Legal Opinion
Wolfgang Arnold v. International Business MacHines Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1981No. 78-3458PublishedCited by 1,226 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Arnold brought suit against International Business Machines (IBM) and several of its employees (collectively, defendants) for alleged violations of his. civil rights. The violations about which Arnold complains arose out of criminal action taken against him for the theft of IBM documents and trade secrets. He appeals from the district judge’s entry of summary judgment for defendants and from the district judge’s denial of his discovery motion. We affirm.
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In 1970, IBM became aware that certain documents, which involved what IBM considered proprietary information and…
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