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Upstream Holdings, LLC v. Brekunitch, No. 24-1924 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 14, 2026)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 24-1924
Decided
April 14, 2026
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

UPSTREAM HOLDINGS, LLC,

Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant-Appellant MIDWAY METALS LLC, CONTRACTOR METALS,

LLC, ERIC BACHMAN, ANDREW BACHMAN,

ADELLA BACHMAN, JAMES BACHMAN,

Counterclaim Defendants-Appellants

v.

STEVEN C. BREKUNITCH, ERIC J. MORTENSON, BREK LEASING, LLC, CARLOS LOPEZ, CHARLES

GARCIA,

Defendants/Counter-Claimants-Appellees M AND M MACHINERY, MARTIN LOPEZ, SR.,

Defendants-Appellees

DOES, 1-7,

Defendant

2024-1924, 2024-2143

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in No. 2:22-cv-03513-MCSRAO, Judge Mark C. Scarsi.

2JUDGMENT

JAMES EDWARD BACHMAN, Omaha, NE, argued for plaintiff/counterclaim defendant-appellant and counterclaim defendants-appellants. STEPHEN VEGH, Vegh IP Legal, Manhattan Beach, CA, argued for defendants-appellees and defendants/counter-claimants-appellees.

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

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, LOURIE and

REYNA, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Upstream Holdings, LLC v. Brekunitch, No. 24-1924 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 14, 2026).

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CAFC-24-1924-20260414
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