Martin Walsh v. Ahern Rentals, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 12 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARTIN J. WALSH, No. 21-16124 Secretary of Labor, D.C. No. 2:21-cv-00441-APG-VCF Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. MEMORANDUM*

AHERN RENTALS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Andrew P. Gordon, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 10, 2022** Pasadena, California

Before: WALLACE, BOGGS,*** and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.

Ahern Rentals fired Stephen Balint, the manager of its Pahrump, Nevada

branch, two days after Balint voiced concerns about transportation safety

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Danny J. Boggs, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting by designation. procedures. The…