Legal Opinion

Atlantic Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Blythe Eastman Paine Webber, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided December 11, 1989No. 89-5785PublishedCited by 238 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Blythe Eastman Paine Webber Inc., n/k/a PaineWebber Inc. (“PaineWebber”), and Ruden, Barnett, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A. (“Ruden Barnett”) appeal the imposition of sanctions under F.R.C.P. 37(b). Because we find their appeal of the district court’s interlocutory order to be premature, we DISMISS for lack of jurisdiction.

FACTS

BankAtlantic, f/k/a Atlantic Federal Savings and Loan Association of Fort Lauderdale (“BankAtlantic”), brought suit against PaineWebber in August 1987. In its complaint, BankAtlantic alleged that it had hired PaineWebber to be…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. United States v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945

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