Scott et al v. City of Miami, No. 1:2016cv21098 - Document 27 (S.D. Fla. 2017)
Court Description: ORDER Granting 13 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 4/18/2017. (jw)
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Fi ly,t r or de orsr t t te Pl ntf pe f m ed a ai al oft r na l he ec d m tt a es ha ach ai if r or ppr s s hei em pl s a i ued di ci i r pr oyee nd ss s plna y ocedur s.Spe fcaly,Pl ntf sconduc ed annua e cii l ai i f t l per or a e a a s soft rer m ember whe e t r t d t e pl e on a f m nc ppr i al hei ew s, r hey a e he m oye l Alh ' t ough M i y de e t tequi nce nid ha pmentis swe erpore t hi ,t dRepol ofI dentpr t s ue r e td o m he û ' nci / opery t Da g /nuy'fr h c mpee idc tsta h i,nfc, ep n il f rrpotn d ma e e upme t DE ma elj r 'om e o ltd n iae h t e s i a trs o sbe o e rig a g d q i n. 1 2 a 336. 3- t num e i s e, r e det l not r r ng t per or a oft em pl e, a rcal cal w ot aied es ega di he f m nce he oye nd o ti d g l a o j ci sf rf u epe f ma e. e DE 1 - a 30 39) 1 - a u lne oa s nd b e tve o ut r ror nc S e 3 l t 3- DE 3 2 t 291 311; DE 13- at31 24.Forpr i y em pl 3 3obatonar oyees t e a ai al de er i , hes ppr s s t m ne whe ht t em pl t r he oyeew ilr t n a pe m a l e ai r nentposton orbet m i t SeeD E 1 3 at ii er na ed. 3- 38( mplye wa pr t dbe a eofM unia a' postve e l ton ; e aloDE 1 e o e s omo e c us z g s ii vaua i ) s e s 3 la 43( c t tsiyi t ta priasafc t j sauso pr bainaye o e t S ot etf ng ha p as l fe t he ob tt f o to r mplye s a a eus d t i r a epa s a e . nd r e o nc e s y c l ) A sf em pl or oyee di ci i Pl ntf seac com pl t Recor ofFor al s plne, ai if h e ed ds m Couns lng,whi i a f m us t docum e beha or orpr eli ch s or ed o nt vi al ocedur vi a i by al ol tons em pl s. oyee The f m cont nsf el s asScorectve A c i t be Taken' a or ai i ds uch s r i ton o ' nd i s bl Cons l i e pos equenc Shoul I dentO cc A gai 'Fori t es d nci ur n.' ns ance,on one s h f m , uc or Scot r pored an em pl te t oyee w he us d pr a t t a d a he em pl e of niy ow r not r oyee,a concl nd uded tfgmpl e lc tn swi t st peofb ha o s ewilber p i nde o s j c t k e oy e on i ue t hi y i h e vi r h l e rma d r ub e t o s pensi ' DE 1 1 a 330. si dentwase ua l t ken t ar t a i w her us on. ' 3- t Thi nci vent ly a o bir ton, e Scot t s ii DE 1 1 a 45. Si ia l , a f m com pl ed by M i y des rbesa t e tfed. 3- t 2 m l ry or et nce ci n e pl e w ho ca ed dam age t)equi e ,concl ng ti t s i de occ saga n we m oye us ( pm nt udi df hi nci nt ur i w ilf l t ough w ih t nexts e ofpr es i dici i ' D E 1 2 a 315. l olow hr t he tp ogr sve s plne. ' 3- t Pl ntf M uni ai i f zaga lke i e com pl e a dici i r f m f a cr m em be w ho f l i w s et d s plna y or or ew r aied t f low i sr to ,a c c u d k ft i m at rk e gi . ha pe i o h r o o l n tuci ns nd on l de s h s te e p sc) p n ng, t e i me s e wil tke i a c da ewih t e g o e ur s s tbyt ct 'DE 1 - a a ur s l be a n n