BOUYE v. BRUCE

Nos. 21-6195/22-5016.

61 F.4th 485 (2023)

Zahra A. BOUYE, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. James E. BRUCE, Jr., Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 1, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: James R. McKenzie , JAMES R. MCKENZIE ATTORNEY, PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. R. Brooks Herrick , DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant. ON BRIEF: James R. McKenzie , JAMES R. MCKENZIE ATTORNEY, PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, James Hays Lawson , LAWSON AT LAW, PLLC, Shelbyville, Kentucky, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. R. Brooks Herrick , DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Before: COLE, NALBANDIAN, and READLER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Zahra Bouye sued attorney James Bruce for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. She alleged that Bruce, representing Mariner Finance, LLC, subjected her to an abusive debt-collection lawsuit in state court. The district court dismissed her complaint as time-barred and dismissed Bruce's later...

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