Armine Kadiyan v. Medtronic, Inc.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as*
provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The Honorable Edward R. Korman, Senior United States District Judge for the**
Eastern District of New York, sitting by designation.
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ARMINE KADIYAN,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MEDTRONIC, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee.
No. 11-55697
2:10-cv-05921-MMM-MAN
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
Margaret M. Morrow, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted January 7, 2013
Pasadena, California
Before: W. FLETCHER, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and KORMAN,
Senior District Judge.**
Plaintiff Armine Kadiyan appeals the district court’s grant of summary
judgment in favor of defendant, Medtronic, Inc. We agree with the district court that
FILED
MAR 05 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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there were no genuine issues of material fact that precluded the grant of summary
judgment. Even assuming plaintiff was terminated, as she alleges, defendant’s
undisputed conduct did not violate the California Family Rights Act or the Fair
Employment and Housing Act and, consequently, her termination was not in violation
of public policy. Moreover, plaintiff’s claim for breach of express or implied
employment contract is flatly contradicted by the documents that she signed indicating
her employment was at all times “at-will.” Thus, we uphold the grant of summary
judgment.
AFFIRMED.

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