Juniper Networks, Inc. v. Altitude Capital Partners, L.P. ( 2011 )


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  • NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
    United States Court of AppeaIs
    for the FederaI Circuit
    JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.,
    Plocintiff-Appellant, '
    V.
    ALTITUDE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. AND
    SECURITY RESEARCH I'IOLDINGS, LLC,
    Defendcmts-Cr0ss Appellants. -
    2011-1418, -1463 `
    Appeals from the United States District Court for the
    N0rthern District of California in case no. 09-CV-3449,
    Judge Jeffrey S. White.
    ON MOTION
    ORDER
    Jun.iper NetWorks, Inc. moves to reform the caption to
    designate it as the appellant Altitude Capital Partners,
    L.P. et al.'s (Altitude Capital) moves for an extension of
    time to file its brief.
    Upon review of the papers submitted, it appears that
    A1titude Capital's cross-appeal may be seeking review of a
    judgment in the favor of the defendants and that the
    JUN1PER NETWORKS V. ALTITUDE CAPITAL 2
    defendants could argue as an alternative ground for
    affirmance of the dismissal judgment that the district
    court could have dismissed the action for lack of personal
    jurisdiction A cross-appeal may only be filed "When a
    party seeks to enlarge its own rights under the judgment
    or to lessen the rights of its adversary under the judg-
    ment." Bo:iley v. Dart Con,tarlner Corp., 
    292 F.3d 1360
    ,
    1362 (Fed. Cir. 2002). "A party may cross-appeal if ad-
    versely affected by the appealed judgment in some par-
    ticular which it seeks to have modiEed." TypeRight
    Keyboo:rd Corp. v. Micr0soft C0rp., 
    374 F.3d 1151
    , 1156-57
    (Fed. Cir. 2004). See also Aventis Pharm,a S.A. v. Hospira,
    In,c., 
    637 F.3d 1341
    (Fed. Cir. 2011) (dismissing improper
    cross-appeal).
    Upon consideration thereof,
    IT ls ORDERED THAT:
    (1) The motions are granted. The revised official cap-
    tion is reflected above.
    (2) A_ltitude Capital is directed to show cause, within
    14 days of the date of filing of this order, why its cross-
    appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
    Juniper Networks may also respond within that time
    The briefing schedule is stayed, pending this court's
    receipt of any responses and the court's consideration of
    the papers submitted.
    FoR THE CoURT
    1 7  lsi Jan Horbaly
    Date J an Horbaly
    Clerk
    ccc J0nathan S. Kagan, Esq.
    Sara A. P0ulos, Esq. F¢-|_E[)
    El.S. COURT 0F APPEALS FOR
    58 THE FEDERAL ClRCU1T
    AUG 1 7 2011
    .IAN HORBALY
    CLEF§f