Gregory Louis Depuydt v. Fmc Corporation

35 F.3d 570 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gregory Louis DEPUYDT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FMC CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-16729. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 10, 1994. Decided Sept. 7, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Gregory DePuydt appeals the district court's partial summary judgment on his claim against FMC Corporation for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. As the parties are familiar with the facts, we need not discuss them. We review de novo the district court's grant of summary judgment, Jones v. Union Pac. R.R., 968 F.2d 937, 940 (9th Cir.1992), and we affirm. 3 * FMC argues as a threshold issue that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal. It contends that the district court should not have entered an appealable final judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b). We find no error and conclude that we have jurisdiction.…