Cao Lighting, Inc. v. Feit Electric Company, Inc.

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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CAO LIGHTING, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee
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2023-1906
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Central District of California in No. 2:20-cv-04926-AB-SP,
Judge Andre Birotte, Jr.
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CAO LIGHTING, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.,
Defendant-Appellant
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2023-1908
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Case: 23-1906 Document: 25 Page: 1 Filed: 10/06/2023

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Central District of California in No. 2:20-cv-04926-AB-SP,
Judge Andre Birotte, Jr.
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ON MOTION
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O R D E R
The parties submit a joint stipulation to dismiss Ap-
peal No. 2023-1908 under Rule 42(b) of the Federal Rules
of Appellate Procedure, which the court construes as a joint
motion to dismiss. Feit Electric Company, Inc. submits its
brief. CAO Lighting, Inc. separately files a motion to ex-
tend by 14 days, until October 30, 2023, the time to file its
reply brief.
The court notes that Feit Electric Company’s brief is
not in compliance with the court’s rules: the front cover is
missing the language of one or more exemplary patent
claims illustrative of the issues on appeal. See Fed. Cir. R.
32(a)(3).
Upon consideration thereof,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
(1) The motion to dismiss is granted. Appeal No. 2023-
1908 is dismissed. The revised official caption for Appeal
No. 2023-1906 is reflected in this order. Each side to bear
its own costs in Appeal No. 2023-1908.
(2) Within 7 days of the date of entry of this order, Feit
Electric Company is directed to file a corrected brief in Ap-
peal No. 2023-1906 reflecting the revised official caption
and addressing the deficiency noted above. CAO Lighting’s
reply brief is due within 21 days of the date of service of
Feit Electric Company’s corrected brief or by October 30,
2023, whichever is later.
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(3) CAO Lighting’s motion is denied as moot.
(4) The Clerk of Court shall transmit a copy of this or-
der to the merits panel assigned to Appeal No. 2023-1906.
October 6, 2023
Date
F OR THE COURT
ISSUED AS A MANDATE (AS TO APPEAL NO. 2023-
1908 ONLY): October 6, 2023
Case: 23-1906 Document: 25 Page: 3 Filed: 10/06/2023

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