In Re Butcher

MEMORANDUM ON TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

CLIVE W. BARE, Bankruptcy Judge.

The question before the court is whether certain records pertaining to property of the debtor’s estate are within the protective scope of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.

I

An order for relief under chapter 7 was entered against the debtor on August 22, 1983, pursuant to an involuntary petition. 11 U.S.C.A. § 303 (1979). On February 1, 1984, the court entered Order No. 50 directing the debtor to surrender to the trustee:(1) The books of any and all corporations relating to…