Robert Hayden v. J.A. Reickerd, Michael Hernandez, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc., Lockheed Corporation

12 F.3d 1106 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert HAYDEN, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. J.A. REICKERD, Michael Hernandez, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc., Lockheed Corporation, Defendants/Appellees. No. 92-16107. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 4, 1993. * Decided Dec. 16, 1993. 1 Before: KOZINSKI and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges; HATFIELD, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Robert Hayden appeals the district court's order denying his request for an award of attorney's fees and costs under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1447 (c). Jurisdiction vests with this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. BACKGROUND 4 Robert Hayden, a Lockheed Corporation employee and union steward, instituted an action in the Superior Court for Santa Clara County in and for the State of California, seeking damages as against Lockheed Corporation and two of its management employees. Hayden alleged, inter alia, the defendants had engaged in "a…