Joseph E. Sharpe, Jr., an Individual v. American Telephone & Telegraph Company, a New York Corporation

Joseph E. Sharpe appeals from an order of the district court granting summary judgment to his former employer, American Telephone & Telegraph, Co. (AT & T), on his state law claims alleging disability discrimination in violation of Washington Revised Code § 49.60, breach of contract, negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence. Sharpe also appeals various discovery orders of the district court. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

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In 1990, Sharpe was a Systems Consultant (SC) in AT & T’s Seattle Major Markets group. SCs in the Major Markets group provide technical backup to Account Executives (AE), who sell AT & T long-distance service directly to large business customers. In late 1990, in response to changing business conditions, AT & T decided to reorganize its sales force in order to increasé the number of AEs in its Commercial Markets Group, which services smaller business customers. Accordingly, it decided to transfer approximately 1000 AEs and SCs from various groups within the company to AE positions in the Commercial Markets Group. In order to determine who would be transferred, AT &…