Rudy Castaneda v. Arizona Boys Ranch, Inc. Mario Gabaldon

97 F.3d 1458 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rudy CASTANEDA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARIZONA BOYS RANCH, INC.; Mario Gabaldon, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-16254. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 10, 1996. * Decided Sept. 13, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 This action arises out of the termination of plaintiff-appellant Rudy Castaneda's employment by defendant-appellee Arizona Boys Ranch ("ABR") and the filing of a report of suspected child abuse against Castaneda by his former supervisor at ABR, Denice Fitchie. Castaneda appeals the district court's dismissal of his defamation, Fourteenth Amendment, and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 , 1983, and 1986 claims. Castaneda also appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment against him on his remaining claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * We review de novo the district court's dismissal of…