Amos Pippin, Manuel Martinez, Robert Stowe, Joseph Tarantino, Jock Wong v. Rca Global Communications, a Delaware Corporation MCI International, Inc.

979 F.2d 855 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Amos PIPPIN, Manuel Martinez, Robert Stowe, Joseph Tarantino, Jock Wong, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. RCA GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, a Delaware Corporation; MCI International, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 91-16269, 91-16282. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 3, 1992. Decided Nov. 20, 1992. Before GOODWIN, FARRIS and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 We are required to review the case that was before the trial court--not the case that might have been before the court. 3 It is not disputed that plaintiffs would have qualified for benefits under RCAG's severance benefits plan had they been discharged twenty-four hours before they were. They argue that they were employees of MCI for twenty-four hours and therefore qualified for, and were entitled to MCI's severance benefits plan. They also argue that the fact that they had rights under RCAG's severance benefits plan…