Pares et al v. Kendall Lakes Automotive, LLC et al, No. 1:2013cv20317 - Document 35 (S.D. Fla. 2013)

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Pares et al v. Kendall Lakes Automotive, LLC et al Doc. 35 UNI TED STATES DI STRI COURT FOR THE CT SO UTHERN D I STRI O F FLO RI A CT D M i miDi son a vii Cas Num be 1 2031 Cl M O RENO e r: 37- VJ UAN C. PARES, EM I O ALONZO, and LI M ARI GOM EZ,i vi ly a on be fof O ndi dua l nd hal o he ssmia l st t d, t r i lry iua e Pl i if , antfs VS. 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I t a e ofs h a w n ni , De e nt m ant i t topti pl n if wil eva l n he bs nce uc r ng f nda s i a n ha -n aitfs l n t egv na o p ru t t ma ea if r dd cso a u j i igt s t o b ie n p o tni o k n n o me e iin bo t o nn he ui. y Plitfslr eyd n to frs e i co j ci n t te er q e t.Rah r te i ss t a an if ag l o o fe p ct be to s o h s e u ss t e,h y n it h t i t i pr e notc i ( ubsa i l i ntc 't t ede i r d i ot FLSA ca es her opos d ie s ç t ntvey de ial' o hos lve e n her s s c to ly ce tfe byt sCour.Pl i if dohowe a guet twhieput tvepl ntfs ondii nal rii d hi t antfs ver r ha l ai ai if s d know t tt notc i nota e s mentby t Cour, t y s d as know t tt houl ha he i e s n ndor e he t he houl lo ha he notc i nota f r ofs i t ton ora r i e ent Fort sr as n, he as e t ha t notc ie s om olcia i dve ts m . hi e o t y s r t t he ie s d i c t t ti ha t Cou tsa ova and i pr e i t c extofa lws t houl ndia e ha t s he r ' ppr l s oduc d n he ont a ui. 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Asar ul,t Co tr tit t no i t s l s opl e oye a o ai ns he es t he ur esrc s he tce o a e pe e mpl d t M imiLa sa t J 1 201 t co me e e ofbusnes a t M i miLa l to . a ke fer une 5, 0, he m nc m nt i s t he n kes ocai n TheCour lke s r uie t tt notc c an ar e e t t C pplca e f de a t i wie eq r s ha he ie ont i efr nce o he t i bl e r l a mii m wa e' ndt a ia v s p ttv plitfsta te s o l j i t es t f h yb le e nmu g 'a h tt d ie uaie an if h t h y h ud on h uii t e eiv aFLSA vi a i oc ured durng ( o m or m o hs'oft i e oy e . Thenotc f rhe olton c r i ç one r e nt ' he r mpl m nt ie u t r mus i l t na eofDe e nt 'couns a co elsc ac i o ton. Las l t t ncude he m f nda s el nd uns ' ont t nf nna i ty, he n tc mu t r p tnil litfso t ep s il c ssa dla iiiso j i igti a to i o ie s wan o e ta p an if f h o sbe o t n ib l e f o nn h s ci n n t or rt f ciiae a i onne de son.Se rWïev K CPAR,I . N o.6: c 1 1 - 1 de o a lt t n nf d cii e r / . nc , 05- v- 3 7 Or- 2 DAB, 0 6U. Dit LEXI 1 0 6 a * ( . 