Rigby v. Mastro (In Re Mastro)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
TAYLOR, Bankruptcy Judge:
INTRODUCTION
Extraordinary cases may require unusual measures; and this case certainly qualifies *590 as extraordinary. Chief among the atypical events is debtor Michael Mastro's flight from the United States to avoid turning potentially significant assets over to chapter 7 1 trustee James F. Rigby, Jr. Debtor and his wife are now resident in France, and extradition efforts in a related criminal proceeding have failed.
As a result of this extraordinary lack of cooperation, the Trustee seeks unusual assistance in his attempt to identify and collect assets of the estate: He…
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