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Bassali v. Johnson Controls, Inc., No. 13-1558 (Fed. Cir. May 14, 2014)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 13-1558
Decided
May 14, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

FRED BASSALI,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.,

JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY,

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERIOR L.L.C.,

AND HOOVER UNIVERSAL, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees.

2013-1558

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan in No. 08-CV-0029, Chief Judge Paul L. Maloney.

JUDGMENT

JOHN M. DIMATTEO, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were STEVEN H. REISBERG and ROBERT G. KOFSKY.

J. MICHAEL HUGET, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, argued for defend-

2ants-appellees. With him on the brief were DEBORAH J. SWEDLOW and CHARLES W. DUNCAN, JR. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, LOURIE, and LINN,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 14, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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