Legal Opinion
A. Stephen Botes v. Howard Weintraub
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 2012No. 11-11711UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
A. Stephan Botes, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Howard Weintraub in Botes’s diversity lawsuit alleging fraud, legal malpractice, and breach of contract. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
I. Facts
In early November 2004, Botes was arrested and subsequently indicted on multiple charges, including conspiracy, theft of federal funds and wire fraud. Shortly after his arrest, Botes was interviewed by Howard Weintraub, a criminal defense attorney, who described himself as professionally qualified to represent Botes and promised to…
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