Bloor

709 F.2d 1514 97 Lab.Cas. P 10,104 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dan Bloor, Plaintiff/Appellant v. Forrest J. Hess, Jr., dba Hess Rock Products, Nevada Paving, Inc., A Nevada Corporation, Defendants/Appellees. No. 82-4512. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. May 12, 1983. Before PECK, * FLETCHER, and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM 1 Following a bench trial the district court determined that appellant Dan Bloor was terminated for business reasons and not, as he alleged, for union activity. Bloor appeals. 2 On month before the scheduled trial, Bloor sought to reopen discovery to obtain evidence that appellees Hess Rock Products and Nevada Paving, Inc., were engaged in a joint venture. The court denied his tardy motion. That denial was not an abuse of discretion because Bloor was not prejudiced. See Angle v. Sky Chief, Inc., 535 F.2d 492 (9th Cir.1976). The court analyzed Bloor's termination under the theory that…