Ho Wan Kwok
| Connecticut Bankruptcy Court | |
| Chapter 11 | |
| Judge: | Julie A Manning |
| Case #: | 5:22-bk-50073 |
| Case Filed: | Feb 15, 2022 |
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Debtor
Ho Wan Kwok
373 Taconic Rd
Greenwich, CT 06831-2828 |
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Debtor
Genever Holdings Corporation
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Genever Holdings LLC
781 Fifth Avenue Apt. 1801
New York, NY 10022 |
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Brown Rudnick LLP
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111 |
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Lawall & Mitchell, LLC
55 Madison Avenue Suite 400
Morristown, NJ 07960 |
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Paul Hastings LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166 |
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20 Largest Creditor
Rui Ma
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20 Largest Creditor
Weican Meng
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20 Largest Creditor
Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.
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20 Largest Creditor
Huizhen Wang
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor Attn: Christopher A. Lilly
Los Angeles, CA 90067 |
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Attorney
Charmoy & Charmoy, LLC
Scott M. Charmoy, Esq. 1465 Post Road East, Suite 100
06880, CT 06880 |
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Attorney
Cohn Birnbaum & Shea, P.C.
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Attorney
Michael S. Weinstein
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Attorney
Lee Vartan
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC 105 Eisenhower Parkway
Roseland, NJ 07068 |
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Broker
Edmiston and Company Limited
2 Marina Plaza
Newport, RI 02840 |
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Chapter 11 Trustee
Luc A. Despins
Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166 |
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Claims/Noticing Agent
Stretto
410 Exchange, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92602 |
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Claims/Noticing Agent
Epiq Corporate Restructuring, LLC
777 Third Avenue 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017 |
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Consultant
Gregory A. Coleman
Coleman Worldwide Advisors, LLC P O Box 2839
New York, NY 10008 |
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Creditor
Brown Rudnick LLP
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111 |
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Logan Cheng
100 Pearl Street 14th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103 |
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Chao-Chih Chiu
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor Attn: Christopher A. Lilly
Los Angeles, CA 90067 |
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Baosheng Guo
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Chong Shen Raphanella
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Xiaodan Wang
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Yunxia Wu
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor Attn: Christopher A. Lilly
Los Angeles, CA 90067 |
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Zheng Wu
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Ning Ye
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Rong Zhang
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Yan Zhao
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Keyi Zilkie
1801 Century Park East, 16th Floor Attn: Christopher A. Lilly
Los Angeles, CA 90067 |
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The Sherry-Netherland, Inc.
781 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022 |
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Troy Law, PLLC
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Verdolino & Lowey, P.C.
124 Washington Street
Foxborough, MA 02035 |
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Jenny Li
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Ning Li
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Xiaoxiao Lin
24 Sonrisa
Irvine, CA 92620 |
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Xiaoming Liu
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Yuanlin Liu
192 Pendleton Dr.
Amherst, VA 24521 |
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Ning Zhao
3611 Summer Ranch Dr.
Katy, TX 77694 |
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Yang Jun Zheng
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Direct Persuasion LLC
One Constitution Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103 |
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Federal Express Corporation
300 Atlantic Street 3rd Floor
Stamford, CT 06901 |
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Pullman & Comley, LLC
850 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06601 |
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Creditor Committee
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
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Golden Spring (New York) LTD
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Mei Guo
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HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC
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Yongbing Zhang
223 West Jackson Bl;vd. #1012
Chicago, IL 60606 |
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BakerHostetler
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Bravo Luck Limited
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Greenwich Land, LLC
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HCHK Property Management, Inc.
500 West Putnam Avenue Suite 400, #171
Greenwich, CT 06830 |
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HCHK Technologies, Inc.
3 Columbus Circle 20th Floor
New York, NY 10019 |
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Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara LLC
Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara LLC 170 Mason Street
Greenwich, CT 06830 |
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Lexington Property and Staffing, Inc.
