Wallen Lawson v. Ppg Arch. Finishes, Inc.

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

FEB 9 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WALLEN LAWSON, No. 19-55802

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 8:18-cv-00705-AG-JPR v.

PPG ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES, MEMORANDUM*

INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Andrew J. Guilford, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 4, 2020 Resubmitted February 9, 2022 Pasadena, California

Before: LIPEZ,** RAWLINSON, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Wallen Lawson appealed the district court’s summary judgment in his action

against PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., a paint company. Lawson challenged the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Kermit V. Lipez, United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, sitting by designation. dismissal of his claim for whistleblower retaliation under California Labor Code

section 1102.5, arguing that the district court applied the…