United States Fourth Circuit

Where jurisdiction in an action is based in part on 28 USC 1338, which confers jurisdiction upon district courts in patent matters, review of an ancillary discovery ruling in a different distrist must be sought from the Federal Circuit under 28 USC 1292(c) and 1295(a).

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/03/2001
• Decided 05/10/2001
• Published 05/10/2001

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jodi Rosen Wine, Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Appellant.  Warren Eugene Zirkle, McGuirewoods, L.L.P., McLean, VA, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Edward F. McCormack, Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C., Chicago, IL;  William R. Mauck, Jr., Williams, Mullen, Clark & Dobbins, Richmond, VA, for Appellant.  Brian C. Riopelle, Kristen M. Calleja, McGuirewoods, L.L.P., Richmond, VA, for Appellees.