Jointly Administered Order MEMORANDUM FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND REASONS FOR ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO EXTEND OPERATION OF BUSINESS (doc # 178)
WESLEY STEEN, Bankruptcy Judge
In docket # 178, the chapter 7 trustee seeks an extension of 90 days to operate the estate's business. Docket # 192 is an objection to that motion, but is in reality a laundry list of complaints against the chapter 7 trustee.
By separate order issued this date, the Court granted the motion to extend the operation of the business. If creditors have genuine objections and complaints about the trustee's conduct, they must bring a motion to remove the trustee. That is a serious motion that suggests trustee incompetence, disqualification to serve as a trustee in other cases, and potential liability. The US Trustee has oversight responsibility over panel trustees. Movants should contact the US Trustee to discuss their concerns. The Court declines to litigate the issue of trustee removal as a tangential issue in a contested matter focused on whether the estate's business should continue to operate for an additional 90 days.
Even if the trustee were removed, that would not resolve the issue of operation of the business for an additional 90 days. The motion has merit (regardless of who is the trustee) and the objection is tangential, at best.
Therefore, the motion was granted.