com Rui Ma-Creditor; MCELROY DEUTSCH Weican Meng-Creditor; Kristin B. Mayhew Zheng Wu-Creditor Peter J. Zarella 30 Jelliff Lane Southport, CT 06890 kmayhew@mdmc-law.com pzarella@mdmc-law.com
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CALLARI PARTNERS LLC Carollyn H.G. Callari David S. Forsch One Rockefeller Plaza 10th Floor New York, NY 10020 ccallari@callaripartners.com dforsch@callaripartners.com
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U.S. Trustee-U.S. Trustee OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRUSTEE

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Holley L. Claiborn Steven E. Mackey The Giaimo Federal Building 150 Court Street, Room 302 New Haven, CT 06510 holley.l.claiborn@usdoj.gov USTPRegion02.NH.ECF@USDOJ.GOV
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Creditor Committee PULLMAN & COMLEY, LLC

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Irve J. Goldman 850 Main Street, 8th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 igoldman@pullcom.com -and Jonathan Kaplan 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 jkaplan@pullcom.com
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Dated: August 10, 2022 THE DEBTOR, HO WAN KWOK
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/s/ Eric Henzy Eric Henzy (ct12849) Stephen M. Kindseth (ct14640) Aaron A. Romney (ct28144) James M. Moriarty (ct21876) John L. Cesaroni (ct29309) 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Telephone: (203) 368-4234 Facsimile: (203) 368-5487 Email: [ehenzy@zeislaw.com] [skindseth@zeislaw.com] [aromney@zeislaw.com] [jmoriarty@zeislaw.com] [jcesaroni@zeislaw.com]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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The undersigned certifies that on the 10th day of August 2022 a copy of the foregoing Amended Notice of Appeal was filed electronically and emailed via the Court's CM/ECF electronic noticing system. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF System.

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/s/ Eric Henzy EXHIBIT
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A
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From: CTBECF_Courtmail@ctb.uscourts.gov
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To: Courtmail@ctb.uscourts.gov
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Subject: 22-50073 Order on Motion for Relief from Judgment/Order Under Rule 9024 Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 3:20:44 PM

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Connecticut
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Notice of Electronic Filing
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The following transaction was received from Clerks Office rms entered on 8/2/2022 at 3:19 PM EDT and filed on 8/2/2022

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Case Name: Ho Wan Kwok Case Number: [22-50073] Document Number: [667] Docket Text:

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ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT/ORDER. The Debtor filed a Motion for Relief from Judgment/Order under Rule 9024 on July 15, 2022 (the 'Motion for Relief,' ECF No. [561]). A hearing on the Motion for Relief was held on August 1, 2022. For the reasons stated on the record during the hearing, it is hereby ORDERED: The Motion for Relief from Judgment/Order is DENIED because none of the grounds for relief set forth in Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 60 and Fed. R. Bankr. Pro. 9024(b) exist to relieve the Debtor from the Order Granting Appointment of Chapter 11 Trustee (ECF No. [523]); and it is further

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ORDERED: Although the Debtor did not seek to terminate the appointment of the Chapter 11 Trustee under 11 U.S.C. § 1105 or remove the Chapter 11 Trustee under 11 U.S.C. § 324, no grounds exist to terminate the appointment of Chapter 11 Trustee or remove the Chapter 11 Trustee appointed in the Debtor's case. (RE: [561]) . Signed by Judge Julie A. Manning on August 2, 2022. (rms)

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The following document(s) are associated with this transaction: 22-50073 Notice will be electronically mailed to:

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Laura Aronsson on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. laronsson@omm.com

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Kenneth Aulet on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok kaulet@brownrudnick.com

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William Baldiga on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com

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William R. Baldiga on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com

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Douglass E. Barron on behalf of Trustee Luc A. Despins douglassbarron@pauhastings.com

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Nicholas A. Bassett on behalf of Trustee Luc A. Despins nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com

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Patrick M. Birney on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. pbirney@rc.com, ctrivigno@rc.com

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Patrick M. Birney on behalf of Defendant Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.

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pbirney@rc.com, ctrivigno@rc.com
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Patrick M. Birney on behalf of Plaintiff Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. pbirney@rc.com, ctrivigno@rc.com

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Carollynn H.G. Callari on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Rui Ma ccallari@callaripartners.com

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Carollynn H.G. Callari on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Weican Meng ccallari@callaripartners.com

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Carollynn H.G. Callari on behalf of Creditor Zheng Wu ccallari@callaripartners.com

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John L. Cesaroni on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok jcesaroni@zeislaw.com

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John L. Cesaroni on behalf of Interested Party Mei Guo jcesaroni@zeislaw.com

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Holley L. Claiborn on behalf of U.S. Trustee U. S. Trustee holley.l.claiborn@usdoj.gov

