NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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LAWRENCE B. LOCKWOOD
and PANIP, LLC,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON,
LLP, JONATHAN HANGARTNER, and
STEVE P. HASSID,
Defendants-Appellees.
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2010-1189
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Central District of California in Case No. 09-CV-5157,
Judge John F. Walter.
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JUDGMENT
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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.
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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