Diaz et al v. U.S. Century Bank et al, No. 1:2012cv21224 - Document 28 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
Court Description: ORDER denying 20 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. Signed by Chief Judge Federico A. Moreno on 8/17/2012. (tkn)
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Diaz et al v. U.S. Century Bank et al Doc. 28 UN I TED STA TES D I STRI COU RT FO R TH E CT SO UTH ERN D I STRI O F FLO RI A CT D M i m iD i s on a vi i C as N um be 1 21 e r: 2- 224- l - O RE NO C V M LI A N M A RTI D I Z V N A FI ERO A V I GU LLA SU SO , and J V I A ER Pli if , antfs U . CEN TU RY BAN K , I TERN A TI AL S. N ON RI RESPON SE,l C. a J SE A N TON I SK N , nd O O QUIANO, J Def nda s e nt . / O R DER DEN Y I G D EFEN DA N T U . C ENTU R Y BA N K ' M O TI N T O DI I N S. S O SM SS TH I CAU SE c m e be or t Cour upon Def ndan U . Ce ur Bn s M oton t S a f e he t e t S. nt y nk' i o DimisFis Ame s s rt ndedCompl nt( E.No. ) fldonJul 1 201 Pli if Li nM a tn ai D. 20 ,ie v 9. 2. antfs va ri D i za J vi rFi ue oav il s o br a nd a e g r la us ought ui ag ns D e e nt U . 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Twom bl 550 U . a 556. l vi nc ' he e r d l nt y, S. t s And,ofc s a w el- ea d our e, lpl de c mplitma p o e de e i isrke as v yj d eta a t a pr o o t o efcsi o an y r c e v n f t ti s a v u g h t cu l o f f h s a t s i obabl a çha ar c r i veyrmoea unlkel '' d.( tngSc ue v Rhode , mpr e, nd t t e ovey s r e t nd i y.'1 quoi he r . s 41 U. 232,236( 974). 6 S. 1 ) 1Ast e di wih t i r po et t frtmotont dimis Pli if begi t i pr entr pons by h y d t her es ns o he is i o s s , antfs n her es es e atmpi t difr i et hei e pladi r quie nt ofTwombl andI fom t FLSA con e . te tng o feentat he ghtned e ng e r me s y qbal r he t xt Rel ngon l uagefom apç -qbalEl enh Cic tdecson,he m ant n t tt r quie e st sat aFLSA yi ang r tl ev t r ui ii t y i ai ha he e rm nt o t e cam aet ut srihfr r'i c mpaio t tec mplxt o tepe dn siv v di T mby Se S c! li r t i tag to wad'n o rs n o h o e i f h la ig n ole n wo l. e e y q e y ' o a o v La b , 1 F d Ap ' 7 , 6 ( 1hCi.2 08. fL b r . b e 3 9 e . px 61 7 3 1 t r 0 ) A st Supr Cour hassr s Twombl i xpou he eme t tesed, yt e ndedt pladi sa r f L lci lacins'' he e ng tnda d or al vi to .' l b l5 6U. a 68 (mp a i a d d.Co rsi teElv nhCic ih v afr dti h ligi FLS c ss q a, 5 S. t 4 e h ss d e ) u t n h e e t rut a e flme hs odn n A a e, s cii ly ditnguihi pas c rr ca elw.Se ,eg.Go lzv OI Libon Re t ( BarL. . ,820F. pe fcal si s ng t onta y s a e . , nzae . d s s.: t L C. 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Spe tca l Pl ntf sas e tt tt y ha ci ly, ai i f s r ha he ve i i ude s f c e a l ga i r l tng t Ce ur Ba sr e i t con r ,s r i i a ncl d uf i i nt le tons e a i o nt y nk' ol n he t ol upe v s on, nd pa m e ofPl i i f . M o e r Pl ntf sc e t t f c -nt ns ve na ur oft e onom i y nt a ntfs r ove , ai i f ont nd hat he a t i e i t e he c c r a ii st s m a t t tt Cour pr e v t a l i f a l t rs a e lte e t nda es ha he t es r e he na ys s or a e t ge. Se ton203( oft FLSA dei S oye 'a l nypes a tngdie tyo ci d) he fnes t empl r' s s a ron ci r cl r idr cl i t eitrs O a e ly ri r lto t a e o e . 