Butler v. Wojtkun (In re Wojtkun)

Patti B. Saris, Chief United States District Judge

INTRODUCTION

Trustee Joseph Butler appeals from the bankruptcy court's refusal to issue an order barring Debtor Peter Wojtkun from performing dental services for five years within fifteen miles of his former dental practice. The Trustee seeks this order to facilitate the sale of the practice, which is an asset of Wojtkun's Chapter 7 estate. Relying on Wojtkun's duty to cooperate with the Trustee, the bankruptcy court issued an order requiring him to provide information about the practice to the Trustee to assist with the sale and barring him *76fro…