Jack Satchwell v. Long John Silvers, Inc.

961 F.2d 217 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jack SATCHWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LONG JOHN SILVERS, INC., et al, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-55649. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 9, 1992. * Decided April 27, 1992. Before PREGERSON, D.W. NELSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 Jack Satchwell appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of his former employer Long John Silver's (hereafter referred to by the name of its parent corporation "Jerrico"). Satchwell claims that his abrupt termination after more than a decade of service to the company breached an implied in fact contract to terminate Satchwell only for cause. We affirm the district court, although on a different ground than that relied upon below. Satchwell is correct in his assertion that a signed receipt for an employee handbook cannot be the basis of an express contract between the parties providing for Satchwell's…