In Re Perviz

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a creditor, who willfully violated the discharge injunction, could be held in contempt and ordered to pay $8,000 in punitive damages
• holding that § 524(a)(2) “simply makes permanent what had previously been temporary under § 362(a)(6).”
• noting that “most bankruptcy courts, when faced with a willful violation of the discharge injunction, allow the debt- or an award of actual damages plus attor ney fees”
• finding that insurance letters sent by creditor stating “[a]t your expense, we have purchased insurance to protect our interest” were aimed at collecting a debt (alteration in original)
• noting that punitive damages serve the same purpose as criminal penalties
• awarding monetary sanctions to debtor for having to defend against creditor’s pursuit of a monetary judgment

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