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Luc A. Despins lucdespins@paulhastings.com

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Luc A. Despins on behalf of Trustee Luc A. Despins lucdespins@paulhastings.com

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David S. Forsh on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Rui Ma dforsh@callaripartners.com

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David S. Forsh on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Weican Meng dforsh@callaripartners.com

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David S. Forsh on behalf of Creditor Zheng Wu dforsh@callaripartners.com

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Peter Friedman on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. pfriedman@omm.com

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Peter Friedman on behalf of Defendant Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. pfriedman@omm.com

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Peter Friedman on behalf of Plaintiff Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. pfriedman@omm.com

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Irve J. Goldman on behalf of Creditor Committee Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors igoldman@pullcom.com, rmccoy@pullcom.com

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Mia N. Gonzalez on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. mgonzalez@omm.com

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James C. Graham on behalf of Trustee Luc A Despins jgraham@npmlaw.com, sgibbons@npmlaw.com;NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net

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James C. Graham on behalf of Trustee Luc A. Despins jgraham@npmlaw.com, sgibbons@npmlaw.com;NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net

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David V. Harbach, II on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. dharbach@omm.com

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Eric A. Henzy on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok

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ehenzy@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com
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Eric A. Henzy on behalf of Defendant Ho Wan Kwok ehenzy@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com

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Eric A. Henzy on behalf of Defendant Ho Wan Kwok ehenzy@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com

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Eric A. Henzy on behalf of Interested Party HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC ehenzy@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com

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Jeffrey L Jonas on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok jjonas@brownrudnick.com

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Jonathan Kaplan on behalf of Creditor Committee Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors jkaplan@pullcom.com, prulewicz@pullcom.com;rmccoy@pullcom.com

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Stephen M. Kindseth on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok skindseth@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com

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Stephen M. Kindseth on behalf of Interested Party HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC skindseth@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com

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Stephen M. Kindseth on behalf of Interested Party Mei Guo skindseth@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com

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Dylan Kletter on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok dkletter@brownrudnick.com, adeering@brownrudnick.com;upinelo@brownrudnick.com;bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com;rstark@brownrudnick.com

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Patrick R. Linsey on behalf of Trustee Luc A Despins plinsey@npmlaw.com, karguello@npmlaw.com;NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net

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Patrick R. Linsey on behalf of Trustee Luc A. Despins plinsey@npmlaw.com, karguello@npmlaw.com;NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net

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Avram Emmanuel Luft on behalf of Trustee Luc A. Despins aviluft@pauhastings.com

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Kristin B. Mayhew on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Rui Ma kmayhew@mdmc-law.com, kwarshauer@mdmc-law.com;bdangelo@mdmc-law.com

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Kristin B. Mayhew on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Weican Meng kmayhew@mdmc-law.com, kwarshauer@mdmc-law.com;bdangelo@mdmc-law.com

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Kristin B. Mayhew on behalf of Creditor Zheng Wu kmayhew@mdmc-law.com, kwarshauer@mdmc-law.com;bdangelo@mdmc-law.com

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Kristin B. Mayhew on behalf of Plaintiff Boxun Inc. kmayhew@mdmc-law.com, kwarshauer@mdmc-law.com;bdangelo@mdmc-law.com

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Kristin B. Mayhew on behalf of Plaintiff Rui Ma kmayhew@mdmc-law.com, kwarshauer@mdmc-law.com;bdangelo@mdmc-law.com

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Kristin B. Mayhew on behalf of Plaintiff Weican (Watson) Meng kmayhew@mdmc-law.com, kwarshauer@mdmc-law.com;bdangelo@mdmc-law.com

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Kristin B. Mayhew on behalf of Plaintiff Yang Lan kmayhew@mdmc-law.com, kwarshauer@mdmc-law.com;bdangelo@mdmc-law.com

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Kristin B. Mayhew on behalf of Plaintiff Zheng Wu kmayhew@mdmc-law.com, kwarshauer@mdmc-law.com;bdangelo@mdmc-law.com Timothy D. Miltenberger on behalf of Interested Party Golden Spring (New York) LTD Tmiltenberger@cbshealaw.com, msullivan@cbshealaw.com;dtempera@cbshealaw.com

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Aaron A Mitchell on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok aaron@lmesq.com

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James M. Moriarty on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok jmoriarty@zeislaw.com, kjoseph@zeislaw.com

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James M. Moriarty on behalf of Defendant Ho Wan Kwok jmoriarty@zeislaw.com, kjoseph@zeislaw.com

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James M. Moriarty on behalf of Defendant Ho Wan Kwok jmoriarty@zeislaw.com, kjoseph@zeislaw.com

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Sara Pahlavan on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. spahlavan@omm.com

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Lucas Bennett Rocklin on behalf of Trustee Luc A. Despins lrocklin@npmlaw.com, NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net

