[PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 20-12660 ____________________ MICHAEL GULISANO, Interested Party-Appellant, CATHY COHEN, Plaintiff, versus BURLINGTON, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee. USCA11 Case: 20-12660 Date Filed: 05/12/2022 Page: 2 of 18

2 Opinion of the Court 20-12660

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 9:18-cv-81420-BB ____________________ Before JORDAN, JILL PRYOR, and MARCUS, Circuit Judges. JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judge: When attorney Michael Gulisano represented a client in a negligence action in the Southern District of Florida, he obtained a default judgment against a non-existent entity, “Burlington, Inc.” He