INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC TECH. v. HUGHES AIRCRAFT

No. 2006-1368.

476 F.3d 1329 (2007)

INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CORP., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Directv, Inc., and Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

January 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick F. Bright, Nordman, Cormany, Hair & Compton LLP, of Oxnard, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Steven J. Rizzi, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, of New York, NY, for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were Steven D. Glazer and Paul E. Torchia.

Before GAJARSA and MOORE, Circuit Judges, and JORDAN, Circuit Judge.


ORDER

GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

This court is once again confronted with a case in which the parties have failed to determine the finality of the appealed judgment. Finality is a predicate of this court's jurisdiction. Article III of the U.S. Constitution requires that jurisdiction be premised on a "case and controversy." Without jurisdiction, courts would be rendering advisory opinions. Therefore, a court in the first instance must determine whether or not...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases