T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on a nd i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3. NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T L A R R Y B O E C K E N , J r ., P la in tif

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A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f o rth e E a s te rn D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn ia O l i ve rW . W a nge r , S e ni orD i s tr i c tJudge , P r e s i di ng A r gue d a nd S ubm i tt e d J a nua ry13, 2011 S a n F r a n c is c o , C a lif

o rn ia B efo re: W A L L A C E , S IL V E R M A N , an dT A L L M A N , C i rcu i tJu d g es. B oe c ke n appe a l s f

r om the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s s um m a ryj udgm e nti n f a vorof G a l l o G l a s s Co . ( G a l l o ) . Th e d i s tr i c tc o u rth a dj u r i s d i c t i o n p u r s u a n tt o 2 8 U . S. C. § 1 3 3 1 a n dw e h a v e j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e rth i s t i me l yap p e a l p u r s u a n tt o 2 8 U . S. C. § 1 2 9 1 . W e r e v ie w d e n o v o ad is tr ic t c o u rt’s s u m m a ryju d g m e n t. U ni v e rs al H e al th Se rvs . , I

nc . v . T hom ps on , 36 3 F . 3d 10 13 , 10 19 (9th C i r. 20 04 ). W e a ff i rm in p a rt, a n dr e v e r s e a n dr e m a n din p a rt. 

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B e c aus e B oe c ke n w a s w a l ki ng i n the pa rk a nd noti n c l os e a nd c ont i nui ng prox i m i ty t o h i s grand m other, he w as m i susi ng hi s l eave un der the F am i l y M edi ca l L eave A ct(F M L A ), 29 U . S . C . § 2 61 2(a) , and the C al i forni a F am i l y R i gh t s A ct ( C F R A ) , C a l. G o v ’t C o d e § 1 2 9 4 5 .2 ( a ) . T e l l is v . A las ka A i r l i nes , I nc . , 414 F . 3d 10 45 , 10 47 (9th C i r. 20 05 ). F urther, because there i s no requi re m entthat com pani es spec i fyw hi ch ac t i vi t i es ar e and ar e notac ce pt abl e use s of F M L A t i m e, B o e c k e n ’s a r g u m e n t th a t G a llo d idn o t p r o v id e “le g a llyp r o p e r ” n o tic e o f its F M L A po l i cyi n thi s r egar d fai l s. 29 C . F . R . § 8 25 . 30 1(b) (200 5). H o w e v e r , B o e c k e n a ls o c o n te n d s th a t G a llo s h o u ldh a v e p r o v id e dh im a d v a n c e n o t i c e o f

th e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f

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FM LA t i m e. T he F M L A re gu l at i on at29 C . F . R . § 8 25 . 30 1(b)(1) re qu i re s thatan e m p lo y e r“p r o v id e th e e m p lo y e e w ith w r itte n n o tic e d e ta ilin g th e s p e c if ic e xpe c t a t i ons a nd obl i ga t i ons of the e m pl oy e e a nd ex

plai ni ng anyc ons e que nc es of a f ai lur e to m e e t

thes e obl i

gat i ons ” ( em ph as i s a dd ed). G al l o’ s e m pl oyee m anual doe s nots t a t e tha tG a l l o c oul d i m m e di a t e l yt e rm i na t e a nye m pl oy e e f orm i s us i ng F M L A tim e . I t d o e s p r o v id e ap r o g r e s s iv e d is c ip lin e p o lic y . I t a ls o a llo w s G a llo t o t e rm i na t e s om e one f

or“ [ t ] he f tordi s hone s ty , ” butB oe c ke n c orr e c t l ypoi nt s out thatthere i s am at er i al i ss ue of fa ctas t o w hether G al l o con si dere d B oecken di s hone s ti n hi s us e of

hi s F M L A t i m e . G a l l o doe s nota ddr e s s thi s a r gum e nt . T he3

di s tr i c tc ourta l s o di d nota ddr e s s thi s a r gum e nt , l i ke l ybe c aus e B oe c ke n di d not m a k e th e a r g u m e n t in h is s u m m a ryju d g m e n t m o tio n p ap e r s . H o w e v e r , G a llo fa i l ed t o o bj ec tt o B oecken m aki ng the ar gu m entt o u s, w hi ch w ai ves any po t ent i al w a iv e rb yB o e c k e n . N

orw oo d v. V

an ce , 59 1 F . 3d 10 62 , 10 68 (9th C i r. 20 10 ) ( “ It is w e ll- e s tab lis h e dth a t ap a rtyc a n w a iv e w a iv e rim p lic itlyb yf a ilin g to a s s e rt it” (i nt ernal qu ot at i on m arks and ci t at i on om i tt ed)) . T h er ef o re , a m ater ial fac t i s in d isp u te— w h eth erG allo v io latedB o ec k en ’s F M L A n o tic e r ig h ts

— th a t c a n n o t b e d e c id e db ys u m m a ryju d g m e n t. See 29 C . F . R . § 825. 301( f

) ( 2005) ( e m pl oy e rw ho f a i l s t o pr ovi de r e qui r e d not i c e c a nnot ta k e a c tio n a g a in s t e m p lo y e e f o rf a ilu r e to c o m p lyw ith e m p lo y e r ’s r e q u ir e m e n ts ) . B oe c ke n’ s F a i rE m pl oy m e nta nd H ous i ng A c tc l a i m , C a l . G ov’ tC ode § 12940, f

a i l s be c aus e , a s the di s tr i c tc ourtc orr e c t l yde c i de d, B oe c ke n ha s not i d en t i fi eda m at eri al i ssu e o f factas t o w h eth er h i s fi ri n g w as p ret ex tu al . F i n al l y, s u m m a ryju d g m e n t o n B o e c k e n ’s c o m m o n la w to rt c la im o f w r o n g f u l d is c h a r g e in vi ol at i on of pu bl i c pol i cyw as corr ec t l y deni ed because , as se tforth abo ve, B o e c k e n ’s te rm in a tio n w a s n o t p r e d ic a te do n am o tiv a tio n th a t v io la te dp u b lic p o l i cy. H

o lm es v. G en . D

yn a m i cs C o rp ., 2 2 C a l. Rp tr . 2 d1 7 2 , 1 7 7 n .8 ( C a l. C t. A pp . 19 93 ). E a c h p a rtyw ill b e a rits c o s ts o n ap p e a l.4

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