Barraza v. Pardo et al, No. 1:2012cv23868 - Document 35 (S.D. Fla. 2013)
Court Description: ORDER Denying 16 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 12/4/2013. (jw)
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Barraza v. Pardo et al Doc. 35 U NI TED STA TES D I STR I C O URT CT SO UTH ERN DISTRICT O F FLO RIDA M I M ID I A VISI N O CA SE N O .1 c 23868- LK 2- vJ A STR I ELENA CARRI D LLO BARRAZA , Pl ntf , ai if FRAN CI SCO BORJ M ARTI EZ PA RD O, A N ANA M ATI S, A Def endant s, / ORDER DENYI DEFENDANTS'M OTI FOR SUM M ARY JUDGM ENT NG ON TH I CA U SE com es bef e t Courtupon Def S or he endant s'M oton f Sum m a y i or r J dg n ( E.1 ) fld Oc o r 1 201 . The Co ti f l b i f d o t matrl u me t D. 6 , ie t be 4, 3 ur s ul re e n he te . y Upon r vi oft r d a ca ef consde a i t Cour Gnds t tge ne i s e ew he ecor nd r ul i r ton, he t ha nui s ues o tra fc i t rc r pe ldes mmayj gme . fmaeil a tn he e o d rcu u r ud nt L BAC K G R OU ND Thi i a acton f vi a i oft m i m um w age r r e oft Fa rLa s s n i or ol ton he ni equiem nt he i bor S a da d Ac of 1 (h FLS a d Fl rda lw. Pli tf alge s e wo ke a a t n r s t 938 t e A) n o i a a n if le s h r d s lve i hous per f D ef nt f om appr m a el D e be 27, 2008 t ough i -n ekee or enda s r oxi t y cem r hr Oco r2 20l D. 1 IJl ,1 antf a lge s wo ke a a r g of73ho s t be 0, 2. E. 2 ! 1 5.Pli if le s he r d n ve a e ur pe we k a wa pa d onl $ 1 pe ho .D. 1 ! 1 Prort t e o me t r e nd s i y 4. 0 r ur E. 2 J 5. i o he mpl y n 'Plitf r s an if e ponde onOc o r31 2 3( E. 4)a dDee d nsrpido No e e 1 , 01 ( E. 0. d t be , 01 D. 2 n fn a t e le n v mb r 8 2 3 D. 3 ) Dockets.Justia.com r a i hi Def eltons p, endant Pa do and Pl ntf e er i o a em pl e contac .D . r ai if nt ed nt n oym nt r t E. 33-1. Thi conta r quie Pl ntf t w or e usvel f D ef s r ct e r d ai i f o k xcl i y or endantPa do,8 hour r s pe da 6 daysperweek,f $1440pe mont r y, or , r h. Dee ns se s mmay j g nt setng t tt e d nc i t rc r fnda t e k u r ud me ,a sri ha he vie e n he e o d es a ihe Pl ntf w aspai i exces oft m i m um w age. t bls s ai if dn s he ni I .SUM M A RY JU DG M ENT STA ND AR D l S ummayj gme i a r p it wheete pla ng a s ppo tng maeil r ud nt s pp o rae r h e di s nd u ri tras e t bls t t e i no genui i s a t any m a eralf tand t tt m ovi pa y i s a ih hat her s ne s ue s o t i ac ha he ng rt s e tte t j gme a amatro lw.Se Fe R.Ci P.5 .Ceotx Cop.v Catet nild o ud nt s te f a e d. v. 6, l e r . r t, 477U . 31 ,3 ( 98 .A f c i S t ra 'i i i ma d tr net o t omeund r S. 7 22 1 6) a t s k e il' f t s y e e mi he u c ma e s bert y,I , S. t applca e s t i l w . Ander on v.f i y Lobb nc. 477 U . 