McClain v. International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

In these consolidated appeals, Charles V. McClain, III, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgments in his two employment actions arising from his termination by the Boeing Company and his representation by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers AFL-CIO, District 751. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo questions of preemption, Cramer v. Consol. Freightways Inc., 255 F.3d 683 , 689 (9th Cir.2001) (en banc), summary judgment, Braunling v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc., 220 F.3d 1154, 1156 (9th Cir.2000), and claim preclusion, Cabrera v. City of Huntington Park, 159 F.3d 374, 381 (9th Cir.1998) (per curiam). We review for abuse of discretion the application of local rules. Hinton v. Pac. Enters., 5 F.3d 391 , 395 (9th Cir.1993). We affirm both appeals.

Appeal No. 12-35536

The district court properly granted summary judgment on McClain’s disability claim under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (‘WLAD”) because McClain failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether he is disabled. See Hale v. Wellpinit Sch. Disk No. 19, 165 Wash.2d 494 , 198 P.3d 1021, 1024-25 (2009) (during…