Legal Opinion

Garber v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided June 26, 2009No. 2009-1047, 2009-1384PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Howard Garber appeals from the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denying Garber’s motion for relief pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 60(b). Garber v. Chi. Mercantile Exch., No. 04-CV-03238, 2008 WL 4274191 (N.D.Ill. July 15, 2008) (Dkt. No. 63). Because the district court erred in not granting the motion, we reverse.

BACKGROUND

On May 6, 2004, Garber filed a patent infringement complaint against the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade (collectively, “CME”), among others. On November 24, 2004, Garber’s counsel moved to…

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3Cited by13 opinions

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