26 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1180, 26 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,977 John Ferrill Watson v. Gulf and Western Industries, Paramount Pictures Office Employees Association, Paramount Pictures Corporation

650 F.2d 990 26 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1180 , 26 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,977 John Ferrill WATSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GULF AND WESTERN INDUSTRIES, Paramount Pictures Office Employees Association, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 78-3331. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1980. Decided Jan. 30, 1981. As Amended June 23, 1981. Donald C. Cook, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Mark Atkinson, Los Angeles, Cal., Diane L. Kimberlin, Beverly Hills, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from United States District Court For the Central District of California. Before FLETCHER and CANBY, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, Senior District Judge. * CANBY, Circuit Judge. 1 In this action brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., appellant Watson appeals the ruling of the district court granting summary judgment to appellees, Gulf and Western Industries and Paramount Pictures Corp., and dismissing his action against Paramount Office Employees Association. Watson asserts that the district court erred by (1) failing to consider his July 27, 1976 EEOC charge of discrimination and…