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Lencco Racing v. Jolliffe, No. 08-1235 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 8, 2009)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 08-1235
Decided
January 8, 2009
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
3 pages

2008-1235, -1236, -1237

LENCCO RACING CO., INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant, v.

JAMES JOLLIFFE,

Defendant,

and

MICRO BELMONT ENGINEERING,

Defendant-Appellee, and

ARCTCO, INC. (now known as Arctic Cat, Inc.),

Defendant-Appellee,

and

BLACK MAGIC MOTOR SPORTS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

Carl A. Hjort, III, The Bilicki Law Firm, P.C., of Jamestown, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was Byron A. Bilicki.

Terence J. Linn, Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, argued for defendants-appellees Micro Belmont Engineering and Black Magic Motor Sports, Inc. With him on the brief were Karl T. Ondersma, and Stephen B. Salai, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, of Rochester, New York, for defendant-appellee Black Magic Motor Sports, Inc.

Lawrence D. Graham, Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC, of Seattle, Washington, argued for defendant-appellee Artco, Inc. With him on the brief was Douglas A. Grady. Appealed from: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan Judge Robert Holmes Bell

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LENCCO RACING CO., INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant, V.

JAMES JOLLIFFE,

Defendant,

and

MICRO BELMONT ENGINEERING,

Defendant-Appellee, and

ARCTCO, INC. (now known as Arctic Cat, Inc.),

Defendant-Appellee, and

BLACK MAGIC MOTOR SPORTS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee. Judgment

ON APPEAL from the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan In CASE NO(S). 1:97-CV-137, 1:97-CV-138 and 1:97-CV-139. This CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: Per Curiam (RADER, SCHALL, and DYK, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

3ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

DATED January 8, 2009 /s/ Jan Horbaly______________________ Jan Horbaly, Clerk

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Lencco Racing v. Jolliffe, No. 08-1235 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 8, 2009).

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CAFC-08-1235-20090108
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