Case Name: Dolores M. OUBRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1998-03-10
Citations: 136 F.3d 1342
Docket Number: No. 96-30654
Parties: Dolores M. OUBRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before GARWOOD, JOLLY and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 136
Pages: 1342–1342

Head Matter:
Dolores M. OUBRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 96-30654
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 10, 1998.
Barbara Gale Haynie, Metairie, LA, for Oubre.
James Martin McGrew, New Orleans, LA, Renee Williams Masinter, Entergy Services, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before GARWOOD, JOLLY and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Dolores M. Oubre filed suit against Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) on September 26, 1995. Oubre alleged that she was constructively discharged from employment by Entergy in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. and LSA-R.S. 23: 972 and 51: 2231, et seq. Entergy filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that Oubre had waived her right to bring this action by executing a release which waived all claims relating to her employment. Entergy further argued that Oubre ratified the release by accepting and not returning the consideration given to her in exchange for her execution of the release.
The district court granted Entergy's motion in accordance with our decisions in Blakeney v. Lomas Information Systems, Inc., 65 F.3d 482 (5th Cir.1995), cert. denied, 516 U.S. 1158, 116 S.Ct. 1042, 134 L.Ed.2d 189 (1996), and Wamsley v. Champlin Refining & Chemicals, Inc., 11 F.3d 534 (5th Cir.1993), cert. denied, 514 U.S. 1037, 115 S.Ct. 1403, 131 L.Ed.2d 290 (1995). We affirmed. See Oubre v. Entergy Operations, Inc., No. 96-30654 (5th Cir. Nov. 6, 1996) (per curiam). The Supreme Court reversed. See Oubre v. Entergy Operations, Inc., — U.S. -, 118 S.Ct. 838, 139 L.Ed.2d 849 (1998).
Accordingly, the district court's order of May 23,1996, granting summary judgment is REVERSED. The ease is REMANDED to the district court for proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court's pronouncement.