Gray v. Nussbeck (In re Gray)

*872ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS AND ORDERING DEFENDANT TO SHOW CAUSE

Robert D. Berger, United States Bankruptcy Judge

Section 524 of the Bankruptcy Code is the backbone of an honest but unfortunate debtor’s fresh start.1 It operates as an injunction against the commencement or continuation of any action to collect a discharged debt.2 It unambiguously voids past and future in personam judgments on discharged debts “at any time obtained.”3 Section 524 also provides the sole authority under which a discharged debt may be reaffirmed and collected.4 A post-discharge agreement between a…