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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ EMMANUEL C. GONZALEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant v. NEW LIFE VENTURES, INC., Defendant-Cross-Appellant ______________________ 2016-2622, 2017-1092 ______________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Nos. 2:14-cv-00906-JRG, 2:14-cv-00907-JRG, Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ MICHAEL SCOTT FULLER, Locke Lord LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by PAUL DONSY LEIN.

NICHOLAS A. BROWN, Greenberg Traurig LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued for defendant-cross appellant. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, O’MALLEY, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 21, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court