Matthews v. Reno

92 F.3d 1193 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jack I. MATTHEWS, a married man, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Janet RENO, in her official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, and Joel Knowles and Jane Doe Knowles, husband and wife, Defendants-Appellees No. 95-15668. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 10, 1996. Decided July 23, 1996. 1 Before: REINHARDT and HALL, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, Senior District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Appellant Jack Matthews ("Matthews") appeals a district court Order granting summary judgment for U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno (the "Attorney General"), in Matthews' action under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 (a). We AFFIRM. I. 4 On September 24, 1991, Matthews was terminated from his position as a Cook Foreman at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson (FCI-Tucson). Matthews had been employed at FCI-Tucson for nearly a decade, but was terminated due…