Artrip v. Ball Corporation, No. 18-1277 (Fed. Cir. May 23, 2018)

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Jerry A rtrip appeals the district court’s dismissal of his case. Mr. A rtrip asks us to reverse the district court and remand so that he may file a fourth amended co m- plaint charging Appellees Alcoa, Inc. (“Alcoa”), Ball Corp., and Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. (tog ether, “Ball”) with patent infringement. We lack jurisdiction to review the dismissal of Mr. A r- trip’s claims against Alcoa. And because we find that Mr.