50 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1064, 51 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 39,252, 11 Employee Benefits Ca 1464 Paul Edgar Robinson v. County of Fresno and Fresno County Board of Retirement

882 F.2d 444 50 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1064 , 51 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 39,252 , 11 Employee Benefits Ca 1464 Paul Edgar ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF FRESNO and Fresno County Board of Retirement, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-1826. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 14, 1989. Decided Aug. 16, 1989. Katherine Hart, Fresno, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. J. Wesley Merritt, Fresno, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before WALLACE, TANG and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges. SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: 1 Paul Robinson, a retiree from employment with the County of Fresno in California, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment dismissing his claim against the County for age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. Secs. 621-634 (1982 & Supp. V 1987). We must analyze the case in light of the Supreme Court's recent holding in Public Employees Retirement Sys. v. Betts, --- U.S. ----, 109 S.Ct. 2854 , 106 L.Ed.2d 134 (1989). 2 The ADEA prohibits age-based discrimination with respect to an employee's…