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CMG Financial Services, Inc. v. Pacific Trust Bank, F.S.B., No. 14-1855 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 15, 2015)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 14-1855
Decided
September 15, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

CMG FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., A CALIFORNIA

CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

PACIFIC TRUST BANK, F.S.B., A WHOLLY OWNED

SUBSIDIARY OF FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP

INC., A MARYLAND CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee

JOHN DOES, 1-10,

Defendant

2014-1855

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in No. 2:11-cv-10344-PSG-MRW, Judge Philip S. Gutierrez.

JUDGMENT

ALLAN Z. LITOVSKY, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C., Newport Beach, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by SALIL BALI; ROMAN MELNIK, Law Offices of Roman Melnik, Pasadena, CA.

2STEPHEN R. SMEREK, Winston & Strawn LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by DAVID L. ARONOFF, ANDREW G. SMITH.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and CHEN,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

September 15, 2015 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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