Marilyn Edwards v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company

74 F.3d 1245 11 IER Cases 480 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Marilyn EDWARDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-15735. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 17, 1995. * Decided Jan. 3, 1996. 1 Before: SCHROEDER, ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and WHALEY, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Marilyn Edwards appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company ("USF & G") in Edwards' diversity action. Edwards contends that USF & G breached an employment contract and the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. She also contends that the district court erred by applying Maryland law rather than California to resolve the claims in this case. We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm because we are in essential agreement with the district court's opinion in Edwards v. U.S.F. & G, 848 F.Supp. 1460…