750 Lexington Avenue 8th Floot
New York, NY 10022 |
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Jiaming Liu
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Hing Chi Ngok
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Troy Law, PLLC
41-25 Kissena Blvd., Suite 103
Flushing, NY 11355 |
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UBS AG
600 Washington Boulevard
Stanford, CT 06901 |
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Williams & Connolly LLP
Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Ave SW
Washington, DC 20024 |
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Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
105 Eisenhower Parkway
Roseland, NJ 07068 |
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Himalaya Investment LLC
7424 E Blackrock Rd
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255 |
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Leonard Scudder
Barclay Damon LLP 545 Long Wharf Drive, 9th 9th Fl
New Haven, CT 06514 |
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1332156 B.C. LTD
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Corporate Creations Network, Inc.
801 US Highway 1
North Palm Beach, FL 33408 |
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G Club Operations, LLC
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GWGOPNZ Limited
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Hudson Diamond Holding LLC
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Hudson Diamond NY LLC
162 East 64th Street
New York, NY 10065 |
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NODAL PARTNERS, LLC
10 Waterside Dr Ste 204
Farmington, CT 06032 |
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Aaron A. Romney
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Shin Hsin Yu
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Jie Zhang
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3 COLUMBUS CIRCLE LLC
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Anthem Health Plans, Inc.
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Anthem HealthChoice Assurance, Inc. f/k/a Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc. d/b/a Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Art Wolfe, Inc.
6971 47th Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98136 |
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Blueberry Builders, LLC
299 Broadway Suite 1320
New York, NY 10010 |
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Defeng Cao
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Cayuse Government Services, LLC
72632 Coyote Road
Pendleton, OR 98801 |
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Cirrus Design Corporation d/b/a Cirrus Aircraft
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Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP
305 Madison Avenue Suite 650
New York, NY 10165 |
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DBS BANK LTD.
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Fox News Network, LLC
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036 |
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GS Security Solutions, Inc.
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Gypsy Mei Food Services LLC
11 W 14th Street Apartment 9B
New York, NY 10011 |
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Indium Software Inc.
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Infinity Treasury Management Inc.
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Lamp Capital LLC
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Leading Shine NY Ltd.
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Chris Lee
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Leicester Hill Infromatices LLC
30 N. Gould Street Suite R
Sheridan, WY 82801 |
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Marcum LLP
730 3rd Avenue Floor 11
New York, NY 10017 |
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Mercantile Bank International Corp.
1413 Ponce de Leon 4th Floor, Suite 11
San Juan, PR 00909 |
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Nardello & Co., LLC
565 Fifth Avenue Suite 2200
New York, NY 10017 |
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
31 West 52nd Street 29th Floor
New York, NY 10019 |
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Post Oak Motors, LLC
1530 W Loop S
Houston, TX 77027 |
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Rule of Law Foundation III, Inc.
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Rule of Law Society IV, Inc.
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Sotheby's International Realty, Inc.
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Taurus Fund LLC
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Teris-Phoenix, LLC
11333 N Scottsdale Road Suite 294
Scottsdale, AZ 85254 |
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WA & HF LLC
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Yinying Wang
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Weddle Law PLLC
37 West 20th Street Suite 1206
New York, NY 10011 |
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Qidong Xia
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Yieldesta LP
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Other Prof.
Dundon Advisers LLC
10 Bank Street, Suite 1100
White Plains, NY 10606 |
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Other Prof.
Affiliated Adjustment Group, Ltd.
3000 Marcus Avenue, Suite 3W3
Lake Success, NY 11042 |
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Other Prof.
Eisner Advisory Group LLC
111 Wood Avenue South
Iselin, NJ 08830 |
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Other Prof.
Rule of Law Foundation III, Inc.
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Rule of Law Society IV, Inc.
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Requested Notice
Bonnie C. Mangan
Law Office Bonnie C. Mangan, PC. Westview Office Park 1050 Sullivan Avneu Suite A3
South Windsor, CT 06074 |
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Spec. Counsel
Bohonnon Law Firm, LLC
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Trustee's Attorney
Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.
