Nelson v. Glass & Associates, Inc.

MEMORANDUM **

Plaintiff-Appellant Jerry Nelson (“Nelson”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees Glass & Associates, Inc. (“Glass”), and its employee Clyde Ham-street (“Hamstreet”). Nelson, the former general manager of Wescold, Inc. (“Wescold”), sued Glass and Hamstreet (together “Defendants”) for tortious interference with economic relations. He alleged that Defendants improperly informed Wescold’s Board of Directors that he was refusing to cooperate with the Board. The district court found that Nelson had not raised an issue of fact as to the Defendants’ use of improper means or acting with improper motives. 1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm the district court.

We review a grant of summary judgment de novo. Leonel v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 400 F.3d 702, 708 (9th Cir.2005). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, we must determine whether there are any genuine issues of material fact. Id.

The district court properly determined that there was no genuine issue of material fact as to whether Hamstreet used improper means in conveying information to Wescold’s Board.…