UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS April 22, 2025

Christopher M. Wolpert FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT Clerk of Court _________________________________ DOUBLE EAGLE ALLOYS, INC.,

Plaintiff - Appellant, v. No. 24-5089 MICHAEL HOOPER; ACE ALLOYS, LLC,

Defendants - Appellees. _________________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (D.C. No. 4:19-CV-00243-JDR-CDL) _________________________________ Jason S. Taylor (Hayley N. Stephens and Kayla Finnegan, with him on the briefs) of Conner & Winters, LLP, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Ryan A. Ray (David R. Ross, with him on the brief) of Norman Wohlgemuth, LLP, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________ Before BACHARACH, SEYMOUR, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.