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Kellogg v. Nike, Inc., No. 10-1173 (Fed. Cir. July 11, 2011)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 10-1173
Decided
July 11, 2011
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

GERALD A. KELLOGG,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

NIKE, INC. and NIKE USA, INC.,

Defendants-Cross Appellants.

2010-1173, -1174, -1195, -1196

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska in No. 07-CV-0070, Chief Judge Joseph F. Bataillon.

JUDGMENT

MARK J. PETERSON, Stinson Morrison Hecker, LLP, of Omaha, Nebraska, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was NORA M. KANE. Of counsel on the brief were G. THOMAS WILLIAMS and MARY C. BONNEMA, McGarry Bair PC, of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

B. TRENT WEBB, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P, of Kansas City, Missouri, argued for defendants-cross appellants. With him on the brief were BART A. STARR, JONATHAN N. ZERGER and ANGEL D. MITCHELL.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, and

REYNA, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT July 11, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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