United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Ronald J. Hoffman, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee

10 F.3d 808 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Ronald J. HOFFMAN, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Nos. 92-50299, 92-50354 and 93-50116. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 1993. Decided Nov. 12, 1993. 1 Before: HALL and RYMER, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, * Senior District Judge 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Ronald J. Hoffman was a rocket scientist with expertise in rocket plume technology. He helped develop computer programs to predict the effects on spacecraft of contamination emitted from rocket nozzles. These programs are called CONTAM. Various versions were created: by 1973 CONTAM II had been released to the public; CONTAM III, which was an end-to-end program, was developed for the United States Air Force and was completed in 1981. CONTAM III was later upgraded to CONTAM 3.2 and CONTAM 3.2 SDI (a specialized version for the Strategic Defense Initiative).…