Other actions, Mashburn said, would depend on why the case is being reopened.

"The trustee already has information to pursue an asset. If he needs more information, he can request information either formally or informally."

Mashburn said he expected other filings in the case to happen quickly. "There's not a given time frame," he said. "But I would expect something to be filed pretty quickly."

Terrill and his wife filed their Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition Oct. 14, 2005, less than a year after he was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

In July, Terrill downplayed the request to reopen the case, but attributed it to his political opponents.

"I don't mind the trustee taking a second look to make sure everything was done properly," Terrill said. "It's unfortunate ... that some ... are trying to damage me politically because of a family bankruptcy filing; I find it despicable that someone would exploit my wife's financial difficulties during college."

Previously, Terrill said he was confident a review of the bankruptcy case and all the documents related to it will find nothing wrong.