Entergy Louisiana, L.L.C. v. Wackenhut Corporation, No. 11-30119 (5th Cir. 2011)
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Case: 11-30119 Document: 00511680044 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/30/2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED No. 11-30119 November 30, 2011 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk ENTERGY LOUISIANA, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellee, versus WACKENHUT CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 2:09-CV-7367 Before SMITH, PRADO, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Entergy Louisiana, L.L.C. ( Entergy ), sued Wackenhut Corporation ( Wackenhut ) for a declaratory judgment that Entergy was not required to * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Case: 11-30119 Document: 00511680044 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/30/2011 No. 11-30119 indemnify Wackenhut for sums paid to settle a wage-and-hours dispute with the guards it employed to secure Entergy s power plant. The district court granted summary judgment to Entergy based on the contract and denied recovery under a theory of quantum meruit. We have reviewed the briefs, the applicable law, and pertinent portions of the record and have heard the arguments of counsel. Essentially on the basis of the Order and Reasons entered by the district court to explain the summary judgment, that judgment is AFFIRMED. 2
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