Hardy v. United States Ex Rel. Internal Revenue Service

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• recognizing that courts’ statutory contempt powers must include the award of monetary and other forms of relief “to the extent such awards are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code”
• recognizing that courts' statutory contempt powers must include the award of monetary and other forms of relief \to the extent such awards are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code\
• upholding award of actual damages, attorney fees, and punitive damages as a sanction for violating the discharge injunction
• noting sanctions that take the form of a fixed fine are punitive damages that cannot be imposed
• discussing how § 524 \embodies the 'fresh start' concept of the bankruptcy code\
• discussing how § 524\embodies the 'fresh start' concept of the bankruptcy code\

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