John Baleja v. Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 19 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOHN BALEJA, on behalf of himself and all No. 22-56042 others similarly situated, D.C. No. 5:17-cv-00235-JGB-SP Plaintiff-Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE AND

MISSION SYSTEMS CORP. SALARIED

PENSION PLAN; NORTHROP

GRUMMAN BENEFIT PLANS

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE;

NORTHROP GRUMMAN

CORPORATION; DOES 1 through 10, inclusive,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Jesus G. Bernal, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 12, 2023 Pasadena, California

Before: TASHIMA, GRABER, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff John Baleja, on behalf of himself and a class of former employees

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. of ESL, Inc., appeals the district court’s partial summary judgment and partial

judgment after a bench trial in his class action under the Employee…