California Court of Appeal

In an employment action, trial court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where: 1) the trial court properly rejected defendant's claim that plaintiff was required to exhaust internal administrative remedies prior to filing suit as plaintiff's claim he suffered discrimination based on whistleblowing is not governed by the internal rules on which the defendant relies; 2) three of plaintiff's claims failed to state a cause of action; and 3) there were no triable issues of material fact with respect to plaintiff's other claims as defendant met its burden to show a legitimate justification for its employment decisions, and plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue as to pretext.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/19/2009
• Published 03/19/2009

Judges

• KLEIN, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Leo James Terrell and Leo James Terrell, Beverly Hills, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas and Thomas, Michael Thomas;  Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Martin Stein and Alison M. Turner, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent.