Teitelman v. Dale Petroleum Corp. (In re A & L Oil Co.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

STEPHEN A. STRIPP, Bankruptcy Judge.

This is the court’s decision on a motion by plaintiff Steven Teitelman (hereinafter “trustee”) to compel defendant Alfred Dale, Jr. (hereinafter “Mr. Dale”) to continue with his testimony at a deposition in this adversary proceeding. After the initial day of testimony, Mr. Dale refused to answer most additional questions on the grounds of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. The trustee argues on this mo*23tion that Dale waived that privilege by his prior testimony, and seeks to compel the continuation of testimony. This…