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Atser Research Technologies, Inc. v. Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc., No. 11-1590 (Fed. Cir. June 8, 2012)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1590
Decided
June 8, 2012
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

ATSER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

RABA-KISTNER CONSULTANTS, INC., RABA-KISTNER INFRASTRUCTURE, INC., RABA-KISTNER-ANDERSON CONSULTANTS, INC.

(formerly known as Raba-Kistner Consultants (SW),

Inc.), BRYTEST LABORATORIES, INC. (doing business as Raba-Kistner-Brytest Consultants, Inc.),

and LONE STAR INFRASTRUCTURE, JOINT

VENTURE,

Defendants-Appellees.

2011-1590

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in No. 07-CV-093, Judge Harry Lee Hudspeth.

JUDGMENT

ERIC M. ADAMS, Mehaffy Weber, P. C., of Houston, Texas, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

2JOHN P. MORAN, Holland & Knight, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief was KAREN BOYD WILLIAMS. Of counsel on the brief was JOSHUA C. KRUMHOLZ, of Boston, Massachusetts.

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

PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and

PLAGER, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 8, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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Atser Research Technologies, Inc. v. Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc., No. 11-1590 (Fed. Cir. June 8, 2012).

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CAFC-11-1590-20120608
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