Asafi v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

Asafi v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc. The Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal for failure to prosecute after the appellant did not timely file the required brief. The court did not reach any patent-law merits issue. This is a reminder that missed Federal Circuit briefing deadlines can terminate an appeal without any merits review. Notice of appeal dismissed. The order is nonprecedential. The appeal arose from the Central District of California in a case against Western Digital Technologies. The appellant failed to file the required brief under Federal Circuit Rule 31(d) within the permitted time. The Federal Circuit dismissed the notice of appeal for failure to prosecute. No substantive patent issues were decided. non-precedential waiver / forfeiture standing / jurisdiction non-precedential waiver / forfeiture standing / jurisdiction non-precedential waiver / forfeiture