Opinion ID: 411778
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Text: 8 This court may affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment on the breach of contract claims if the record shows, after reviewing the evidence and factual inferences in the light most favorable to the appellant, that there are no genuine issues of material fact and the appellee is entitled to prevail as a matter of law. EEOC v. County of Santa Barbara, 666 F.2d 373, 378 (9th Cir.1982); Dosier v. Miami Valley Broadcasting Corp., 656 F.2d 1295, 1300 (9th Cir.1981). 9 Interpretation of a contract is a matter of law. Libby, McNeill and Libby v. City National Bank, 592 F.2d 504, 512 (9th Cir.1978). Whether a contract is ambiguous is also a question of law. United States v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 652 F.2d 1341, 1343 (9th Cir.1981). If a contract is unclear, summary judgment is ordinarily inappropriate. Id. at 1344.