Miles Guo Court Documents · Doc 250
Order As to Ho Wan Kwok: Renewed Motion to Stay The Bankruptcy Proceedings is Denied / (中文)
摘要
Order · Renewed Motion to Stay Bankruptcy Proceedings Denied
This 10-page order, signed by United States District Judge Analisa Torres, addresses Defendant Ho Wan Kwok's renewed motion (Dkt. 218, with memorandum at Dkt. 219, the "Kwok Second Stay Mem.," case-doc-219) to stay several Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and his motion for reconsideration of the Court's December 21, 2023 order (the "Stay Order," ECF No. 204) that had denied his initial request for such relief in United States v. Ho Wan Kwok, 23 Cr. 118-1 (AT).
Court's Disposition
The Court denies the renewed motion. The order develops the reasoning for declining to stay the bankruptcy proceedings, including:
- The criminal court's limited authority to enjoin proceedings before another federal court;
- The bankruptcy proceedings' independent interest in continuing;
- The absence of new circumstances justifying reconsideration of the December 21, 2023 ruling.