Leroy A. Provencher v. Eugene B. Berman, Trustee, Leroy A. Provencher v. Eugene B. Berman, Trustee

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

This court first considered this case three years ago. See Berman v. Provencher, 614 F.2d 823 (1st Cir.1980) (Provencher I). In an opinion that criticized the bankruptcy court’s decision, the state of the record, and the parties’ briefs, we wrote that the bankrupt Provenchers had improperly failed to disclose to the trustee Berman one of their important assets — namely, an equitable interest in a corporation called Ramblewood Associates, Inc. (Ramblewood). Ramble-wood apparently served as a Provencher alter ego. The Provenchers had deposited in a Ramblewood bank account…