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Aaron Romney on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok aromney@zeislaw.com, swenthen@zeislaw.com

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Aaron Romney on behalf of Defendant Ho Wan Kwok aromney@zeislaw.com, swenthen@zeislaw.com

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Aaron Romney on behalf of Defendant Ho Wan Kwok aromney@zeislaw.com, swenthen@zeislaw.com

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Aaron Romney on behalf of Interested Party HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC aromney@zeislaw.com, swenthen@zeislaw.com

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Aaron Romney on behalf of Interested Party Mei Guo aromney@zeislaw.com, swenthen@zeislaw.com

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Aaron Romney on behalf of Plaintiff HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC aromney@zeislaw.com, swenthen@zeislaw.com

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Scott D. Rosen on behalf of Interested Party Golden Spring (New York) LTD srosen@cb-shea.com, msullivan@cbshealaw.com;dtempera@cbshealaw.com

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Thomas J. Sansone on behalf of Attorney Michael S. Weinstein tsansone@carmodylaw.com

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Thomas J. Sansone on behalf of Creditor Chong Shen Raphanella tsansone@carmodylaw.com

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Thomas J. Sansone on behalf of Creditor Rong Zhang tsansone@carmodylaw.com

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Thomas J. Sansone on behalf of Creditor Xiaodan Wang tsansone@carmodylaw.com

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Thomas J. Sansone on behalf of Plaintiff Chong Shen Raphanella tsansone@carmodylaw.com

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Thomas J. Sansone on behalf of Plaintiff Rong Zhang tsansone@carmodylaw.com

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Thomas J. Sansone on behalf of Plaintiff Xiaodan Wang tsansone@carmodylaw.com

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Stuart M. Sarnoff on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. ssarnoff@omm.com, stuart-sarnoff-1059@ecf.pacerpro.com

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Stuart M. Sarnoff on behalf of Defendant Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. ssarnoff@omm.com, stuart-sarnoff-1059@ecf.pacerpro.com

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Stuart M. Sarnoff on behalf of Plaintiff Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. ssarnoff@omm.com, stuart-sarnoff-1059@ecf.pacerpro.com

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Bennett Silverberg on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok bsilverberg@brownrudnick.com

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Douglas S. Skalka on behalf of Trustee Luc A. Despins dskalka@npmlaw.com, smowery@npmlaw.com;NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net

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Annecca H. Smith on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. asmith@rc.com

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Annecca H. Smith on behalf of Plaintiff Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. asmith@rc.com

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U. S. Trustee USTPRegion02.NH.ECF@USDOJ.GOV

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Michael S. Weinstein on behalf of Creditor Chong Shen Raphanella mweinstein@golenbock.com

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Michael S. Weinstein on behalf of Creditor Rong Zhang mweinstein@golenbock.com

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Michael S. Weinstein on behalf of Creditor Xiaodan Wang mweinstein@golenbock.com

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Jay Marshall Wolman on behalf of Creditor Logan Cheng jmw@randazza.com, ecf-6898@ecf.pacerpro.com

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Jay Marshall Wolman on behalf of Plaintiff Logan Cheng jmw@randazza.com, ecf-6898@ecf.pacerpro.com

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Peter J. Zarella on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Rui Ma pzarella@mdmc-law.com

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Peter J. Zarella on behalf of 20 Largest Creditor Weican Meng pzarella@mdmc-law.com

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Peter J. Zarella on behalf of Creditor Zheng Wu pzarella@mdmc-law.com 22-50073 Notice will not be electronically mailed to:

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Brown Rudnick LLP One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111

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Andrew M. Carty on behalf of Debtor Ho Wan Kwok Brown Rudnick LLP Seven Times Square New York, NY 10036

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Chao-Chih Chiu c/o TroyGould PC 1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor Attn: Christopher A. Lilly

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Los Angeles, CA 90067-2367
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Luc A. Despins on behalf of Trustee Luc A. Despins Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166

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Baosheng Guo
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Steven E. Mackey on behalf of U.S. Trustee U. S. Trustee Office of the U.S. Trustee The Giaimo Federal Building 150 Court Street, Room 302 New Haven, CT 06510

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Pullman & Comley, LLC 850 Main Street Bridgeport, CT 06601

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Stretto 410 Exchange, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92602

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Huizhen Wang c/o TroyGould PC 1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor Attn: Christopher A. Lilly Los Angeles, CA 90067-2367

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Yunxia Wu c/o TroyGould PC 1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor Attn: Christopher A. Lilly Los Angeles, CA 90067

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Ning Ye
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Yongbing Zhang 223 West Jackson Bl;vd. #1012 Chicago, IL 60606

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Yan Zhao
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Keyi Zilkie c/o TroyGould PC 1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor Attn: Christopher A. Lilly Los Angeles, CA 90067

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