Jason Klein v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., No. 08-1248 (8th Cir. 2009)

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Court Description: Civil case. Defendant's summary judgment on plaintiff's wrongful- termination claims affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 08-1248 ___________ Jason W. Klein, Appellant, v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio Corporation, Appellee. * * * * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the * District of Nebraska. * * [UNPUBLISHED] * * ___________ Submitted: February 18, 2009 Filed: February 24, 2009 ___________ Before BYE, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Jason Klein appeals the district court s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his wrongful-termination action. After reviewing the record de novo, see Roemmich v. Eagle Eye Dev., LLC, 526 F.3d 343, 348 (8th Cir. 2008) (de novo review of district court s interpretation of state law); Trinity Products, Inc. v. Burgess Steel, L.L.C., 486 F.3d 325, 330 (8th Cir. 2007) (de novo review of district court s grant of summary judgment), we conclude that summary judgment was proper for the reasons stated by 1 The Honorable Richard G. Kopf, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska. the district court. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-

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