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Butler v. Balkamp Inc., No. 14-1852 (Fed. Cir. June 5, 2015)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 14-1852
Decided
June 5, 2015
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

KENNETH BUTLER, SR.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

BALKAMP INC., NATIONAL AUTO PARTS

ASSOCIATION, GENUINE PARTS COMPANY

CORPORATION,

Defendants-Appellees

TIEN-I INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, LIMITED,

YUH YEOU INDUSTRY CO., LTD.,

Defendants

2014-1852

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in No. 1:12-cv-01716-SEBDML, Judge Sarah Evans Barker.

JUDGMENT

NIRAJAN MAN SINGH, Ditthavong & Steiner, Alexandria, VA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by JOSEPH J. ZITO, DNL ZITO, Washington, DC.

2JOHN MAURICE BOWLER, Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta, GA, argued for defendants-appellees. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, BRYSON and

HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT 06/05/2015 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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