Narrative Opinion Summary
The court issued an order in response to a lack of objections regarding its December 29, 2006 order. The key points of the order are as follows: 1) The judgment from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California in the case of Nichols Inst. Diagnostics, Inc. v. Scantibodies Clinical Lab, Inc., No. 02-CV-00046, is vacated. 2) The case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings, if appropriate. 3) Each party is responsible for its own costs.
Legal Issues Addressed
Allocation of Costssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: Each party in the case is required to bear its own legal costs, reflecting the court's decision not to award costs to either side.
Reasoning: Each party is responsible for its own costs.
Remand for Further Proceedingssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The case is sent back to the district court to conduct further proceedings if deemed appropriate.
Reasoning: The case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings, if appropriate.
Vacatur of Judgmentsubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court vacated the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, indicating that the previous decision is nullified.
Reasoning: The judgment from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California in the case of Nichols Inst. Diagnostics, Inc. v. Scantibodies Clinical Lab, Inc., No. 02-CV-00046, is vacated.