Daniel L. Payette v. Safety-Kleen Corporation Marc Griffin Jane Doe Griffin, Mark and Jane Doe Griffin, and the Community Property Thereof

34 F.3d 1073 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Daniel L. PAYETTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAFETY-KLEEN CORPORATION; Marc Griffin; Jane Doe Griffin, Mark and Jane Doe Griffin, and The Community Property Thereof, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35410. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 1, 1994. * Decided Aug. 25, 1994. Before: ALARCON, BEEZER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Daniel Payette ("Payette") appeals from the order granting summary judgment in favor of the Safety-Kleen Corporation ("Safety-Kleen"). Payette contends that the district court erred in determining that no cause of action existed for either breach of contract or defamation. We affirm because we find no merit to either of Payette's arguments. I. 3 Payette asserts that there are genuine issues of material fact in dispute concerning whether Safety-Kleen had just cause to terminate his employment. We review de novo a district court's grant of summary…