Stewart v. Courtyard Management Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Plaintiff-Appellant Donald Stewart (“Stewart”) appeals from the district court’s order granting Defendant-Appellee Courtyard Management Corporation’s (“Courtyard”) motion for summary judgment. Courtyard requests attorney fees pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 38 and 28 U.S.C. § 1927. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.
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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Donald Stewart was an hourly employee of Courtyard. He worked as a front desk clerk for one of its hotels in New Orleans. Courtyard and Stewart had no employment contract.
Courtyard used the Loss Prevention Department of…
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