Faye R. Miyamoto v. Otis Elevator Co., a New Jersey Corporation, and Doe 1-10

26 F.3d 131 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Faye R. MIYAMOTO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OTIS ELEVATOR CO., a New Jersey corporation, and Doe 1-10, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-15386. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 9, 1994. Decided June 9, 1994. Before: FARRIS, BEEZER and RYMER, Circuit Judges MEMORANDUM * Defendant Otis Elevator appeals from the judgment of the district court in favor of plaintiff Faye R. Miyamoto. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . I. Collateral Estoppel Otis argues that Miyamoto is estopped from contending that she was injured in the December 1987 fall because the Office of Worker's Compensation Programs denied her worker's compensation claim for that injury. We reject the argument. Whether collateral estoppel is available is reviewed de novo. Bates v. Union Oil Co. of California, 944 F.2d 647, 649 (9th Cir.1991), cert. denied, 112 S.Ct. 1761 (1992). A district court's decision to…