Paula J. Board v. Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

97 F.3d 1458 69 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 44,331 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Paula J. BOARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-55680. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 5, 1996. Decided Sept. 24, 1996. 1 Before: REINHARDT, HALL, and LEAVY Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Plaintiff-appellant Paula J. Board appeals from the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. We affirm. I. 4 Board contends the district court erred in striking the declaration of Christina Lumba as inadmissible hearsay. We find that most of the declaration is peppered with hearsay and therefore hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion by striking paragraphs 1 through 11 of the declaration. However, paragraph 12 of the declaration refers to a meeting involving Board, Lumba and Mary McNulty. Lumba's perceptions…