Marckenson v. Lal Peker, LLC et al, No. 1:2011cv22617 - Document 24 (S.D. Fla. 2011)
Court Description: ORDER GRANTING 14 Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge K. Michael Moore on 10/19/2011. (rg1)
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Marckenson v. Lal Peker, LLC et al Doc. 24 I THE UNI N TED STATES DI STRI CO URT CT FO R TH E SO U TH E RN DI STRI T O F FLO RI C DA Cas N o.1: - 2261 K M M e 11 cv7J EAN TY M A RCI SON , QEN Pl i tf , a n if VS- LAL PEKER,LLC , b a VOCELLIPI W /l ZZA, d M USTAFA PEKER, Def nda s. e nt / O RDER G M NTI DEFENDANT' M O TI N FOR SUM M ARY JUDGM ENT NG S O THI CAUSE c S ame bef e t Cour upon Def nda s M oton t Dim is Am e d or he t e nt ' i o s s nde Compli ,ori t Ale natv De e nt'M oin f r Summay J me ( No.1 . ant n he tr ie, f nda s to o r udg nt ECF 4) Plitf fld a Re p n e ( No.2 ) a d Dee a t tld a Re y ( No 2 ) The anif ie s o s ECF 2 , n fnd ns ie pl ECF . 3 . M o i i now rpe f rr vi w.UPON CON SI ton s i o e t DERATI oft M oton, t Res e,Re y, ON he i ht pons pl t pe tne pori oft r cor a be ng ot r s f l advie i t pr m ie , t Cour he ri nt tons he e d, nd i he wie uly s d n he e s s he t e er t f l ng Or r nt s he olowi de . 1 . 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(FLS ' rçh l ig ilto s f h ar b r tn ads t 2 S. e t e ) C A'o s e I t Ac' on t patoft Dee nt Pl ntf alge t tfom Augus 2009 t ough Fe u r t' he r he fnda s. ai if le s ha r ) t hr br ay 201 De e l f ndan sf l t payhi overi ewa i vi aton of29 U .S. j207( ( )2 t aied o m tm ges n ol i C. a)1. On Aug t29,2011 Defnda sfld a M o i t Dim is Am e us , e nt ie ton o s s nded Compli ,or i ant n t e Aler atv M oton f Summar J m e . l t i M oton,De enda s cli t tt s h t n ie, i or y udg nt n her i f nt am ha hi Co r lc sj rs ito o e t i matrb c u e De e d n LAL Pe e ,LLC i no a c v r d u t a k u idcin v r hs te e a s fn a t kr s t o ee ç nt r ie'undert FLSA,and be a e Pl ntf i no c r d a a i vi ua unde t t e prs ' e he c us ai if s t ove e s n ndi d l r he FLSA. On Se e r 1 2011 Pl n iffl d aRe pons i Opposton t De e n s M oton pt mbe 9, , aitf e s en ii o f nda t ' i t Dimi s Ame ed Compli ,or i t Ale natve M oton f Sum ma y J m e . 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C.j 203()1( i r aes ume lze rve ati a e t c e n S. s( )A) nco port ai d e nue trbutbl o ouponsor dicou spr ded t c t r I e pr ttons oft FLSA a e detr ned uli t l by t s nt ovi o usome s. ntr ea i he r e mi tma ey he Cour, Se M ic l v.Zac y,362 U. 31 (1 ;Kis um v.W ali 31 U. 51 t e thel hr S. 0 960) rchba lnc, 6 S. 7 ( 942) s e as 29 C. R.j 779. ( 1. l i e ei t FLSA,t Cour ma rl on 1 ; e lo F. 8 201 ) n ntprtng he he t y ey ofi ali em r ttonsoft FLSA pr ul t d by t De rme ofLabor Ski or v. Swit fci nt ea i he om ga e he pa t nt . dm e f & Co. 3 3 , 2 1 4 1 0 ( 9 4 ($ h r ln s itr eai n a d o n o o te 3 , 4 1 4 ) çT) e u ig , neprtto s n piins f h g Ad n srt r u d r gh F A) whi n t c nr li u n t c u t b r ao o ter miitao n e t e LS , l o o tol po he o rs y e s n f h i e ng a to i ,d c nsi t a b d of e p re c a d i f r d j d me tt whc c u t a uh rt o o t ue o y y t x ein e n n o me u g n o ih o rs nd ltga sma pr ry r s tf gui e.) 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R.j 779. 9 ( 1 (mpha i a d) W hen a c F. 25 201 ) e ss dde . oupon ordicoun i prvi t a s t s o ded o c t m e fe of c i r to a tue prc r dudi oe ur ,a t ne prce pai by t uso r r e onsde ai n, r ie e on c s nd he w i d he cus o e r pr s nt t s e a ou . Thi i c i t nt wih t D e r m e of La r s vi w t m r e e e s he al m nt s s ons s e t he pa t nt bo ' e t S os vol hat ç s ume of s es'i mea ur d by t prc a ualy t d by t pur has f t gr al ' s s e he i e ct l s pai he c er or he prp ryo s l c s l t hi ' J Co s q e ty, a ig f u d ti itr eain ra o a l, o e t r ewie od o mv . 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Th si ne' a l l hor he 000 hr hol e uied C. 03 s( )A) i s . s t ntaed byt t x f m ss ubsa it he a or ubmit on be l ofDef nda sf fs lye r 2009 a 201 . ted ha f e nt or ica a s nd 0 M or ove , Pl i ips a lge pe s l knowl e r antf le d r ona edge t t Def nda s we kl s l r ve ha e nt ' e y aes e nues t ve ag d a s r e bove $8, 00 pe we and on oc sonsexc de $11000. 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