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HYDRANAUTICS v. FILMTEC CORPORATION

No. 98-55274.

204 F.3d 880 (2000)

HYDRANAUTICS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FILMTEC CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 23, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Kroft (Argued), Robert E. Kohn, McDermott, Will & Emery, Los Angeles, Californis, Carl W. Schwarz, McDermott, Will & Emery, Wasington, D.C., and Jeffrey D. Lewin, Candace M. Carroll, Sullivan, Hill, Lewin, Rez & Engel, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

James R. Martin, Steven E. Sletten, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, California, and Mark A. Perry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, D.C., for the defendant-appellee.

Before: REINHARDT and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and WHYTE, District Judge.

WHYTE, District Judge:

Appellant Hydranautics appeals the judgment dismissing its malicious prosecution action against FilmTec Corporation ("FilmTec") entered by the district court after it granted summary judgment in favor of FilmTec on collateral estoppel grounds. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

John E. Cadotte and three others founded FilmTec Corporation in 1977. Prior to founding FilmTec...

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