Legal Opinion
Hemphill v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 3, 2008No. Civil Action 07-1236 (RMC)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
On July 10, 2007, Plaintiff Allegra D. Hemphill, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint against Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Procter & Gamble Company (collectively, “Defendants”). The Complaint alleges that Defendants infringed one claim of Ms. Hemphill’s patent in violation of 35 U.S.C. §§ 112(2) and (6). See Compl. ¶ 1. Defendants jointly move to dismiss Ms. Hemphill’s Complaint on the basis of res judicata. For the reasons that follow, their motion will be granted.
I. BACKGROUND
On December 10, 1985, Ms. Hemphill was issued a patent for a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Dolly Kyle Browning and Direct Outstanding Creations Corporation v. William Jefferson ClintonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Gustave-Schmidt v. ChaoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by24 opinions
- Nader v. Democratic National CommitteeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
- Budik v. AshleyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
- Redmon v. United States Capitol PoliceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- Hemphill v. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP.District Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- Middleton v. U.S. Dep't of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.