Legal Opinion

Stewart v. Courtyard Management Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 23, 2005No. 05-30077UnpublishedCited by 6 opinions

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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