John E. Adams v. Arabian American Oil Company

8 F.3d 25 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John E. ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARABIAN AMERICAN OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-35028. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 1, 1993. Decided Sept. 28, 1993. Before WALLACE, WRIGHT and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 John E. Adams sued his former employer, the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO), claiming that the company breached his employment contract and wrongfully discharged him. The district court granted summary judgment for ARAMCO. Adams appealed, and we now AFFIRM. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS 3 The facts in this case are contained in the district court's pretrial order, lodged on February 20, 1991, and are not in dispute. ARAMCO fired Adams pursuant to Article 73 of the Saudi Arabian Labor and Workmen Law (Labor Law) because the company believed that during 1987 and 1988 he authored letters and party invitations purporting to implicate another ARAMCO…