242, 248 he i bl ubsantve a ( 98 ;Ale ,1 1 F.d a 6 I t e r c r a a who e c ul no l a a r to lfc 1 6) l n 2 3 t 46. f h e o d s l o d t e d a ina a t fnde t fnd f t nonm ovi pa t t r i no genui is of f t f ti . Se i r o i or he ng ry, he e s ne s ue ac or ral e Matus t Elc I s Co.v ni #t * Co #. s hi e . ndu . a .Ze t : t r ,475 U. 5 4, 5 ( 98 ) The h #,) S. 7 87 1 6 . nonm ovi pa t m us s ng ry t how s fc f t t s pecii ac s o upportt t r i a ge ne di put 1 hat he e s nui s e. d Onamoin frs to o ummayj gme tt Cou tmu tviw t e d n ea r s l r ud n,he r s e he vie c nd e ove a 1 i er l nf ences i t lght m os f vor e t t nonm ovi pary. See Ander on,477 n he i t a abl o he ng t s U . a 255. H ow e ,a m e e sc ntla of e dence i s S. t ver r i il vi n uppor oft nonm ovi pary' t he ng t s po iin i i ufi in t de e ta mo i n f s sto s ns fce t o f a to or umma yj me t Se i a 25 l t r udg n . e d. t 2. f he evi e of e e by t nonm ovi pa t i m er y col a e or i not s gnii l denc f r d he ng ry s el or bl s i fcanty prbaie s mmayj gme ti prpe .S e i a 2 -5 Ho ve,i rviwi t o tv , u r ud n s o r e d. t 49 0. we r n e e ng he r c r e i e e t Cou' ma n e o d v d nc , he l y otund ra e t e j y' f nc in o we g n t t e t k h ur s u to f i hig he 2 e dence pr ry ofer d by t pa tes Latm e v.Roari To ,I ,601 F. 1 vi ope l f e he ri . i r ng yz nc. 3d 224, 1 ( 1h Ci.201 ) (ipl i it s e i e e mus b tke a f c vaue a a l 237 1 t r 0 û antfl' v d nc g t e a n t a e l , nd l j sii b ei e e e a et bed a i hi f vo . Net rweno t dititc u ta et u tfa l nf r nc s r o r wn n s a r ihe r he src o r r o u e tk c e biiy dee mi a i nso wegh t e d n e.) nd ra e r di lt tr n to r i he vi e c ' . ' 1 1.ANA LYSIS 1 A.FLSA Recor dkee ng and Enf pi orceabiiy ofEm pl lt oym e C ont t nt rac One ofPl ntf m ai r pons t t i t M oton i t tD e e ai ifs n es es o he nsant i s ha f ndant di not s d ke pr per tm e r cor . D . 24 a 11, Pl ntf ar ep o i e ds E. t ai if gues t D e enda s have not hat f nt f ni hed r ds t cont a c Pl ntf sat m e t t s w or f om 7a t 9 pm . ur s ecor o r di t ai i ps t e nt ha he ked r m o D . 24 at12. Pl i ifalo cont E. a ntf s ends t t c r ctbe we herand Def ntPa do hat he ont a t en enda r i l ie t t ye r . E. !4. s i t d o wo a s D. 24 m 1 . Le St gal andar d he Un e 29 CFR 55 11 b) û n t e c s of a e o e who r sd s on t dr 2. 0( , s h a e l n mplye e ie pr i es r ds of t ac ua hour wor em s , ecor he t l s ked ar not r r ' The empl r m ay e equied.' oye i t m ai ai a copy of a r onabl agr m ent ent ed i o be w ee t e pl nsead nt n eas e ee er nt t n he m oyee a t e o e t e tbls t ho r wo ke 29CFR 55 1 ( ) nd he mpl y r o sa ih he u s r d. 2.02 b . or i t i ss n m oyee W he an em pl e contact f a defnie perod exi t and a e pl n oym nt r c i ontnues t wor unde t c r ctafer is expia i t pr um pton i t l w i o k r he ont a t t r ton, he es i n he a s t t t cont a i r ne ed a em pl ent contnue on t t r s of t orgi ha he r ct s e w nd oym i d he e m he i nal c ta tCars nv WPLG/ I , s- ws e St inso o