195 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510 |
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U.S. Trustee
U. S. Trustee
Office of the U.S. Trustee Giaimo Federal Building 150 Court Street, Room 302
New Haven, CT 06510 |
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Interested Party
Genever Holdings LLC
Terminated: 05/16/2023
781 Fifth Avenue Apt. 1801
New York, NY 10022 |
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GPO
Jun 15 2022
Memorandum of Decision and Order Denying Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice and Granting Joinder to Motion for Appointment of Chapter 11 Trustee (RE: [183). (rms) |
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GPO
Jul 26 2023
Memorandum of Decision and Order Holding Individual Debtor in Contempt of Court and Denying Motion for Stay of Order Compelling Production (RE: 1453, 1649 ). (rms) |
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GPO
Feb 15 2024
Memorandum of Decision and Order Granting in Part Motion to Extend Deadlines (RE: 2509 ). (rms) |
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GPO
Feb 03 2025
Memorandum of Decision and Order Granting Motion to Compromise (RE: 3559 Motion to Compromise filed by Chapter 11 Trustee Luc A. Despins). (rms) |
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GPO
Mar 04 2025
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 (RE: 3577 Order, 3713 Memorandum of Law). (pc) |
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| Submitted Tue 02/22/2022 | |
| Docket last updated: 04/18/2025 6:06 PM EDT |
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Certificate/Affidavit of Service
Thu 04/17 2:54 PM
Certificate of Service Filed by Douglas S. Skalka on behalf of Luc A. Despins Chapter 11 Trustee. . (Skalka, Douglas) |
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order
Order on Motion to Appear Remotely
Thu 04/17 2:07 PM
Order Granting Motion To Appear Remotely . (rms) |
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Order on Motion to Appear Remotely
Thu 04/17 12:49 PM
Order Granting Request to Appear Remotely . (sr) |
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Sealed Order
Thu 04/17 11:11 AM
Sealed Order So Ordered . (rms) |
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Notice of Appearance
Wed 04/16 4:01 PM
Notice of Appearance Filed by James M. Moriarty on behalf of Hing Chi Ngok Interested Party, . (Moriarty, James) |
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Notice of Appearance
Wed 04/16 3:30 PM
Notice of Appearance Filed by Stephen M. Kindseth on behalf of Hing Chi Ngok Interested Party, . (Kindseth, Stephen) |
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| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | ||
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Appear Remotely
Tue 04/15 4:04 PM
Motion to Appear Remotely via ZoomGov on April 22, 2025 at 1:00 pm for hearing to be held on Motion for Order Increasing Cap on Funding of Expenses of Mahwah Mansion and Chapter 11 Trustee Status Conference, ECF No. 4299 and 4317 Filed by Holley L. Claiborn on behalf of U. S. Trustee, U.S. Trustee. (Claiborn, Holley) |
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Appear Remotely
Tue 04/15 11:59 AM
Motion to Appear Remotely via ZoomGov on April 22, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. for hearing to be held on Status Conference, ECF No. 4317 Filed by Darryl Scott Laddin on behalf of American Express Company, Inc., Creditor. (Laddin, Darryl) |
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Complaint
Mon 04/14 4:43 PM
Adversary case 25-05059 Complaint (13 (Recovery of money/property - 548 fraudulent transfer)) (14 (Recovery of money/property - other)) filed by Patrick R. Linsey on behalf of Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee against Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP. Receipt #Deferred Fee Amount $350. Fee Deferred. (Linsey, Patrick) |
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Order Setting Status Conference
Mon 04/14 4:42 PM
Order Granting Request of Chapter 11 Trustee for Status Conference. Status Conference to be held on 4/22/2025 at 01:00 PM at the United States Bankruptcy Court, 915 Lafayette Blvd., Room 123, Courtroom, Bridgeport, CT. (rms) |
