United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

____________ FILED July 17, 2024 No. 23-30305 Lyle W. Cayce ____________ Clerk Marek Matthews,

Plaintiff—Appellant,

versus Tidewater, Incorporated; Tidewater Crewing, Limited,

Defendants—Appellees. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 2:21-CV-1530 ______________________________ Before Barksdale, Southwick, and Graves, Circuit Judges. Leslie H. Southwick, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff Marek Matthews alleges that, during the course