Lockwood v. Mullin

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ LAWRENCE B. LOCKWOOD and PANIP, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON, LLP, JONATHAN HANGARTNER, and STEVE P. HASSID, Defendants-Appellees. ____________________ 2010-1189 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Case No. 09-CV-5157, Judge John F. Walter. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ KATHRYN L. BOYD, Howarth & Smith, of Los Angeles, California, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With her on the brief was DON HOWARTH. GARY A. CLARK, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were DARREN M. FRANKLIN and DENNIS J. SMITH. ANDRE M. MURA, Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C., of Washington, DC, for amicus curiae the TPL Group. DAVID HRICIK, Mercer University School Law, of Macon, Georgia, for amicus curiae Amici Law Professors. MARGARET M. GRIGNON, Reed Smith LLP, Of Los Angeles, California, for amicus curiae NDP Managed Security. With her on the brief was JUDITH E. POSNER. BRIAN M. BERLINER, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, of Los Angeles, California, for amicus curiae O,Melveny & Myers LLP. With him on the brief were JOSHUA BILLER; and MARK S. DAVIES and MEAGHAN MCLAINE VERGOW, of Washington, DC. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, PLAGER, and PROST, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT _November 15, 2010 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk