Federal Circuit disposition — 2011-m982-6-6-11-1-pdf

# NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

IN RE CONAIR CORPORATION,
Petitioner.

Miscellaneous Docket No. 982

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of-Pennsyl-
vania in case no. 10-CV-1497, Judge Cynthia M. Rufe.

## ON PETITION ORDER

Conair Corporation seeks a writ of mandamus direct-
ing the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania to vacate its order denying in
part Conair's motion for a protective order and directing
the district court to stay discovery proceedings pending
the outcome of Conair's motion to dismiss on the plead-
ings. Bruce Rogers opposes. Rogers moves to dismiss the
petition.

On May 12, 2011, the district court issued an order
that denied Conair's motion to dismiss Rogers' complaint
on the pleadings. Both parties have informed this court

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IN RE CONAIR CORPORATION
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that the district court's decision rendered this petition
moot.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

(1) The petition is denied as moot.

(2) The motion to dismiss is moot.

FOR THE COURT

JUN 0 6 2011

/s/ Jan Horbaly

Date

Jan Horbaly Clerk

cc: Edward T. Kang, Esq.
Joshua R. Slavitt, Esq.
Clerk, United States District Court for the Eastern
District Of Pennsylvania
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FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR
THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
JUN 06 2011

JAN HORBALY
CLERK