29U.. j2 3 d .Th s n ie t n h n ee t f n mpo e n eain o n mply e' y ' SC. 0 ( ) i de e na i i a quesi of1 w a a c tm us f us o t de onom i r altesoft t nni ton s ton a nd our t oc n he i c c e ii he i vi ua c ev l ng t t ts r ndi d l as ' ooki o he ûuroundi cic sa esoft whol aci t ' Be kv. e ' ng r um t nc he e tviy.' c Boc Gr ,L. ,391F.Su 2d 11 11 ( D. a. p. C. pp. 83, 86 S. Fl 2005) Asaf . oundai lmatr ac tmus tona te , our t a c r a n l t rt pl i i fw a de nde u n t put tve e pl r' I s e t i t he he a ntf s pe nt po he a i m oye . d whe ' Addii ly, heFLSA r cog z t ;awor rc n beec tona l t e nies hat 1 ke a onom ialy de ndenton,a c l pe nd t u j it e o e b , r t no ee tt a tesmetme' Ane o v D ( SFa ms 8 h s onl mply d y mo e ha n n i t h a i . tn r . f y y ' r ,8 F. 925,929( 1hCi.996) TheEl nt Cic ti pa tc a e oysei f t si 3d 1 t r1 . eve h rui n riulr mpl ght acor n - 4- a ay igwh te aj ite l y n r lto s pe it: 1 tenau ea dd g e o t e n lzn eh r on mp o me t eain hi x ss ( ) h tr n e re f h put i empl rsc r oft wor r;( t de e ofs r ii diec ori rc,oft atve oye ' ontol he kes 2) he gre upe vson, r t ndie t he wor ( t rg ,die tyori rcl t hie,tr,ormodiyt wor r'e o nt k; 3) he iht rcl ndie ty,o r ie f he kes mplyme c tons ( t po rt dee mi t wor r pa r t ormehodsofpa ondii ; 4) he we o tr ne he kes' y aes t yment( )t , ' 5 he prpaai ofpa olandpa ntofwor r 'wa ;( t ownes poft fclteswhee e rton yr l yme ke s ges 6) he rhi he a iii r tewo ko c re ; 7 wh te t woke p ro me aln j bitg a t t ee dp o u t a d h r c u r d ( ) eh r he r r ef r d i e o ne r lo h n r d c , n ' ( t r ai i t nti e pme a fcltes Bec 391F.Su 2da 11 8) he eltve nvesme n qui nt nd a iii . k, pp. t 87. Furhe m or ,t El ve h Ci c tha pr de a f w und l ng prnc pl st gui t t r e he e nt r ui s ovi d e eryi i i e o de he e cu i oft sana ys s Fi s , he i uiy doe no l t w he he t e pl e i m or xe ton hi l i . r t t nq r s t ook o t r he m oye s e de nde on o puttve e o rve s t o he ,buti t a f us son E a e oy e pe nt ne a i mpl ye r us he t r nse d oc e t ch mpl m nt e rlto s i a i e it b t e tewo k ra tep rya sre t beaj it mpo e . Se eain hp s t x ss ewe n h r e nd h a t se td o on e ly r' e ' La onv DHL Ex e s( ,I , 11-253 201 U. App. yt . prs USA) nc.No. 1 2, 2 S. LEXI 1 S 3978, t*1 ( 1h a 4, 1 t Ci. ul 9,201 ( i Antnor 88F. a 932 .Sec noonefco i dee mi tve. rJ y 2) quotng e , 3d t -33) ond, a tr s tr nai Ant r 8 F. a 932. Thid,e onom i de eno , 8 3d t r c c pende e i t uli a e no i n t tm us di e tt nc s he tm t t o ha t r c he c ts de i i n. See i Fourh,t a e e ofa one orm or oft f ct s doe notpr cl our ' c s o d t he bs nc ny e he a or s e ude afn igo j ite o me t eBe k 3 F. p 2 a 1 8 .Fit,h c u t h udn t idn f on mply n .Se c , 91 Su p. d t 1 7 fh te o r s o l o r l on com m on 1 w notons ofe pl m e , i t d s d c i rt e onom i r alt of ey a i m oy nt but ns ea houl ons de he c c e iy t erlto hp.S eAi bev fo g d S ot r , n .2 F.d4 4 4 9( 1h Ci.1 9 ) h eains i e ma l . n r c tFa ms I c, 0 3 3 , 3 1 t r 9 4 . Fi l t FLSA asa r e a sa ut s d be c t ed br dl Se Be k,391 F.Supp. naly, he em di l t t e houl onsnz oa y. e c 2d a 1187. t A tt s s a ,Pl i if ha pr de e hi t ge a ntf s ve ovi d nough f c s i t rc pl ntt m a a pl usbl a t n hei om ai o ke a i e