Rod Williams v. Skywest Airlines, Inc. Gary Goodman Keith Malner

59 F.3d 177 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rod WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC.; Gary Goodman; Keith Malner, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55739. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1994. * Decided June 26, 1995. Before: FARRIS, POOLE, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rod Williams appeals the district court's summary judgment against him on his state law claims for wrongful termination in violation of public policy, breach of an implied contract, and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. We review de novo the district court's summary judgment, Jones v. Union Pac. R.R., 968 F.2d 937, 940 (9th Cir. 1992), and we affirm. 3 * Williams contends that the district court erred in requiring him to establish that, even if he was fired for refusing to commit a crime, the criminal statute at issue embodied a fundamental policy inuring to the benefit of the public. We are not persuaded.…