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Western Plastics, Inc. v. Dubose Strapping, Inc., No. 21-1371 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 17, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-1371
Decided
December 17, 2021
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

WESTERN PLASTICS, INC.,

Plaintiff-Cross-Appellant

v.

DUBOSE STRAPPING, INC.,

Defendant-Appellant

2021-1371, 2021-1372

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in No. 5:15-cv-00294-D, Chief Judge James C. Dever, III.

JUDGMENT

GLENN E. FORBIS, Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C., Troy, MI, argued for plaintiff-cross-appellant. Also represented by JAMES BRADLEY LUCHSINGER. GEORGE THOMAS WILLIAMS, III, McGarry Bair PC, Grand Rapids, MI, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represented by ANTHONY J. BILLER, Envisage Law, Raleigh, NC.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 17, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Western Plastics, Inc. v. Dubose Strapping, Inc., No. 21-1371 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 17, 2021).

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CAFC-21-1371-20211217
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