Cardwell

MEMORANDUM **

Mark Cardwell and his wife, Marti Jo Cardwell (hereafter referred to collectively as “Cardwell”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in defendants’ favor in this action alleging age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and the Arizona Civil Rights Act (“ACRA”), and further alleging retaliation, intentional interference with contractual relations, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Cardwell also appeals the district court’s denial of a motion to compel discovery. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we recite them only as necessary for this decision.

We review de novo a district court’s grant of summary judgment. Pottenger v. Potlatch Corp., 329 F.3d 740, 745 (9th Cir. 2003). We review for abuse of discretion a district court’s denial of a motion to compel discovery. Hallett v. Morgan, 296 F.3d 732, 751 (9th Cir.2002).

The district court properly granted summary judgment for defendants on the ADEA and AGRA claims because Card-well failed to present evidence sufficient to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to…