i 9 F.Su p. 4 onr c. lo . TV- O Po tNe we k ato fFlrda, 56 p 99 , 1 5 ( D. a 1 6) Rotma v Go dM a trCor , So. d 735 7 6 ( a Dit Ct 00 S. Fl. 99 ; h n . l s e p.287 2 , 3 F1 . s. . Ap 1 4) Sul v J de WidsCo s.Co p. 277 So. 5 4,5 6 ( a Dit Ct Ap p. 97 ; t . a an n nt r , 2d 7 7 Fl . s. . p. 3 1 3) s e alo Ca nialCor v U S.Ban Nat s'.ND,200 W L 35 493 ( D. 97 , e s r v . p. . k .As n 9 8 5 S. Fl .Oc .27,20 9) (i i g t tt pa te e tbls d a i id i f c c ta tb a t 0 fnd n ha he ris sa ihe n mple -n-a t on r c y c n i ng t o r t u r t a r e e ) The e itnc of s h a c ta t i o tnui o pe a e nde he g e m nt. x se e uc onr c s deemie o j ci l wheh rar aon bl pes wo d b le tepa t i e d tr n d be tvey; te e s a e ron ul eive h ri ntnde es t e tr it s c a ne b ndng a r e n . Rot , 28 S 2d a 7 o ne no u h w i i g e me t hman 7 o. t 36. l -l i dl h s lp i i e i pa tc a l a plc bl t t ma trs r a r lto hi ' 1 i sj h a rncpl s riulry p ia e o he se /e v nt e ai ns p. d. l uc ' l pr sum pton m a be r t by evi e s i a change oft t r s oft c r ct e i y ebuted denc how ng he e m he ont a o by pr off t and cicum sanc s r oof ac s r t es howi t tt pari s unde s ood t t t r s ng ha he te rt hat he e m oft ol conta wer nott a y t t c i d s vi 'Sulan,277 So.2d at576. he d r ct e o ppl o he ontnue er ce,' t l. I A nal s ysi l t s ca e,a r as n hi s e onabl per on woul bele t pari i e e s d i ve he tes nt nded t contnue o i t r a eem e ;t e i no evi hei gr nt her s dence i ca i ot w ie. Pl ntf contnued t w or ndi tng her s ai i f i o k f Def ndantPa do i t s m e condii a unde t c r orw er negotatng a or e r n he a tons s r he ontact e ii ne contac . Ther i no e dence i t s cas t t pa tes atempt d t cha t w r t es vi n hi e hat he ri t e o nge he t m s oft contact Ther or t pr um pton i t tt contactwasr w e and i er he r . ef e, he es i s ha he r ene d n efec f t dur ton of Pl ntf em pl ent Pl ntf has not r t t f t or he ai ai i ps oym . ai if ebuted he , he r t wee ai if endant Pa do gove ns t r r he pr s n i e ur pton. Thus t contac bet n Pl ntf and Def e iet oft tm e pe i oft s ac i ntr y he i rod hi ton. o nt n eci e e ds A cc di y, i t s c e, Def ndant do not need t m ai ai pr s r cor or ngl n hi as e s beca e t cont a s ts i t FLSA ' r d kee ng pr si f t dur ton of us he r ct a i fes he S ecor pi ovi ons or he a i t e pl e r atons p. he m oym nt el i hi 4 B.H our W or s ked a ntf poston o tem o s abls t D ef nda s r y hea l on Pl i ips de ii t a t pt t e t i h w ha e nt el viy countng f eac m i e and hour Def nda s i or h nut . e nt Pl ntf-di on a a r ai i t d n ve age day, ac ana yze t t tm ony as esabls ng t Pl ntf notonl di notw or t 73 hour per l he es i t i hi hat ai if y d k he s w ee s aleges but alo,t s wor l s t 8 hour per day.D . 