IN RE NOSEK

Nos. 07-2173, 07-2174.

544 F.3d 34 (2008)

In re Jacalyn S. NOSEK, Debtor. Ameriquest Mortgage Company, Appellant, v. Jacalyn S. Nosek, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 3, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey K. Garfinkle, with whom Buchalter Nemer was on brief, for appellant.

Philip M. Stone, for appellee.

Before LIPEZ, MERRITT, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to evaluate an award of compensatory and punitive damages by the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, a provision that grants bankruptcy courts the authority to enforce provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, and related court orders, and to prevent an abuse of the bankruptcy process. In an adversary proceeding, the bankruptcy court awarded appellee Jacalyn...

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