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191683P.pdf   06/08/2021  Panera, LLC  v.  James Dobson
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  19-1683
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Smith, Author, with Wollman and Stras, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Civil procedure. Plaintiff appeals an order dismissing, on 
   the ground of forum non conveniens, its civil action alleging breach of 
   non-compete agreements. Held: plaintiff has accepted and submitted to 
   Delaware state court jurisdiction and venue, and the parties agree that no 
   actual controversy remains concerning proper venue and that the appeal is 
   moot. Considering the equities, including the circumstances leading to the 
   filing of the action and the public interest in public judgments, 
   plaintiff is entitled to vacatur of the district court's dismissal order.