HAMILTON v. STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO.

No. 00-55530.

270 F.3d 778 (2001)

Lawrence HAMILTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation; David's Restaurant Supply, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Adelstein, Los Angeles, California, for the appellant.

Charles A. Bird, Peter H. Klee, John T. Brooks, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, San Diego, California, for the appellees.

Before: Melvin Brunetti, Pamela Ann Rymer, and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted October 10, 2001 — Pasadena, California.

OPINION

BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Lawrence Hamilton appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment for Defendant-appellee State Farm Fire and Casualty Company on Hamilton's bad faith and breach of contract claims. We hold that Hamilton is judicially estopped from asserting these claims, and affirm.

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