
    Ronald E. ROGERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DESA INTERNATIONAL, INC., Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc., and Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.
    No. 02-1247.
    United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
    Nov. 29, 2004.
   ORDER

In view of the length of the bankruptcy proceedings,

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

The appeal is dismissed without prejudice to reinstatement within 30 days alter the bankruptcy stay is lifted or the proceeding concluded. Because this is a procedural dismissal for the convenience of the court and not a dismissal on the merits, no mandate will issue at this time.  