Legal Opinion
Habets v. Waste Management, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 2004No. 03-20370PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Harry Habets (“Ha-bets”) seeks reversal of the district court’s decision adopting the magistrate judge’s recommendation and granting summary judgment to Defendant-Appellee Waste Management, Inc. (“WMI”). The district court concluded that Habets had no right to participate in WMI’s Key Executive Severance Plan (the “KESP”) once WMI’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) amended the list of KESP participants to remove Habets. On appeal, Habets argues first that the district court failed to review the magistrate judge’s recommendation under a de novo…
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