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E.Pl n p ' s o eyRe u ss ait Dic v r q e t De e f ndan sne cha lngePli if 'dic yr ssa bur ns t xt le a ntfs s over eque t s de ome a ove l br d. nd ry oa Fis,h yo j c t P an if ' e u s frt e i a d e s so t ed ae s i 'sls o l rtte be t o litfs rq e t o he mal d rse f h e lrhps aepe pe snc t de e s psne rm ant i t ti onna i i t i c i e he alr hi ve i aned ha nf ton n he r omput rs t m . To com pl e yse y wih s h ar ques,Def nda sas e t ha t ywoul ha t m a l s a ch t ough t r t uc e t e nt s r t t he d ve o nualy e r hr hei pa rpe s pe r onne fl ori e ve c r nts l peo ef a i o m a i t ym i haveon l ies nt r iw ure aes pl or ny nf r ton he ght pa te oy s Addii l Def nda sr t aet i ar s mpl ee . tonaly, e nt eier t her gume sf rr titng t tmpor l nt o esrc i he e a s ope oft cas .The r ues t tdic r belm ie t i or ai on i vi l c he l s y eq t ha s ove y i td o nf m ton ndi dua s e pl d a Ke lsnceFe ua y 3, 2 a a M i miLa snc J 15 2010. m oye t ndal i br r 201 nd t a kes i e une , Duet Pli tfs r ques o e die dic ypr uci n wihi tfe da o t o a n if ' e t f xpe t d s over od to t n i ten ys f he Cour' o de g a tngcondii lc rii a i t Cour lmisPli if 'dico r r q s t ts r r r n i tona e tfc ton,he t i t antf s s ve y e ue t o t l s known ho ea es e a t lphonenum be sofpo e i lpl i if . R e rng he a t m ddr s s nd ee r t nta antfs quii De e n st di t o h yea sofpe s lr c dsort co uc e pl yeei e viwsi f nda t o g hr ug r r onne e or o nd t m o nt r e s i e ahea btr n wihi t tmefa er quese by Pli if . nde d vy lde t n he i r m e t d antfs Addii ly, t sCour ha ar dyhed i isdic son ofPl i if 'pr e tonal as hi t s lea l n t s us i antfs opos d notce dic r s l belm ie t i vi l e o a Ke lsnceFe u r 3, 201 a i , s ove y hal i t d o ndi duas mpl yed t ndal i br a y 2 nd a M i iLa snc J m e 1 201 Se Pa tIID . t am kes i e t 5, 0. e r I . F T lig o h Satt o i tto s oln fte t ue fL mi in a Asafn l t r De e d n so j c t Plitfs s g sint a t esaueo l tto s i a mat , fn a t b e t o anif ' ug e to h t h tt t f i ain e mi i t l d f a lot re pl esf e r da t tpas e i w hi h o he e pl yee do no s ole or l he m oye or ve y y ha ss n c t rm o s t r c ve notc oft s t Se P1 . M ot f rCondii e ei i e he ui. e s ' .o tonalCe tfca i ofCole tve A c i 8. To r ii ton lc i ton begi Def nda spoi t t FLSA' unmnbi uoussa e ntt tt lmia i pe i beg ns n, e nt nt o he S g t t me ha he i t tons rod i f ro ti p an if wh nac n e t oj i i fld.S e2 U. C. 25 4 ($ j tec s o a o p-n litfs e o s n t on s ie e 9 S. j 6b) çIn h a e f ( c l c i orc a sa ton i tt e unde t FarLaborSt nda dsAc of1 . . . , i s lbe ole tve l s c i nsiut d r he i a r t 938 t hal consde e t be c i rd o omm e e i t ca eofa i vi lcai nt. . . ( i s h mitn nc d n he s ny ndi dua l ma b) f uc te c n e twa n ts fld (nt ed t whe tec mp an i fld o i h sn med dn ts a p a o sn s o o ie o h ae n h o lit s ie ) r f i a i o o p e r (sap ryplitfl - t s b e u n d t o whihs c wrte c n e ti fldi t ec u t a a t an it- on he u s q e t ae n c u h itn o s n s ie n h o r i whiht a tonwa c n c he ci s omme ed.) I a ton,Dee t e nc '. n ddii ' fndans mphasz t tPli if ha ie ha antfs ve noti n ii d a e r o di r cr umsa e t twoul pe m i eq tbl t lng oft sa t de tte ny xta r na y ic tnc s ha d