Wallen Lawson v. Ppg Architectural Finishes, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 2 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WALLEN LAWSON, No. 22-56114

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 8:18-cv-00705-JVS-JPR v.

PPG ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES, INC., MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California James V. Selna, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 8, 2023 San Francisco, California

Before: COLLINS, FORREST, and SUNG, Circuit Judges. Concurrence by Judge FORREST.

Plaintiff-Appellant Wallen Lawson appeals the district court’s grant of

summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee PPG Architectural Finishes,

Inc. (“PPG”) on his claims for whistleblower retaliation under California Labor

Code § 1102.5 and common law wrongful termination. We have jurisdiction under

28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we review the district court’s decision de novo, Ochoa v.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. City of…