Michelle London-Marable v. Boeing Company

MEMORANDUM

Appellants Michelle London-Marable and Frederick C. Marable (collectively, “Appellants”) appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona granting summary judgment in favor of The Boeing Company et al. (collectively, “Boeing Defendants”). Appellants brought claims under Arizona law for: (1) breach of an employment contract; (2) constructive discharge and wrongful termination; (3) intentional infliction of emotional distress; and (4) loss of consortium.

We review a grant of summary judgment de novo. Buono v. Norton, 371 F.3d 543, 545 (9th Cir.2004). A motion for summary judgment may be granted only if the moving party shows “that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). However, the “mere existence of a scintilla of evidence in support of the plaintiffs position will be insufficient” to defeat a properly supported motion for summary judgment; rather, “there must be evidence on which the jury could reasonably find for the plaintiff.” Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 252 , 106 S.Ct. 2505 , 91 L.Ed.2d 202…