Tyler Miller v. Steve Watson

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 14 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

TYLER MILLER, an individual, No. 20-35922

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:18-cv-00562-SB

v.

MEMORANDUM*

STEVE WATSON, an individual,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Stacie F. Beckerman, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 8, 2021 Seattle, Washington

Before: McKEOWN and BADE, Circuit Judges, and FITZWATER,** District Judge.

Tyler Miller appeals from the district court’s entry of summary judgment

against his Oregon state law claim for whistleblower retaliation. We have

jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Sidney A. Fitzwater, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, sitting by designation. further proceedings.

Miller’s claim that he was terminated in violation of…