Siamak Kohanoff v. Arco Products Co., a Division of Atlantic Richfield Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

77 F.3d 489 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Siamak KOHANOFF, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARCO PRODUCTS CO., a Division of Atlantic Richfield Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-56585. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 7, 1996. * Decided Feb. 12, 1996. Before: CANBY, HAWKINS, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 ARCO Products Company ("ARCO") appeals the district court's grant of a preliminary injunction barring it from terminating its franchise relationship with Siamak Kohanoff ("Kohanoff"). ARCO contends that the district court erred in concluding that Kohanoff, who entered a guilty plea but has yet to be sentenced on a felony charge, has not been "convicted" for the purposes of franchise termination under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2802 et seq. ("PMPA"). 3 We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (a)(1). We will reverse a preliminary injunction only if the…