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Auto-Dril, Inc. v. National Oilwell Varco, L.P., No. 18-1991 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1991
Decided
March 15, 2019
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

AUTO-DRIL, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P., CANRIG

DRILLING TECHNOLOGY, LTD.,

Defendants-Appellees

2018-1991

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Nos. 4:16-cv-00280, 4:16-cv-00293, Judge Lee H. Rosenthal.

JUDGMENT

DAVID G. HENRY, SR., Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, Houston, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by JAMES LAWTON REED, JR. BRADFORD TURNER LANEY, Raley & Bowick, LLP, Houston, TX, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by ROBERT MCGEE BOWICK, JR., JOHN WESLEY RALEY, III.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, REYNA, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 15, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Auto-Dril, Inc. v. National Oilwell Varco, L.P., No. 18-1991 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2019).

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CAFC-18-1991-20190315
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