REESE v. ELLIS, PAINTER, RATTERREE & ADAMS, LLP

No. 10-14366.

678 F.3d 1211 (2012)

Izell REESE, Raven Reese, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ELLIS, PAINTER, RATTERREE & ADAMS, LLP, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 1, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Ates , David Ates, PC, Atlanta, GA, John R. Ates , Ates Law Firm, PC, Alexandria, VA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Christine L. Mast , Joseph Hall Wieseman , Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young, LLP, Atlanta, GA, Robert B. Gilbreath , Hawkins, Parnell, Thackston & Young, LLP, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, CARNES, Circuit Judge, and FORRESTER, District Judge.


CARNES, Circuit Judge:

Izell and Raven Reese defaulted on a loan that they had secured by giving the lender a mortgage on their property. A law firm representing the lender sent the Reeses a letter and documents demanding payment of the debt and threatening to foreclose on the property if they did not pay it. The Reeses then filed a putative class action lawsuit against the law firm, alleging that its communication violated...

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