*595 MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
Appellant, Fred Valencia, appeals the Bankruptcy Court’s order of August 15,1996, entering judgment in favor of Appellee, Randy Lucero. The appeal is adequately briefed, and oral argument would not aid me materially in deciding it. For the following reasons, I will affirm.
I.
On February 1, 1995, Fred and Victoria Louise Valencia filed for joint bankruptcy protection under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq. On May 13, 1995, the Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing was converted to Chapter 7. Appellee brought a civil case against Appellant in Colorado state court. An automatic stay from the bankruptcy proceedings halted that case, and no judgment as to liability or damages has been entered in state court.
Appellee initiated an adversary action against Appellant in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado, seeking to have his debt declared nondis-chargeable and to collect damages from Appellant. On December 20, 1995, a hearing was held in the bankruptcy court, which entered judgment for the Appellee in the amount of $150,000. In addition, the bankruptcy court concluded that the debt was not dischargeable.
Appellant appealed the December 20, 1995, order to this court. Civil Action 96-B-10. I reversed the judgment and remanded the ease to the bankruptcy court with instructions to hold an evidentiary hearing on damages in which Appellant could present evidence. After holding such a hearing on August 15, 1996, the bankruptcy court again entered judgment in favor of Appellee in the amount of $150,000 ($75,000 in compensatory damages and $75,000 in punitive damages). Appellant now appeals from the August 15, 1996, order and judgment.
II.
In reviewing a bankruptcy court’s decision, the district court functions as an appellate court and is authorized to affirm, reverse, modify or remand the bankruptcy court’s ruling. Fed.R.Bankr.Proc. 8013. District courts review factual findings under the clearly erroneous standard while conclusions of law are reviewed
de novo. In Re Unioil,
III.
This appeal presents the narrow issue whether a bankruptcy court has jurisdiction to quantify damages and enter a money judgment in a dischargeability proceeding under 11 U.S.C. § 523 and 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(1). Appellant argues that nothing in the Bankruptcy Code specifically authorizes entry of a money judgment in a dischargeability proceeding, and, therefore, it was beyond the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court to do so. I disagree.
The persuasive weight of authority has held that bankruptcy courts have jurisdiction to quantify and enter money judgments on nondischargeable debts.
In re McLaren,
Appellant argues, however, that the bankruptcy judge’s power does not extend to deciding an amount of damages and entering judgment. Rather, Appellant contends the ultimate decision as to amount of damages and entry of judgment is left to the appropriate state or federal district court. I disagree.
“It is a well-known maxim that once equitable jurisdiction has been properly invoked it will proceed to render a full and complete disposition of the controversy.”
Harris, supra
at 468 (citing
Porter v. Warner Holding Co.,
If it is acknowledged as beyond question that a complaint to determine discharge-ability of a debt is exclusively within the equitable jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court, then it must follow that the bankruptcy court may also render a money judgment in an amount certain____ This is true not merely because equitable jurisdiction attaches to the entire cause of action but more importantly because it is impossible to separate the determination of the dischargeability function from the function of fixing the amount of nondis-chargeable debt.
In re Devitt,
There being no other bases for Appellant’s appeal, it is ORDERED that:
1. The order and judgment of the bankruptcy court is AFFIRMED.