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COMMUNITY BANK OF HOMESTEAD v. TORCISE

No. 96-4632 Non-Argument Calendar.

162 F.3d 1084 (1998)

COMMUNITY BANK OF HOMESTEAD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph A. TORCISE, Jr., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 11, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Hustead, Homestead, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Martin L. Sandler, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from the defendant's collateral attack on a state court foreclosure judgment. We hold that the defendant's claim is barred by the principle of collateral estoppel.

In April 1989, Community Bank of Homestead, Florida, loaned Joe Torcise $1.5 million for use in his tomato farming operations. The loan was secured by a lien on certain real property and farm equipment. It appears...

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