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JOHNSON v. EATON

No. 95-30613.

80 F.3d 148 (1996)

Ruth E. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory M. EATON and Kay White, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 11, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garth Jonathan Ridge, Baton Rouge, LA, for Ruth E. Johnson, plaintiff-appellee.

David C. Sander, David Robert Opperman, Scott Holland Crawford, Crawford and Lewis, Baton Rouge, LA, Robert Elton Arceneaux, Mack E. Barham, Julia C. Symon, Barham & Arceneaux, New Orleans, LA, for defendants-appellants.

Before KING, DAVIS and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Eaton and White assert that the district court erred by (1) awarding "additional" damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1692k, where no actual damages were found, (2) requiring White to pay plaintiff Johnson's attorney's fees and costs even though no damages were assessed against her, (3) awarding an unreasonably high attorney's fee in light of the nominal damages received by Johnson...

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