U.S. District Judge Sim Lake refused today to lift a freeze order that the Enron Task Force had obtained on $55 million of former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling‘s assets pending further order of Judge Lake. I will be interested to review Judge Lake’s opinion on this issue. Given the government’s sledgehammer approach to the criminal case against Skilling, freezing his new worth while he defends himself appears to be an unfair restriction. On the other hand, Judge Lake is a very fair judge, so I expect good reasoning in this opinion. I will post it when I get a copy.