Donald Loen v. Snohomish County

MEMORANDUM

Donald Loen, a former police sergeant for the city of Snohomish, sued Snohomish County, Snohomish County Sheriffs Office, John Lovick, and Susanna Johnson (collectively, the “County”) for defamation and other related claims. The claims arose out of the County’s release of certain information regarding Loen’s performance on two polygraph tests to the Ellensburg and Kittitas police departments. Loen had applied to work at both police departments; as part of his applications, Loen signed unilateral contracts authorizing the broad release of information to facilitate a standard background investigation. The district court granted summary judgment to the County on Loen’s defamation and related claims. Loen appeals. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

AFFIRMED; certification DENIED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. . Loen also did not seek certification in the district court until his motion for reconsideration, after the district court had ruled against him. This is a further reason disfavoring certification. See Thompson v. Paul, 547 F.3d 1055, 1065 (9th Cir.…