Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #860

METADATA

Defendant: Guo Wengui / Miles Guo / Ho Wan Kwok
Court: CTB
Case No.: 22-50073
ECF #: 860
Type: ORDER
Filed: 2022-09-14

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

| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x | | |-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--| | In re: | : : Chapter 11 | | | HO WAN KWOK, | : : Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) : | | | Debtor. | : : | | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | x | |

#### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**

The undersigned hereby certifies that on September 7, 2022, the *First Supplemental Omnibus Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee for Entry of Order Under Bankruptcy Rule 2004 and Local Rule 2004-1 Authorizing Discovery with Respect to Additional Legal and Financial Advisors to the Debtor, Entities and Individuals Affiliated with Debtor, and Relevant Banks* (including all exhibits, attachments, and associated orders filed therewith, collectively, the "Served Documents") [ECF No. 839] was electronically filed. Notice of this filing has been sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system ("CM/ECF") or by U.S. Mail first-class delivery (sent September 8, 2022) to anyone unable to accept electronic filing pursuant to the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's system. These recipients are specifically set forth below.

With respect to the Notice Parties, as defined in Local Bankr. R. 2004-1, the following parties will receive notice of this filing by CM/ECF: (i) the Debtor; (ii) the Chapter 11 Trustee; (iii) the United States Trustee; (iv) any official committee; and (v) any party that has filed a notice of appearance in the case, provided however, that parties appearing in the case who are unable to receive electronic notice were served via U.S. Mail as set forth above. With respect to (vi) the

proposed witnesses, examinees, or parties producing documents (collectively, the "Examinees"), the Examinees were served (on September 8, 2022) at the addresses appended hereto, as follows: to Examinees with addresses within the United States, by FedEx or UPS overnight delivery; to Examinees with street addresses outside the United States, by UPS worldwide expedited delivery; and to Examinees with post office box addresses outside the United States, by U.S. Mail first-class delivery.

The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing constitutes service upon all of the Notice Parties.

New Haven, Connecticut for HO WON KWOK

Dated: September 14, 2022 LUC DESPINS, as appointed Chapter 11 Trustee

By: */s/ Patrick R. Linsey* Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 plinsey@npmlaw.com

*and*

Nicholas A. Bassett *(pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com

*and*

Avram E. Luft *(pro hac vice*) Douglass Barron (*pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com douglassbarron@paulhastings.com

*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*

# **PARTIES THAT RECEIVED ELECTRONIC NOTICE VIA EM/ECF**

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

Tristan G. Axelrod on behalf of Creditor Brown Rudnick LLP taxelrod@brownrudnick.com

Tristan G. Axelrod on behalf of Creditor Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. taxelrod@brownrudnick.com

William R. Baldiga on behalf of Creditor Brown Rudnick LLP wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com

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

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

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

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

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

G. Alexander Bongartz on behalf of Trustee Luc A. Despins alexbongartz@paulhastings.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

John L. Cesaroni on behalf of Plaintiff HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC jcesaroni@zeislaw.com

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

Luc A. Despins lucdespins@paulhastings.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

dharbach@omm.com

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

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

Eric A. Henzy on behalf of Interested Party HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC

ehenzy@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scott D. Rosen on behalf of Attorney Cohn Birnbaum & Shea, P.C. srosen@cb-shea.com, msullivan@cbshealaw.com;dtempera@cbshealaw.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tiffany Troy on behalf of Creditor Troy Law, PLLC tiffanytroy@troypllc.com, troylaw@troypllc.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peter J. Zarella on behalf of Creditor Zheng Wu pzarella@mdmc-law.com