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Complaint
Mon 04/14 4:40 PM
Adversary case 25-05058 Complaint (13 (Recovery of money/property - 548 fraudulent transfer)) (14 (Recovery of money/property - other)) filed by Patrick R. Linsey on behalf of Luc A Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee against Reichard & Escalera LLC. Receipt #Deferred Fee Amount $350. Fee Deferred. (Linsey, Patrick) |
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Complaint
Mon 04/14 4:36 PM
Adversary case 25-05057 Complaint (13 (Recovery of money/property - 548 fraudulent transfer)) (14 (Recovery of money/property - other)) filed by Patrick R. Linsey on behalf of Luc A Despins, Chapter 11 Trustee against Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC. Receipt #Deferred Fee Amount $350. Fee Deferred. (Linsey, Patrick) |
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Notice of Hearing
Mon 04/14 4:36 PM
Notice of Hearing Issued . Hearing to be held on 4/29/2025 at 01:00 PM at the United States Bankruptcy Court, 915 Lafayette Blvd., Room 123, Courtroom, Bridgeport, CT. Objection deadline: 4/24/2025. (rms) |
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Statement of U.S. Trustee - No Objection
Mon 04/14 2:02 PM
Statement of U.S. Trustee - No Objection Filed by U.S. Trustee. . (Claiborn, Holley) |
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File Sealed Document
Fri 04/11 2:06 PM
Sealed Document Filed. Filed by Douglas S. Skalka on behalf of Luc A. Despins Chapter 11 Trustee. . (Skalka, Douglas) |
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Exhibit(s)/List of Witnesses
Fri 04/11 1:41 PM
Exhibits 2-6 to Motion for Order Directing Genever Holdings LLC to Identify a Source of Funding to Pay Post-Petition Maintenance Costs Filed by Taruna Garg on behalf of The Sherry-Netherland, Inc. Creditor. . (Garg, Taruna) |
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Exhibit 3 - Agreement and Consent with Respect to Shares and Proprietary Lease
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Exhibit 4 - Security Deposit Agreement
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Exhibit 5 - Listing
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Exhibit 6 - Listing Screenshot
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Motion for Order
Fri 04/11 12:14 PM
Motion for Order Directing Debtor Genever Holdings LLC to Identify a Source of Funding to Pay Post-Petition Maintenance Costs Filed by Taruna Garg on behalf of The Sherry-Netherland, Inc., Creditor. (Garg, Taruna) |
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Proposed Order
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Notice of Hearing
Fri 04/11 12:08 PM
Notice of Hearing Issued . Hearing to be held on 5/13/2025 at 01:00 PM at United States Bankruptcy Court, 915 Lafayette Blvd., Room 123, Courtroom, Bridgeport, CT. Objection deadline: 5/8/2025. (rms) |
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Motion for Order
Fri 04/11 12:00 PM
Motion for Order Directing Debtor Genever Holdings LLC to Identify a Source of Funding to Pay Post-Petition Maintenance Costs Filed by Taruna Garg on behalf of The Sherry-Netherland, Inc., Creditor. (Garg, Taruna) |
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Proposed Order
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Notice
Thu 04/10 3:44 PM
Notice of Monthly Fee Statement (March 2025) of Prager Dreifuss AG Filed by Georg Alexander Bongartz on behalf of Luc A. Despins Chapter 11 Trustee. . (Bongartz, Georg) |
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Notice
Thu 04/10 3:39 PM
Notice of Monthly Fee Statement of Kobre & Kim (GCC) LLP (February 2025) Filed by Georg Alexander Bongartz on behalf of Luc A. Despins Chapter 11 Trustee. . (Bongartz, Georg) |
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Notice
Thu 04/10 3:35 PM
Notice of Monthly Fee Statement of Kobre & Kim (GCC) LLP (January 2025) Filed by Georg Alexander Bongartz on behalf of Luc A. Despins Chapter 11 Trustee. . (Bongartz, Georg) |
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