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21. Medical Supply sought en banc rehear<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> its appeal,<br />

giv<strong>in</strong>g notice th<strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> panel’s rul<strong>in</strong>g had no preclusive<br />

effect for <strong>the</strong> parties regard<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> future action for<br />

monetary damages <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Western District <strong>of</strong> Missouri.<br />

Nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> <strong>court</strong> nor oppos<strong>in</strong>g counsel contradicted Medical<br />

Supply’s ripeness analysis.<br />

22. The <strong>court</strong> decl<strong>in</strong>ed to rehear <strong>the</strong> case en banc.<br />

23. Medical Supply <strong>the</strong>n brought its now ripe damages<br />

claims aga<strong>in</strong>st US BANK and US BANCORP along with its<br />

exist<strong>in</strong>g pendant st<strong>at</strong>e law contract and trade secret<br />

misappropri<strong>at</strong>ion claims <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Western District <strong>of</strong><br />

Missouri.<br />

24. The case was transferred to <strong>the</strong> District <strong>of</strong> Kansas <strong>at</strong><br />

Kansas City, Kansas to Kansas District Court Judge K<strong>at</strong>hryn<br />

H. Vr<strong>at</strong>il who made no rul<strong>in</strong>gs delay<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> opportunity to<br />

obta<strong>in</strong> discovery on <strong>the</strong> defendants’ particip<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

wrongful disbarment <strong>of</strong> Medical Supply’s counsel for almost<br />

a year.<br />

25. Kansas District Court Judge K<strong>at</strong>hryn H. Vr<strong>at</strong>il <strong>the</strong>n<br />

particip<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> an ex parte discussion on <strong>the</strong> day <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

disbarment oral argument with personnel and justices <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Kansas Supreme Court, disparag<strong>in</strong>g Medical Supply’s counsel<br />

without his knowledge or opportunity to question Kansas<br />

District Court Judge K<strong>at</strong>hryn H. Vr<strong>at</strong>il’s testimony <strong>in</strong><br />

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