r t uia e oli he tm e oflm ia i . i ttons AsDe e n sha no e t FLSA sa e t tti t pli ifi notna e i t f nda t ve t d,he t t s ha df he antf s m d n he c mpan ,h a o i d e dc mme e u o t fln o am itnc nsn t j i t e o lit te di n s e me o nc d p n he i g f te o e t o on h a ton. fov v Phil sOi,I .N o.3: v92/ CR/ D , 2008U. Dit LEXI 1 ci ' ' : . li p l nc, 08c M M S. s. S 0236 a 6, t * ( D. a. c. 2008 .Thust Elve h Cic tha obs r e t tt Ac' dea i i 3 N. Fl De 9, ) he e nt rui s e v d ha he ts dlne s (he r s tofCongr s 'S onc m t ta o -n pl i ifs ul notbea et es pet saut ç e ul t e s c e ha n pti antf ho d bl o ca he t t e oflm iai be dngon hi c us ofa ton by c am i t tt lm iai nsperod wa t l d by i ttons a s a e ci l i ng ha he i tto i s ole t efl go teo i ia c mp an .' # a * - ( u tn Gry o 7 F.da 1 0 ) h i f h rgn l o lit' f . t 3 4 q o ig a s n, 9 3 t 1 6 . n ' Cons que l t FLSA is l belesPl ntfs cli t tt saut oflmia i ha be n e nty, he t ef i ai if ' am ha he t t e i t tons s e t ld.Norha Pli if ofe ed a e de oft iéxta di r cic sa es . . . çhat ole ve a ntfs f r ny vi nce he ûe r or na y r um t nc ' t aeb t b y n (h i)c nr l n u a od bee nwi d l e e'n c sayt warn r oh e o d t er o to a d n v ia l ve t ii nc ' e e s r o ra t h g ' e t et lngoft sa ut oflmia i . 1 a * ( i Sandvi v Uni dSt e ,1 quiabl oli he tt e i t tons d. t 4 quotng k . t ats 77 e F. 1 1 ( 1hCi.1 :.TheCour t rf edeni a rques byPli if f 3d 269, 271 1 t r 999 theeor es ny e t antfs or t lngoft saut oflm iai . oli he t t e i t tons l CONCLUSI V. ON Fort a he bove r as ,i i e ons t s A DJU D G ED t t ha ( ) Pli if'M oton f Co to lCe tfcai ofCole tveAci Unde t 1 antfs i or ndiina ri ton lci ton r he FLSA, oduci by De e n sofaCompr he i LitofPr en a For e Empl ee , Pr ton f nda t e nsve s es t nd m r oy s andCo tAut iedMaii ofOptl Notc s( E. 7) tldonFe uar 8.2013,i ur horz lng -n ie D. No. ,ie br v s G RAN TED . ( )Th Co r a to ie Plitfst sn n tc t tos p ttv p an if e o e a 2 e u t uh rz s an if o e d o ie o h e u aie litfs mply d t t Ke l deae s p a trFe u r 3,201 a a t M i miLa deaerhi a trJ 1 he ndal lr hi fe br a y 2 nd t he a kes l s p fe une 5, 201 Pl i tf s s l f r he i m o a e t a e e s s touti Pa t l . oft s or ri o 0. a n if ha l u t r nco r t he m ndm nt e n r I lD hi de nt t i notc he r i e. ( Def nt s l pr et rquese dic r a ls ofs ls opl s j c t 3) enda s hal oduc he e td s ovey nd it aepe e, ub e t o t lmiai saedi PatIIE oft sor r no lt t nffe ( 5)da afe t is nc of he i ttons tt n r l. hi de , aer ha iten 1 ys tr he sua e t sor r hi de . ( Pli if'rques f t lngoft saut oflmiai i DENI 4) antfs e t or oli he tt e i ttons s ED. DONE AND oloElEo i chambe sa M i mi Fl i t t t n r t a , orda,hi lr ofJune,2013. da y V Z .- ' . -- ,M r - . A . ' .. FEDERI C A. NO UNI ST ESDI TRI J TED 3 S CT UDGE f.. ,. - Copi pr dedt es ovi o: Couns lofRe or e c d 23- -

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