Randolph C. Bentler v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, Bank of America Corporation

891 F.2d 294 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Randolph C. BENTLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, Bank of America Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-6271. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 5, 1989. Decided Dec. 6, 1989. Before GOODWIN, Chief Judge, SCHROEDER and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Randolph Bentler appeals the district court's orders granting summary judgment to BankAmerica Corporation ("BAC") and partial summary judgment to Bank America National Trust and Savings Association ("the Bank") on his age discrimination and common law claims arising out of his employment termination. We affirm. 3 * From 1962 to 1986, Randolph Bentler worked his way up from trainee to Vice President of the Bank of America. The Bank replaced him in 1986 with a younger man, and it informed him that his employment would terminate if he did not accept a transfer from…