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Mankes v. Fandango, LLC, No. 17-1897 (Fed. Cir. May 1, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1897
Decided
May 1, 2018
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

ROBERT MANKES,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

FANDANGO, LLC, REGAL ENTERTAINMENT

GROUP,

Defendants-Appellees

2017-1897

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in No. 5:13-cv-00716-FL, Judge Louise Wood Flanagan.

JUDGMENT

ANTHONY J. BILLER, Michael Best & Friedrich, Raleigh, NC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by DAVID E. BENNETT, DAVID D. KALISH, Coats & Bennett, PLLC, Cary, NC. SHARON DAVIS, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, PC, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees. Defendant-appellee Fandango, LLC also represented by STEVEN M. LIEBERMAN.

2RICARDO BONILLA, Fish & Richardson PC, Dallas, TX, for defendant-appellee Regal Entertainment Group. Also represented by DAVID BRANDON CONRAD, THERESA DAWSON, NEIL J. MCNABNAY.

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

PER CURIAM (WALLACH, TARANTO, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 1, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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