Friday
Friday v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Craig and H. Louise Friday appeal pro se the district court’s summary judgment for Northwest Airlines in their action alleging wrongful discharge, disability discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and defamation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s summary judgment. Burrell v. Star Nursery, Inc., 170 F.3d 951, 954 (9th Cir. 1999). We affirm.
*392 Craig Friday failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to his wrongful discharge and federal and state disability discrimination claims, because he entered into a settlement agreement in which he voluntarily terminated his employment as a pilot at Northwest Airlines after stipulating that he was unfit to fly an airplane. See United States v. Real Property Located at 22 Santa Barbara Drive, 264 F.3d 860, 873 (9th Cir.2001).
We do not consider Craig Friday’s age discrimination claim because he failed to challenge summary judgment as to this claim in the opening brief on appeal. See Officers for Justice v. Civil Serv. Comm’n of City & County of San Francisco, 979 F.2d 721, 726 (9th…