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David Tropp v. Conair Corporation, No. 12-1337 (Fed. Cir. July 18, 2013)

Vacated & Remanded
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1337
Decided
July 18, 2013
Judge
Prost, J.
Document
Order on Motion
Length
3 pages

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

DAVID A. TROPP,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

CONAIR CORPORATION, L.C. INDUSTRIES, LLC,

MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC, SAMSONITE

CORPORATION, TRAVELPRO INTERNATIONAL

INC., AND TRG ACCESSORIES, LLC,

Defendants-Appellants,

AND

BRIGGS & RILEY TRAVELWARE LLC,

Defendant-Appellant,

AND

EAGLE CREEK, A DIVISION OF VF OUTDOOR,

INC., BROOKSTONE COMPANY, INC., AND

BROOKSTONE STORES, INC.,

Defendants-Appellants,

AND

DELSEY LUGGAGE INC.,

Defendant-Appellant,

AND

EBAGS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellant,

AND

22 DAVID TROPP v. CONAIR CORPORATION

MAGELLAN’S INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellant,

AND

TUMI, INC.,

Defendant-Appellant,

AND

WORDLOCK, INC.,

Defendant-Appellant,

AND

OUTPAC DESIGNS INC., HP MARKETING CORP.

LTD., AND TITAN LUGGAGE USA,

Defendants.

2012-1337

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in No. 08-CV-4446, Judge Eric N. Vitaliano.

ON MOTION

Before DYK, PROST and O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges.

O R D E R

The parties jointly submit a letter, which this court construes as a motion to vacate the district court’s denial of the appellants’ motion for attorneys’ fees.

3DAVID TROPP v. CON A I R C O R P O R A T I O N 3

This appeal of a denial of attorneys’ fees, along with the underlying merits appeal, David Tropp v. Conair Corp., No. 2011-1583, (“Merits Appeal”), was stayed pending this court’s decision in Travel Sentry, Inc. v. David Tropp, Nos. 2011-1023, -1367. Shortly after this court’s decision in Travel Sentry, the court decided the Merits Appeal, vacating and remanding the district court’s judgment. Accordingly, vacatur of the district court’s denial of attorneys’ fees is also warranted. See Raytheon Co. v. Indigo Systems Corp., 688 F.3d 1311, 1313 n.1 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion to vacate is granted. (2) All parties shall bear their own costs.

FOR THE COURT

/s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk s25

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