Pejic v. Hughes Helicopters, Inc.

840 F.2d 667 46 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 318 , 45 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,824 , 56 USLW 2555 Vojislav PEJIC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HUGHES HELICOPTERS, INC.; McDonnell Douglas Corporation; Electronic & Space Technicians Local 1553; William Fuller; Robert Malconian; Dick Kangis, Defendants-Appellees. No. 86-6521. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 5, 1988. Decided Feb. 24, 1988. William D. Evans, Mathews and Evans, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. William V. O'Connor and Ralph S. LaMontagne, Jr., Kern and Wooley; Howard Z. Rosen, Posner & Rosen, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States, District Court for the Central District of California. Before FERGUSON, BEEZER and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. LEAVY, Circuit Judge: 1 Vojislav Pejic brought claims against Hughes Helicopters, Inc. (Hughes) and his union, Electronic and Space Technicians, Local 1553 (the Union), for discrimination based on national origin and age, breach of a collective bargaining agreement, breach of the duty of fair representation, and for breach of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), following the termination…