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Neutral Tandem, Inc. v. Peerless Network, LLC., No. 11-1144 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 13, 2011)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1144
Decided
December 13, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

NEUTRAL TANDEM, INC.

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

PEERLESS NETWORK, LLC, PEERLESS NETWORK

OF ILLINOIS, LLC, and JOHN BARNICLE,

Defendants-Appellees.

2011-1144

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in case no. 08-CV-3402, Judge John W. Darrah.

JUDGMENT

JOHN R. HARRINGTON, Neutral Tandem, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Of counsel on the brief were ELAINE J. GOLDENBERG and MATTHEW S. HELLMAN, Jenner & Block, LLP, of Washington, DC; and PAUL D. MARGOLIS and D. MATTHEW FELDHAUS, of Chicago, Illinois. Of counsel was KRISTOPHER R. KIEL, of Chicago, Illinois.

DAVID RENE’ YOHANNAN, Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees.

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

PER CURIAM (LINN, PROST, and MOORE, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT December 13, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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