cl i t tt y ha a e pl e r l to hi w ih Ce ur Ba a m ha he d n m oym nt e a i ns p t nt y nk.Pl i if ha of e ed a ntf s ve f r s ii a lga i t ts a die ty t anum be oft f c o sutlz d i t e onom i pec fc le tons ha pe k r c l o r he a t r iie n he c c r a ii st s . Fo i t nc t y ha pr s nt de a l o t na ur ofC e ur Ba s c r e lte e t r ns a e, he ve e e ed t is n he t e nt y nk' ontol ove Pli ifVils ounde f t (1,ncudi algai t tLi Tore ,amana ra r antf laus r acor ) i l ng le tons ha nda rs ge t Ce tr Ba k d o n c tl )wih ( la u olo ad iyb ss' n Sn t ce E la u o nu y n ,t mmu iae d t Vils s n al a i'a d t snztd vils s l c i r ga di t m a r i whi h he w ase e r ng he nne n c xpec e t s r e i om i c t e sand ot rper ons t d o c e n nc ng us om r he s u e ei t bn sprmie . Fis Am.Compl! 1 pon ntrng he nk' e s s' rt ' . 9.Furhemor,Vils owas t r e la us r quied t s ak t To r i o de t r e ve pe m i son t e hi s f , t ke da of ,orl a e r o pe o r es n r r o ec i r s i o nd s hi t a ys f e ve wokeal Seei !!22-24.Fi ly,Vils oc dno vai t hi wor s he e unls r ry. d. nal laus oul t ldae s k c duls e s Tore sg t m.Se i ! 1 Pli if as not t tt ybot wor ds eya Ce ur rs ined he e d. 8. antfs lo e ha he h ke oll t nt y Ba sprncpalplceofbusne sunderfco ( .Lat Pli if ase tha Ce ur Ba nk' i i a is a tr 6) s, antfs s r t t nt y nk e rieds s pe ii ove t m unde f cor( ,ncl ngt fctt tTore patci td xecs ome u nr on r he s r a t 2) i udi he a ha r s ri pae i me tn swi Dee a tQui no a ltmain l s Re p n ec r o aeo fc r t ds u s n ei g t fnd n j , n n e to a Rik s o s o p r t fie, o ic s h a Vil us spef ma .Se i !!21 25, las o' ror nce e d. , 26. W he vi n ewed i t lghtm os f vor bl t Pl ntf s t c pl ntdoespr de m or n he i t a a e o ai i f , he om ai ovi e t nt meef ha he r onnul c r cia i t tt y of e ed i t ri t a c pl nt A lhoug ai e t tons ha he f r n hei nii l om ai . t h Pl i if do nota e seve y f c o , he e a ntf s ddr s r a t r t conom i r a ii st s i ' de e ne by a c e lte e t s t not t nui d mahe tc f mul ,' i a onef t dipostve.fa on, 2 U. App.LEXI 1 t ma ial or a'nor s ny acor s ii yt 201 S. S 3978 , a #1 I e t dee mi tonofwhehe aj n e oyme rltons p e ssuli t y t 4. nde d,he tr nai t r oit mpl nt eai hi xit tmael ç pe onalt f t i t pa tc a c s '29C. R.j791. a) AlhoughPli if i nds 1 he acs n he riulr a e. de ' F. 2( . t antfs ne de t pr de m or t n l l a conc usonst s vi a m oton t di m i s de a l d e d o ovi e ha abe s nd l i o ur ve i o s s , t ie fcu l le ain ween tn c say.S eT mby,5 0U. a 5 5 Ane h usi ej n a ta alg to s r o e e sr e wo l 5 S. t 5 . x a tv oit e pl en a l i w oul t be pr a u e a t s s a w he e Pl i if ha s i t a m oym t na ys s d hus em t r t hi t ge r a ntf s ve ubm ted - 6- plusbl cai .Ac or ngl t Cour de esCe ur Ba sm oton t dim is a i e lm c di y, he t ni nt y nk' i o s s. l . CO N CLU SI N V O Fort abo r as ,i i he ve e ons t s A DJUD G ED t tDef nda U . Ce ur Ba sM oton t D im i s Fis Am e d ha e nt S. nt y nk' i o s s rt nde Com pl nti D EN I . ai s ED DON E A N D ORD ERED i Cha be sa M i m i Fl i t s n m r t a , orda, hi FED ERI C .M O UN I TED STA TE Copi pr de t es ovi d o: Couns lofRe r e co d da ofAug t 201 y us , 2. STRI J D GE CT U
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