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Sofpool LLC v. Kmart Corporation, No. 13-1466 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 17, 2014)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 13-1466
Decided
January 17, 2014
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SOFPOOL LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

KMART CORPORATION AND

BIG LOTS STORES, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees.

2013-1466

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in No. 10-CV-3333, Senior Judge Lawrence K. Karlton.

JUDGMENT

JOHN P. COSTELLO, Costello Law Corporation, of Sacramento, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

PAUL L. GALE, Troutman Sanders LLP, of Irvine, California, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief was SIAVASH DANIEL RASHTIAN. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, DYK, and TARANTO, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT January 17, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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