ANTONIOUS v. SPALDING & EVENFLO COMPANIES, INC.

No. 01-1088.

275 F.3d 1066 (2002)

Anthony John ANTONIOUS, Plaintiff, and Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., Sanctioned Party-Appellant, v. SPALDING & EVENFLO COMPANIES, INC., and Spalding Sports Worldwide, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

DECIDED: January 7, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald R. Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff and sanctioned party-appellant. With him on the brief were Thomas H. Jenkins, of Washington, DC; and Richard L. Rainey, Finnegan, Henderson Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Atlanta, Georgia. Of counsel was Michael J. McCabe, II, of Atlanta Georgia.

Christopher B. Fagan, Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & McKee, LLP, of Cleveland, OH, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were Richard M. Klein, and Steven M. Auvil.

Before LOURIE, BRYSON, and LINN, Circuit Judges.


BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Anthony John Antonious filed this patent infringement action against Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc., and Spalding Sports Worldwide (collectively, "Spalding") in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. During the litigation, Spalding sought sanctions under Fed. R.Civ.P. 11(c) against both plaintiff and plaintiff's counsel, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. ("Finnegan Henderson"), for failure...

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