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Email: hbolz@kellerbolz.com

By: s/Henry H. Bolz; Ill

Henry H. Bolz, (II
Florida Bar No. 260071

FILED: PALM BEACH COUNTY,

FL, SHARON R. BOCK, CLERK,
04/28/2017 01:01:18 PM D.E. 549,
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copy of the foregoing Notice of
Filing Excerpt of the April 7, 2017 Hearing Tran
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Stephanie Schneider, 831 East Oakland Park
Blvd., Fort Lau der dale ,:l'\33334;

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STUART S. MERMELSTEIN, ESQ. (sm erm els tein @~ ~co m,
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRC
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IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

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CASE NO.: 50-2016-CA-009292-XXXX-MB
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HENRY H. BOLZ, III, , ESQ UIR E
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THE COURT: One fina l chan ce to ame nd?
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