Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Shiley, Inc. v. Bentley Laboratories, Inc.

Shiley, Inc. v. Bentley Laboratories, Inc., 782 F.2d 992 (Fed. Cir. 1986)

Type
Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1986-01-24
Topic
litigation

ORDER * Bentley Laboratories (Bentley) appeals from a denial by the United States District Court, 621 F.Supp. 105, for the Central District of California of its motion for a stay of an injunction pending an appeal on the merits. We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction over such an attempted appeal. In this patent infringement action, the district court enjoined Bentley from infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 4,065,264 and 4,138,288 owned by Shiley, Inc. 601 F.Supp. 964, 225 USPQ 1013 (C.D.Cal.1985). Bentley’s motion for a stay of the injunction pending an appeal on the merits was denied by the district court, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 62(c), and by this court, see Fed.R.App.P. 8(a).

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SHILEY, INC., v. BENTLEY LABORATORIES, INC.,782 F.2d 992(Fed. Cir. 1986)
SHILEY, INC., APPELLEE, v. BENTLEY LABORATORIES, INC., APPELLANT.
Appeal No. 85-2066.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
January 24, 1986.
Roy E. Hofer, Gary M. Ropski and Mark J. Buonaiuto, William Brinks, Olds, Hofer, Gilson Lione, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., submitted for appellant.

John E. Kidd, Gidon D. Stern, Stephen J. Harbulak, Pennie Edmonds, New York City, and Joseph V. Colaianni, Pennie Edmonds, Washington, D.C., submitted for appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, COWEN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BALDWIN, Circuit Judge.
[1] ORDERfn*
[2] Bentley Laboratories (Bentley) appeals from a denial by the United States District Court,621 F. Supp. 105, for the Central District of California of itsmotionfor a stay of an injunctionpending an appealon the merits. We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction over such an attempted appeal.

[3] In this patent infringement action, the district court enjoined Bentley from infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 4,065,264 and 4,138,288 owned by Shiley, Inc.601 F. Supp. 964, 225 USPQ 1013 (C.D.Cal. 1985). Bentley's motion for a stay of the injunction pending an appeal on the merits was denied by the district court,seeFed.R.Civ.P.62(c), and by this court,seeFed.R.App.P.8(a). Bentley appeals the district court's denial of the stay of the injunction.

[4] This court raisessua spontethe issue as to its jurisdiction to entertain this purported appeal.See Parker Bros. v. TuxedoPage 993Monopoly, Inc.757 F.2d 254, 226 U.S.P.Q. 11 (Fed. Cir. 1985). We hold that a denial of a stay of a post-trial injunction pending an appeal on the merits is neither a "final decision,"28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(1) (1982), nor within this court's jurisdiction overinterlocutoryorders as delineated in28 U.S.C. § 1292(c).

[5] The proper procedure for seeking a stay of a post-trial injunction from this court after a district court's denial of a motion for the same is set forth in Fed.R.App.P.8(a). Bentley has exhausted that procedure. It may not now seek the same remedy under the guise of an appeal, the motion to expedite Appeal No. 85-2066 having been improvidently granted in this court's order of June 5, 1985, in which this court considered and denied Bentley's motion under Fed.R.App.P.8(a) on its merits.

[6] It is therefore ORDERED

[7] 1) that the appeal be dismissed.
  1. This Order was issued in unpublished form on September 10, 1985 and amended on November 1, 1985. It is reissued for publication in response to a motion filed by Bentley Laboratories, Inc. ↩