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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-17239 JUNE 27, 2006
Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN
CLERK
D. C. Docket No. 04-01693-CV-T-24MSS
BKCY No. 03-00798-BKC-8P
In Re: TERRI L. STEFFEN,
Debtor.
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TERRI L. STEFFEN,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
AKERMAN SENTERFITT,
a Florida Professional association,
MICHAEL I. GOLDBERG,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Florida
(June 27, 2006)
Before TJOFLAT, ANDERSON and BIRCH, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Appellant raises two issues in appealing the summary judgment the district
court granted in her legal malpractice case: (1) whether the court presented
sufficient evidence of causation to warrant submission of the causation issue to a
trier of fact; and (2) whether the court abused its discretion in denying appellant’s
motion for leave to amend her complaint to add two entities she owned as
additional parties plaintiff.
Having considered the parties’ briefs and the relevant portions of the record,
we are convinced – for the reasons stated in the court’s December 2, 2005 order
granting appellees’ motion for summary judgment – that appellant cannot prevail
on the causation issue. And for the reasons stated in the court’s November 30,
2005 order, we conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying
appellant’s motion for leave to amend.
AFFIRMED.
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