1 a 99D . k he l , s hat he ked es han s E. 6 t E. 3( at4. Pl ntf i e r t i di f r . She a gues t tt tm e s s ) ai ifs nt m e aton f e s r ha he i he penttwaii t ç tng o be e ngage 'i com pe abl a D ef nda s'a t m ptt c cul e her hour m i e by d' s ns e nd e nt te o al at s nut m i e i ,t ef e,m igui d. D . 24 a 1 nut s her or s de E. t 5. # 1 . Le St gal andard pent w aii f wor c be tng or k an De pendi on t nat e of t wor tm e s ng he ur he k, i c mpe a e.Ar r& Co. .Wa oc , 3U. 1 6,1 4 (94 ; imor v S ( o nsbl mou v nt k 32 S. 2 3 1 4) Skd e . w# î Co,32 U. 1 4,6 S. .1 1( 9 ) Bid l v Ci o ds n Al. 9 F. 8 2, . 3 S. 3 5 Ct 6 1 44 ; r wel . t fGa de , a, 70 2d 0 y 8 ( 1h Ci. 1 2 . Dee mi i g whehe tme i c 08 1 t r 99 ) tr nn t r i s ompe a e u r t FLS ns bl nde he A ûnvol s utny a consr i of t agr em ent be ween t pa tcul pa tes i i ves cr i nd tucton he e s t he ri ar r i , a ai al of t r pr i consr i of t wor ng agr em ent by c ppr s hei actcal tucton he ki e onduc , t c i aton oft nat e oft s vi e,a is r aton t t waii tm e,and al of ons der i he ur he er c nd t el i o he tng i l t s r he ur oundi cicum sances.' dm or 323 U . at1 ng r t ' Ski e, S. 37. Som e f ct st consde whe deci ng t ext t whi an lon cal'em pl e a or o i r n di he ent o ch k l' oye i fee t engage i pe s sr o n r onalac i tes i ude: tvii , ncl i 1 whehe t r wa a o pr mie lvi r q r me t ( whehe $ ) t r he e s n n- e s s i ng e uie n ; 2) t r ( t e w e e exce si geogr c r ti i on em pl her r s ve aphi al es rctons oyee' m ove ent ; s m s ( ) whehe t fe ue y o c ls wa un y r src i ;( whehe a 3 t r he r q nc f a l s dul e titve 4) t r fx d tme lmi f rr s ns wa u ul r src i ;( )whehe t o c l i e i i t o e po e s nd y e titve 5 t r he n- al e oy e c ul e sl ta o c l r s on i lte ;( )whehe us o a mpl e o d a iy r de n- al e p sbiii s 6 t r e f 5 pa r c ul e s r srci ns a ( ) whehe t e o e h d a t l ge o d a e e tito ; nd 7 t r he mpl ye a cual y enga i per onalactvii durng c li tm e.' ged n s i tes i al-n i ' Lur y v M eto.D ade Cz/? 8 F.S p.1 0,1 76( D. a 1 4)( ii Owe sv ve . r 7.), 70 . up 57 5 S. Fl. 99 ctng n . Lo alNo.1 , s' o We tr #7, an Pa rWo k r,971F. 3 351( h c 69 As n f se n , d pe r e s f / 2d 47, 9t Ci.99 ) r1 2 29 CFR j78523sa e t ta e o ewho lv so t e oye ' pr mie ( s . t t s ha n mpl ye i e n he mpl rs e s s i i notc i ed as w or ng a1 t tm e he i on t pr i es' B e onsder ki l he i s he em s .' cause i i difc tt t s fi ul o cal a e t exa hour w or under t e cic s a cult he ct s ked hes r um t nces lany r asonabl a ee ent ,û e e gr m oft pa teswhi t kesi o c der i a1 oft pe tne f sw ilbe acce e ' he ri ch a nt onsi aton 1 he r i nt act l pt d, ' l. l Anal s ysi A sr l t i t fur y f ct s t det r i ton ofwhet rtm e s ntwaii etec ed n he ve a or , he e m na i he i pe tng i com pe abl i hi y f ct . Ther i no a eem ent bet s ns e s ghl a ual e s gr ween t pa i as t t he rtes o he hour durng whi Pl ntf was w or ng