Fred Briggs Distributing Company, Inc. v. California Cooler, Inc. Brown-Forman Corporation

2 F.3d 1156 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. FRED BRIGGS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA COOLER, INC.; Brown-Forman Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-35016. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 6, 1993. * Decided Aug. 11, 1993. 1 Before: BEEZER and HALL, Circuit Judges, and CONTI, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Fred Briggs Distributing Company ("Briggs") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of California Cooler, Inc. ("California Cooler") and Brown-Forman Corporation ("Brown-Forman") in Briggs' contract termination action. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2201 . This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. 4 * Briggs' action is based on the claim that Brown-Forman terminated the distributorship agreement between the parties without cause in violation of the California Franchise Relations Act ("Franchise…