Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC

Case: 22-134 Document: 13 Page: 1 Filed: 05/11/2022

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

______________________ SONOS, INC., Plaintiff-Petitioner v. GOOGLE LLC, Defendant-Cross-Petitioner ______________________ 2022-134, 2022-144 ______________________

On Petitions for Permission to Appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1292(b) from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 3:21-cv- 07559-WHA, Judge William H. Alsup.

______________________ ON PETITION ______________________

Before DYK, REYNA, and CHEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

ORDER

The parties each petition for permission to appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the North- ern District of California concerning the sufficiency of the pleadings under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8(a) and Case: 22-134 Document: 13 Page: 2 Filed: 05/11/2022 2 SONOS, INC. v. GOOGLE LLC 12(b)(6). The district court certified the order for appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b).

Under the express language of § 1292(b), this court has “discretion” whether to “permit an appeal to be taken” un- der the provision. See Digit. Equip. Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc., 511 U.S. 863, 883 n.9 (1994) (noting “broad” discre- tion). Having considered the matter, we decline to permit interlocutory review in this case.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

The petition and cross-petition for permission to appeal are denied.

FOR THE COURT May 11, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court