27 Fair empl.prac.cas. 510, 26 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,824 Paul Naton v. The Bank of California, Paul Naton, Carl Gent, Lydia Kravich, Thomas Marlin, Orville Vaughn v. The Bank of California

649 F.2d 691 27 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 510 , 26 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,824 Paul NATON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The BANK OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellant. Paul NATON, Carl Gent, Lydia Kravich, Thomas Marlin, Orville Vaughn, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The BANK OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 78-1059, 78-1562. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 15, 1980. Decided May 4, 1981. Andrew C. Peterson, Los Angeles, Cal., argued for Bank of California; Dennis H. Vaughan, Paul, Hastings, Jonofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief. Mark I. Schickman, San Francisco, Cal., argued for Naton; Michael Gilfix, Gilfix & Morse, Palo Alto, Cal., Arthur Leinwohl, Los Altos, Cal., Ralph Lee, Palo Alto, Cal., on brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before TRASK and HUG, Circuit Judges, and WYATT * , Senior District Judge. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 This action arises under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-34 (amended 1978). Plaintiff Paul Naton brought this suit against defendant Bank of California, N.A. (the "Bank") alleging that the Bank terminated…