Bert Lock v. Grape Expectations, Inc.

2 F.3d 1157 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Bert LOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GRAPE EXPECTATIONS, INC., Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-36638. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 13, 1993. Decided Aug. 2, 1993. Before GOODWIN, FARRIS and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Lock appeals a directed verdict in favor of Grape Expectations on his claim that Grape Expectations violated Or.Rev.Stat. Sec. 659.425(1). The magistrate judge found that Lock, who is HIV-positive, had produced no evidence that Grape Expectations treated him as having a physical impairment that substantially limited his employment activities. We reverse and remand. 3 * In 1987, Grape Expectations sent Lock to Portland to manage the firm's Oregon office and to work as a part-time salesperson. On February 5, 1990, Lock informed Grape Expectation's active partner, Mike Temple, that he was HIV-positive. According to Lock, Temple's attitude toward him…