Nicolaas P.J. Sandmann v. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, a Corporate Instrumentality of the United States

942 F.2d 793 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Nicolaas P.J. SANDMANN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN INSURANCE CORPORATION, a corporate instrumentality of the United States, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-15305. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 16, 1991. Decided Aug. 22, 1991. 1 Before ALARCON and RYMER, Circuit Judges, McDONALD, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Nicolaas P.J. Sandmann appeals from an order denying his motion for summary judgment, granting summary judgment in favor of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC), 1 and dismissing his action for declaratory relief and damages in its entirety. Sandmann contends that summary judgment was improperly granted in favor of FSLIC because the district court did not first rule on his pending motions, erroneously considered the credibility of his direct evidence, and failed to indicate whether it applied federal, California, or Dutch…