Richard G. Ellis v. Mobil Oil, a New York Corporation Union Oil Company of California, Richard G. Ellis v. Mobil Oil, a New York Corporation Union Oil Company of California

969 F.2d 784 Richard G. ELLIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MOBIL OIL, a New York corporation; Union Oil Company of California, Defendants-Appellees. Richard G. Ellis, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mobil Oil, a New York corporation; Union Oil Company of California, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 91-15073, 91-15244. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 15, 1992. Decided July 7, 1992. Ronald W. Meyer, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee. N. Warner Lee, Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendants-appellees-cross-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before: GOODWIN, SCHROEDER and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: 1 Richard Ellis operated as lessee from Mobil a gasoline service station in Willcox, Arizona. Mobil informed Ellis that his lease and franchise would not be renewed. Ellis sued under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act ("PMPA"), see 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801-2806 , and appeals a summary judgment in favor of Mobil. 2 Mobil had negotiated with Union Oil Company of California ("Unocal") for the exchange of six Unocal stations in Florida for seven of…