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White v. Hitachi, Ltd., No. 10-1229 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 13, 2010)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 10-1229
Decided
December 13, 2010
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

JAMES W. WHITE,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE

TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AND HITACHI GLOBAL

STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V.,

Defendant-Appellees.

2010-1229

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in No. 04-CV-0020, Judge Thomas W. Phillips.

JUDGMENT

MICHAEL F. HEAFEY, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, of Menlo Park, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were G. HOPKINS GUY III, ERIC L. WESENBERG and JACOB M. HEATH.

EDWARD R. REINES, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, of Redwood Shores, California, argued for defendants-

2appellees. With him on the brief was JEFFREY G. HOMRIG. Of counsel on the brief was ANDREW E. MONACH, Morris & Foerster LLP, of San Francisco, California. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT December 13, 2010 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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CAFC-10-1229-20101213
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