## **PARTIES THAT RECEIVED U.S. MAIL NOTICE**

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

Stretto 410 Exchange, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92602

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

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

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

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

## **EXAMINEES SERVED VIA FEDEX/UPS/OR US MAIL**

| Discovery Party | Address | |------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL GROUP LTD. | Himalaya International Financial Group Ltd c/o Arias, Fabrega & Fabrega Trust Co. BVI Limited P.O. Box 985 | | HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL CLEARING LTD. | Road Town, Tortola, BVI Himalaya International Clearing Ltd. c/o Commerce House Wickhams Cay 1 P.O. Box 3140 Road Town | | HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS LTD | Tortola VG1110 British Virgin Islands Himalaya International Payments Ltd. c/o Commerce House Wickhams Cay 1 P.O. Box 3140 Road Town Tortola VG1110 British Virgin Islands | | HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL RESERVES LTD. | Himalaya International Reserves Ltd. c/o Commerce House Wickhams Cay 1 P.O. Box 3140 Road Town Tortola VG1110 British Virgin Islands | | JESSE BROWN | Jesse Brown c/o Arias, Fabrega & Fabrega Trust Co. BVI Limited P.O. Box 985 Road Town, Tortola, BVI | | ACA CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED | ACA Capital Group Limited Rm 1605, 16/F Hua Qin International Bldg, 340 Queen's Rd C, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong SAR | | WILLIAM JE | William Je c/o Corporate Creations Network Inc. 3411 Silverside Road Tatnall Building, Ste 104 Wilmington, Delaware 19810 |

| Discovery Party | Address | |--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | MAX KRASNER | Max Krasner 162 E. 64th Street New York, NY 10605 | | ACASS CANADA LTD. | ACASS Canada Ltd. 6700 Côte de Liesse Suite 206 Montréal H4T 2B5 Canada | | YACHTZOO SARL | Yachtzoo SARL Le Beau Rivage 9 Avenue d'Ostende MC 98000 Monaco | | BERKELEY ROWE | Berkeley Rowe Limited 20 North Audley Street Mayfair, London W1k 6WE United Kingdom | | CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP | Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP 32 Old Slip New York, NY 10005 | | ELLIOTT KWOK LEVINE & JAROSLAW LLP | Matthew Levine, Esq. Elliott Kwok Levine & Jaroslaw LLP 565 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10017 | | WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP | Jerry Shulman, Esq. Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 | | TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP | Francis J. Lawall, Esq. Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP 3000 Two Logan Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | FORBES HARE | Robert Nader Forbes Hare Qwomar Building 4th Floor Blackburn Highway Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands VG1110 |

| Discovery Party | Address | |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | OGIER | Ogier | | | Ritter House | | | Wickhams Cay II | | | PO Box 3170 | | | Road Town, Tortola | | | British Virgin Islands VG1110 | | O'NEAL WEBSTER | O'Neal Webster | | | Commerce House | | | 181 Main Street | | | P.O. Box 961 | | | Road Town, Tortola | | | British Virgin Islands VG1110 | | BARCLAYS BANK | Barclays Bank PLC | | PLC | c/o Corporation Service Company | | | 251 Little Falls Drive Wilmington, DE 19808 | | | | | BNY MELLON, N.A. | Jane Kevin McCarthy | | | BNY Mellon, N.A. | | | BNY Mellon Center | | | 500 Grant Street | | | Pittsburgh, PA 15219 | | CITIBANK, N.A. | Citibank, N.A. c/o The Corporation Trust Company | | | Corporation Trust Center | | | 1209 Orange Street | | | Wilmington, DE 19801 | | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC HSBC Holdings PLC | | | | c/o The Corporation Trust, Incorporated | | | 2405 York Road, Suite 201 | | | Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093 | | JPMORGAN CHASE | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | BANK, N.A. | c/o CT Corporation System | | | 4400 Easton Commons Way | | | Suite 125 | | | Columbus, OH 43219 | | STANDARD | Standard Chartered PLC | | CHARTERED PLC | 1095 Avenue of the Americas | | | New York, NY 10036 | | UBS AG | UBS AG | | | Hong Kong Branch | | | 52/F., Two International Finance Centre | | | 8 Finance Street | | | Central, Hong Kong |