
    William R. KOWALSKI, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MOMMY GINA TUNA RESOURCES, King Tuna, Inc., Joaquin T. Lu (also known as Jake Lu), Mommy Gina Tuna Resources, Inc., Integral Seafood LLC, GJ Fresh LLC, Richard Friend, Seafriend, and Citra Mina Seafood Corporation (also known as Citra Mina Seafood Market), Defendants-Appellants.
    Nos. 2009-1332, 2009-1333, 2009-1334.
    United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
    Aug. 28, 2009.
    
      Milton M. Yasunaga, Cades Schutte LLP, Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Carl Crowell, Michael Elliott, Crowell Ing, LLP, Salem, OR, for Defendants-Appellants.
   ORDER

The appellant having failed to file the brief required by Federal Circuit Rule 31(a) within the time permitted by the rules, it is

ORDERED that the notice of appeal be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED, for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules.  