NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

JAMES W. WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AND HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V., Defendant-Appellees. ____________________

2010-1229 ______________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in No. 04-CV-0020, Judge Thomas W. Phillips. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

MICHAEL F. HEAFEY, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, of Menlo Park, California, argued for plaintiff- appellant. With him on the brief were G. HOPKINS GUY III, ERIC L. WESENBERG and JACOB M. HEATH.

EDWARD R. REINES, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, of Redwood Shores, California, argued for defendants- appellees. With him on the brief was JEFFREY G. HOMRIG. Of counsel on the brief was ANDREW E. MONACH, Morris & Foerster LLP, of San Francisco, California. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LINN, CLEVENGER, and PROST, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 13, 2010 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk