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Richards v. Kallish, No. 26-2022 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 18, 2026)

Dismissed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 26-2022
Decided
September 18, 2026
Judge
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Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
1 page

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.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

for the Federal Circuit

NICOLE RICHARDS,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

THOMAS C. KALLISH, EVERYONE'S EARTH,

INC.,

Defendants-Appellees

2026-2022

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in No. 7:22-cv-09095-CS-VR, Senior Judge Cathy Seibel.

O R D E R

The appellant having failed to file the required Entry of Appearance form by an attorney admitted to the bar of this court, and having failed to file the brief required by Federal Circuit Rule 31(d) within the time permitted by the rules, it is

ORDERED that the notice of appeal be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED, for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules. FOR THE COURT

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Richards v. Kallish, No. 26-2022 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 18, 2026).

Record ID
CAFC-26-2022-20260918
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