Legal Opinion
United States v. Rivera Torres (In Re Rivera Torres)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided May 21, 2004No. BAP Nos. PR 03-036, PR 03-037, PR 03-069. Bankruptcy No. 92-05406-GACPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KORNREICH, Bankruptcy Judge.
The United States of America (the “Internal Revenue Service” or “IRS”) appeals orders of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico awarding damages to Antonio Rivera Torres and Sofía Villata Sella (referred to jointly as “Debtors” and individually as “Antonio” and “Sofia”) for the IRS’s violations of the discharge injunction provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 524. 1 The Debtors cross-appeal from the Bankruptcy Court’s decision not to award the Debtors their attorneys’ fees. We affirm the judgment and damages against the IRS, and reverse and remand…
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