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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
MARSHANE WOODS (21-5734); TERRY WOODS (21-5742),
Defendants-Appellants. |
Nos. 21-5734/5742 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.
No. 2:03-cr-00069—Robert Leon Jordan, District Judge.
Argued: December 7, 2022
Decided and Filed: March 1, 2023
Before: BOGGS, STRANCH, and THAPAR, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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BOGGS, Circuit Judge. Brothers Marshane and Terry Woods were convicted in 2005 of
conspiring to distribute crack and powder cocaine. In seeking new sentences under the First Step
Act of 2018, they confirmed that they were career offenders, and the district court relied on this
consideration in deciding the amount by which it reduced their sentences. On appeal, the Woods
brothers now argue that the district court erred by failing to recognize that, under current law,
they were never career offenders. While an error occurred, it was invited by the defendants and
was not so plain as to warrant remand. We affirm. |
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ZAHRA A. BOUYE,
Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee,
v.
JAMES E. BRUCE,JR.,
Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. |
Nos. 21-6195/22-5016 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky at Louisville.
No. 3:20-cv-00201—David J. Hale, District Judge.
Argued: January 12, 2023
Decided and Filed: March 1, 2023
Before: COLE, NALBANDIAN, and READLER, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judge. 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 request for attorney’s fees.
Both appealed. Because one of Bouye’s claims falls within the statute of limitations, we reverse
both rulings and remand for further proceedings. |
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