Perkins

841 F.2d 1129 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James E. PERKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 87-3723. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 7, 1988. Decided March 3, 1988. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska; Andrew J. Kleinfeld, District Judge, Presiding. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, ALARCON and POOLE, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Plaintiff-Appellant James E. Perkins (Perkins) appeals from the district court's entry of summary judgment of dismissal of his complaint for damages for breach of contract. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Perkins was employed by Defendant-Appellee Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) at Unocal's chemical plant at Kenai, Alaska for approximately six years. During that period Unocal issued an employee handbook which provides, in pertinent part: II.…