United States First Circuit

11 USC 105 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code provides district courts with equitable powers of relief such that it can enforce the discharge injunction imposed by 11 USC 524 and order damages for the appellant in the case if the merits so require.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/27/2000
• Published 10/27/2000

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Chief Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cathleen M. Combs, with whom Daniel A. Edelman, Tara L. Goodwin, Edelman, Combs & Latturner, Christopher M. Lefebvre and Law Offices of Claude Lefebvre & Sons were on brief, for appellant., Gary Klein, John Rao and National Consumer Law Center on brief, for National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, amicus curiae., Robert E. McKew, George J. Wallace, Timi Nickerson Kenealy and Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC on brief, for American Financial Services Association, amicus curiae., Michael E. Malamut on brief, for New England Legal Foundation, amicus curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patricia A. Sullivan, with whom William P. Robinson III, Jon M. Anderson, Edwards & Angell, LLP, Mary Grace Diehl, A. William Loeffler and Troutman Sanders LLP were on brief, for appellees.