Lockwood v. Mullin, No. 10-1189 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 15, 2010)

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

LAWRENCE B. LOCKWOOD

and PANIP, LLC,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON,

LLP, JONATHAN HANGARTNER, and

STEVE P. HASSID,

Defendants-Appellees.

2010-1189

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Case No. 09-CV-5157, Judge John F. Walter.

JUDGMENT

KATHRYN L. BOYD, Howarth & Smith, of Los Angeles, California, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With her on the brief was DON HOWARTH.

GARY A. CLARK, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for

2defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were DARREN M. FRANKLIN and DENNIS J. SMITH.

ANDRE M. MURA, Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C., of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae the TPL Group.

DAVID HRICIK, Mercer University School Law, of Macon, Georgia, for amicus curiae Amici Law Professors.

MARGARET M. GRIGNON, Reed Smith LLP, Of Los Angeles, California, for amicus curiae NDP Managed Security. With her on the brief was JUDITH E. POSNER.

BRIAN M. BERLINER, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, of Los Angeles, California, for amicus curiae O,Melveny & Myers LLP. With him on the brief were JOSHUA BILLER; and MARK S. DAVIES and MEAGHAN MCLAINE VERGOW, of Washington, DC.

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