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BANKATLANTIC v. BLYTHE EASTMAN PAINE WEBBER, INC.

Nos. 91-5613, 91-5919.

12 F.3d 1045 (1994)

BANKATLANTIC, A Federal Savings Bank f/k/a Atlantic Federal Savings & Loan Association of Fort Lauderdale, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. BLYTHE EASTMAN PAINE WEBBER, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, Ruden, Barnett, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, Appellant. BANKATLANTIC, a federal savings bank f/k/a Atlantic Federal Savings and Loan Association of Fort Lauderdale, Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. BLYTHE EASTMAN PAINE WEBBER, INC., Defendant-Counterclaim Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, Ruden, Barnett, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 31, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Schulte, Paul J. McMahon, Jorden Schulte & Burchette, Miami, FL, for Blythe Eastman.

Michael D. Katz, Katz, Barron, Squitero & Faust, Miami, FL, for Ruden, Barnett.

Eugene E. Stearns, Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., Miami, FL, for BankAtlantic.

John H. Schulte, Paul J. McMahon, Jorden, Schulte & Burchette, Miami, FL, for Paine Webber in No. 91-5919.

Before HATCHETT and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm the district court's imposition of sanctions against a law firm and its client for failure to comply with a discovery order.

FACTS

This appeal involves the district court's imposition of sanctions against appellants, Paine Webber, Inc. and Ruden, Barnett, McClosky, Smith, Schuster, and Russell, P.A. (Ruden Barnett) for withholding evidence in violation of a prior discovery order....

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