NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

ROBERTO CREA, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

CITY OF HOPE, CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, and BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE CITY OF HOPE, Defendants-Appellees,

and

DOES 1 THROUGH 20, Defendants. ____________________

2011-1106 ______________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Case No. 08-CV-6464, Judge George H. Wu. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

ROBERT J. YORIO, Carr & Ferrell LLP, of Menlo Park, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were CHRISTINE S. WATSON and CHRISTOPHER P. GREWE.

JOSEPH M. LIPNER, Irell & Manella LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were DAVID I. GINDLER and LUCY M. STARK. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (BRYSON, MAYER, AND MOORE, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 7, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk