Legal Opinion
Acoustic Systems, Inc. v. Wenger Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2000No. 99-50112PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Acoustic Systems, Inc. (“Acoustic”) brought this antitrust suit, 15 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., against the defendants, Wenger Corporation and its employee Steve Bright (collectively “Wenger”) in district court. Wenger moved unsuccessfully for summary judgment upon both the state action and the Noerr-Pennington doctrines and appealed. We dismiss the appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction. The denial of a summary judgment motion based upon the Noerr-Pennington doctrine is not a collateral order within this court’s appellate jurisdiction. The denial of a summary judgment…
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