Alvin T. MacIonski v. Alaska Airlines

94 F.3d 652 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Alvin T. MACIONSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALASKA AIRLINES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-55197. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 6, 1996. Decided Aug. 12, 1996. 1 Before: BRUNETTI and RYMER, Circuit Judges, and TANNER, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 3 Plaintiff filed this action in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming damages arising from Alaska's allegedly wrongful termination of Plaintiff's employment in violation of public policy. Alaska claims that Plaintiff was an at-will employee, and was discharged for exercising "extremely poor judgment" which resulted in the violation of at least three of Alaska's rules of conduct. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we AFFIRM. DISCUSSION A. Stipulation of At-Will Employment 4 Plaintiff alleges that the district court erred in refusing to set aside his prior counsel's stipulation that Plaintiff was…