CIENA CORP. v. JARRARD

No. 99-2485.

203 F.3d 312 (2000)

CIENA CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cynthia JARRARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Edward W. Warren, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Stanley J. Brown, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., McLean, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Christian B. Hansen, Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman, Washington, D.C.; Conrad S. Kee, Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman, Stamford, Connecticut, for Appellant. Michael J. Lorenger, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., McLean, Virginia; Catherine E. Stetson, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., Washington, D.C.; Ruffin B. Cordell, Brian R. Nester, Fish & Richardson, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Before NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge, HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge, and J. FREDERICK MOTZ, Chief United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation.


Affirmed and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge HAMILTON and Judge J. FREDERICK MOTZ joined.

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

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