Legal Opinion
Capo, Inc. v. Dioptics Medical Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 25, 2004No. 04-1045PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Capo, Inc. appeals an order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, dismissing Capo’s declaratory judgment action against Dioptics Medical Products, Inc. 1 The district court held that, in exercise of its discretion, the action would not be accepted. We conclude that in refusing the action as it arose herein, the district court exceeded the discretionary authority provided by the Declaratory Judgment Act.
BACKGROUND
Dioptics is in the business of producing “wear-over” sunglasses adapted to fit over or clip onto eyeglasses, and Capo…
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