Chevron v. Schirmer

11 F.3d 1473 CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. W. Scott SCHIRMER, Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Nos. 91-16580, 91-16601, 92-15688 and 92-15821. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 2, 1993. Decided Dec. 16, 1993. N. Warner Lee, Charles L. Chester, and Susan M. Mukai, Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite, Phoenix, AZ, for plaintiff-counterdefendant-appellee-cross-appellant Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Janet Napolitano and Steven J. Labenksy, Lewis & Roca, Phoenix, AZ, for defendant-counterclaimant-appellant-cross-appellee W. Scott Schirmer. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before: FLETCHER, POOLE, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Chevron U.S.A. Inc. ("Chevron") appeals the entry of summary judgment in favor of W. Scott Schirmer ("Schirmer") on Chevron's suit for specific performance of an option contract to purchase real property. Schirmer appeals the entry of summary judgment for Chevron on his counterclaim for damages sustained from Chevron's recording of notice of lis pendens on the property. Both…