or was on per onaltm e. W hie t contact s i ch ai if ki s i l he r m ay be s e e dence oft hour ,Pl ntf ar om vi he s ai if guest tt cont ac i notr es a i ha he r ts epr ent tve of what act l tans r ualy r pied. Accor ngl t f t r e di y, he ac s el vant t de er i ng t o t m ni he c ompens bl hour ar hi y diput Thi genui is ofm a eralf ctpr udes t a e s e ghl s ed. s ne s ue t i a ecl he g a tn ofs rnig ummayj me t r udg n. C.Credis t Def endant s t enf ce t conta ' pr son of$300 permont c e tf s eek o or he r cts ovii h r di or f a l ng. I her de ii Pl ntf adm is s was pr ded r ood nd odgi n poston, ai i f t he ovi oom a boa d. nd r D . 1 1 1 21 23. Pl ntf ar E. 8- 2: ai i f gues i Res n pons t t M oton t t as eri of e o he i hat he s ton cr t i i ppr i e be e t val of t cr t m us be det r i by t edis s na oprat caus he ue he edis t e m ned he 6 Adm i sr or of t W a and H our D i si nitat he ge vi on. She f t a gues t even i urher r hat f Def ndant w e e alow ed t c edis he wages wils il f lbel t m i m um w age e s r l he r t, r l tl al ow he ni bec ause s wor d 73 hour perw ee D . 24 at1 19. he ke s k. E. 7Le St gal andar d 29 USC j 2 ( d fne a S g 't i cudether a o bl c t a d tr ne 03 m) e i s t e' o n l û e s na e os, s ee mi d wa t by t A dm i s r t ,t t em pl he nita or o he oyer of f nihi s h em pl e w ih boa d,l ng, ur s ng uc oye t r odgi or ot f ltes..' Empl r a e entte t cr t f t r onabl cos of her aciii .' oye s r il d o edi or he eas e t f nihi cerai non- s iem s t Pl ntf s h as m eal a l ng f t ur s ng tn ca h t o ai if uc s nd odgi or he em pl oyee' beneft i t e pl e vol arl a c p s t e 2 CFR j 55 1 0( . s i, f he m oye unt iy c e t h m. 9 2.0 b) t 5% he ni ge or ea as, he M ea cr t ar capped a 37. of t m i m um w a f br kf t 50% of t l edis e mi i m wa f lnc a d 62.% of t mi mu wa f r di e .29 CFR j n mu ge or u h, n 5 he ni m ge o nn r 5 2.00 c . Lod ng c e t a e c ppe a s v n a o e h l tm e t mi mu wa e 5 1 () gi r dis r a d t e e nd n - a f i s he ni m g f re c we k. 9 CFR j55 1 ( . o ah e 2 2.00 d) *ê l. l A nal i yss 'he Cour diagr F t s ees w ih Pl ntf t ai ifs r ng of t 1 eadi he aw r r ng t ega di he Ad nita o ' i ol me . W hi 29 USC j 20 m) s y t e Admi sr t r wil mi sr t rs nv ve nt l e 3( a s h nitao l dee mi t r a on bl c s oft c e t,29 CFR j 55 1 pr vi st De rme t tr ne he e s a e o t he r dis 2.00 o de he pa t n ofLa ' i e pr a i ofr sonabl s and obvi es t need f t A dm i s r or s bor s nt r et ton ea enes at he or he nitat ' i vem enti a ovi eve y c e tsoughtby e y em pl . W hie t bur i on nvol n ppr ng r r di ver oyer l he den s t e pl he m oyer t es abls t r s o t ih he ea onabl s of t cr t ,t bur n i m e by e t enes he edis he de s t iher c ompl ng wih t FLSA ' r dkee ng pr si or s ng t A dm i s r or s yi t he S ecor pi ovi ons eeki he nitat ' d tr ia i Do an v Ne Fl