Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Phoenix Control Systems, Inc.

886 F.2d 1173 58 USLW 2274 , 1989 Copr.L.Dec. P 26,479 , 12 U.S.P.Q.2d 1566 JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC., a Wisconsin corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PHOENIX CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC., a California corporation; Rodney Larsen and Irene Larsen, husband and wife; John Schratz and Martha Schratz, husband and wife, Defendants-Appellants. No. 87-15088. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 15, 1988. Decided Oct. 3, 1989. Merl O. Barns, Alioto & Alioto, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants/appellants. C. Owen Paepke, Fennemore Craig, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff/appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before CHOY, CANBY and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. CANBY, Circuit Judge: 1 Phoenix Control Systems, Inc., appeals the district court's grant of a preliminary injunction against alleged copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets. In addition to attacking the merits of the injunction, Phoenix Control argues that the district court erred in its use of a special master and in other evidentiary matters. We affirm. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW 2 Johnson Controls, Inc., is a Wisconsin corporation that designs…