Schuyler Van Scoy v. Charles G. Kinney v. Shell Oil Company

98 F.3d 1348 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Schuyler VAN SCOY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles G. Kinney, Appellant, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 95-16315, 96-15008. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 17, 1996. Decided Oct. 2, 1996. 1 Before: CHOY, CANBY, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Schuyler Van Scoy appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Shell Oil Company in Van Scoy's state law tort action alleging that Shell tortiously injured him by dumping excessive amounts of selenium into the San Francisco Bay. Van Scoy's attorney also appeals the district court's levying of sanctions against him because he pursued Van Scoy's tort claims after it was apparent that there was no injury and no causation. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 11. We affirm. 4 1. The district court did not err when it concluded that Van Scoy had failed to submit evidence demonstrating that he had suffered…