rdin Hotl 6 F.d 468 475 ( 1h Ci.1 8 . I ee m n ton. nov . w o i a e , 76 2 , 1 t r 9 2) n t i t nt ca e, as pr ous y de crbed, D ef he nsa s evi l s i endant ha m et t r dkee ng s ve he ecor pi pr s onsbec e oft contactwih Pl ntf . ovii aus he r t ai if A tt s s a t Cour ca hi t ge, he t nnotr e t t c r t f cr t a e a i bl ul hat he ontac ed-or edis r pplca e be e t f t ar t diput A lhough t pa i ha a c earagr e pr di caus he ac s e oo s ed. t he rtes ve l eem nt ovi ng f $300permont f r or h or oom a boad a Pl ntf a t s r ei r nd r nd ai if dmis he ec ved oom and boar d, t Coul fnds t r m ustfr tbe a det r i i oft hour w or bef e a yi he ' i t he e is e m naton he s ked or ppl ng a cr dis Def ny e t . endant m ay r s enew a gum ent on t a i biiy of cr t afe t r he pplca lt edis tr he nece sa y det m i i havebee m ade i t scas s r er natons n n hi e. D .Ai pl Ti s r ane cket 1 . Ar gum ent Pl i if alo r i es t a i lt of contac ed-or aipl ne tc s. The a ntf s a s he pplcabiiy r t f r a i ket cont ac r r s D ef nda Pa do t pr de Pl ntf w ih a r r t equie e nt r o ovi ai if t ound-rp tcket t ti i o Col bi Pl ntf r ponds t D ef nt c um a. ai if es hat enda s annotbe pe m it t cr di ailne tavel r ted o e t r i r bec e no com m on nucl be ween t aif e and FLSA vi a i , s t s Cour aus eus t he r ar ol tons o hi t c n te r ie s p e na j rs ci a s e dd n pr i c nsd rto frt a no xecs u plme tl u iditon nd h i ot ovde o ieain o he aif r D . 24 a 1 r a e. E. t 9. i. i A nal s ysi A s a s mpl m ater of c r t f m a i t pl ne tcke i cl ry pa t of t i e t ontac or ton, he a i t s ea l r he ba gai f excha r ned- or nge. The c r tcont ns t t r s ofem pl e and t be ft ontac ai he e m oym nt he ne is Pl ntf was t r ve, i udi t ar ane tcke . Thus t aif r i te t t ai if o ecei ncl ng he ipl i t , he r a e s i d o he i t ntltga i be ns a ii ton caus t contac i a i e. Neve t es t he toft scas i e he r t s pplcabl rhel s, he ar hi es 8 t hour Pl ntf w or he s ai if ked.G i n t t r e s genui i s ofm a eralf ast t ve hat he e xi t ne s ues t i act o he hour w or s ked,t M oton f Sum m ar J he i or y udgm entm us be de ed. t ni I CO N CLUSIO N V. A c di y,upon a c ef r vi w of t r d and t Cour bei ot cor ngl ar ul e e he ecor he t ng hem ie s f l advi e i i O RDER ED ,A DJU D G ED ,and DECR EED t tD ef uly s d, t s ha endant M oton s' i f Su ay J gme t( E.1 be a t s mei, r by DENI or mm r ud n D. 6) , nd he a s he e ED. D O NE and O RDER ED i Cham be s a t Ja e La r n r t he m s w enceK i Fe alJ tc ng der us i e Buidi a Unied St esCourhous M i m i Fl i t s4t day ofD e be ,2013. l ng nd t at t e, a , orda hi h cem r ' %. J M ES LA W REN CE K l I TED STA TES D 1 S T J DGE U SO UTHERN DI STRI O FLO RI A C D cc: M a sr eJ gitat udge ChrsM .M c ll y i A ie A l Couns ofRecor 1 el d 9
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