c or nc t h pr c d e l e he iy. ' 33 t 2Fr t r or ,i i u l arwha t e r s toft a bir i wa . t h e ul he r taton s Om he ec d t s nc e 9 339. The ef c,i i cl r fom t r d t Pl ntf s c r or t s ea r he ecor hat ai if onduct di ci i r ed s plna y pr tdur by exe i and s itng t e f m s. oc es cutng ubm ti hes or To s ,t t tm ony by Pl ntf sa t va i a i s r i f m sf um he esi ai if nd he rous dm ni tatve or ound i n t r d a 1e t bls t tPl ntf sr a l e r s m ana r a aut iy ove t i he ecor l s a ih ha ai if egulry xe cied ge i l hort r her empl s.Accor ngl i i undiput t tPl i i f 'prm a y dut w asm ana m e . oyee di y, t s s ed ha a ntf s i r y ge nt 4. Pl ntf s'Recom m endatons ast t St us ofOt Em pl ai if i o he at her oyee ar s e G i Par i ar W e ght ven tcul i The t lf ori t Cour' exee i - xempton a ys si whe he Pl i if sna act n he ts utve e i nal i s t r a ntf s have hii and frng pow er or i t aler i whe he t rr rng ii , , n he t natve, t r hei ecom m e i ast ndatons o t sat t rem pl he t us hei oyeesar gi n pa i arwei .Pl i if m ai ai t t had no e ve rtcul ght a ntf s nt n hat hey i l nc o rt sausoft e rc e me e s j bs Ho ve ,a e i e b t ntue e ve he tt h i r w mb r ' o . we r s v nc d y he pe f m a a aial and dici i y f m s des i i t pr ous s ton oft s r or nce ppr s s s plnar or crbed n he evi ec i hi Or e , antf sr c mme a i sa t t i c e me e ' j b saus swe ece ry d r Pli if e o nd ton s o her r w mb rs o tt e r la l afor d gr atwei .I ed,Scot t s ii d t t empl f de e ght nde t e tfe hat he oyee appr i alf m s afec ed a s or f t pay s e a de er i w het apr tona y em pl cal nd t m ned her oba i r oyee w oul r t n aper a nt d e ai m ne poston orbe t m i ed.l 1 a 43.Thi w asf t c r ii er nat 3- t s urher orobor t by evi nce t a a ed de hat postve per or a appr s com pl t by M uni ii f m nce ai al e ed zaga r uled i t pr oton ofa es t n he om i n empl e. E 13- at38. oye D 3 Furher or i i evi nton t f ce oft f m t t D e r m entD iec or t m e, t s de he a he or hat he pa t r t r i s on Pl i if e uatons a s r s sprort s gni of on t appr s s. cle a ntfs' val i s upe vi or i o i ng f he ai al l ed,ass r s s Pl ntfs sgn a ac nde upe vi or , ai if i n know l edgem e a t end oft a ai a nt t he he ppr s l f m s a i i-'e eval i i bas d on my obs r tonsand r e ofa i e or t tng, k h f uaton s e e va i evi w pplcabl if r ton. trpr s nt my be t ud me oft e o e' pe f r nc . Se ,eg., n o ma i I e e e s s j g nt he mplye s r o ma e' e . ' DE 1 - a 31 ( mp ssa e . n c ta t t eDe rme Die t rsmpl sg a 3 3 t 5 e ha i dd d) I on r s, h pa t nt r c o i y i ns n a cknow l edgem e s a i iIhaver vi w ed t s e ua i a concur' The ef e,i i nt t tng, i e e hi val ton nd . ' r or t s obvi t tt D e t entD ie orpl essi fca w ei on Pl ntf s em pl ous ha he parm r ct ac gnii nt ght ai if ' oyee eva uatons l i . The dici i r f m scom pl t by Pl i if lkew ie dem onsr t t tt r s plna y or e ed antf s i s ta e ha hei r om m e i i l ec ndatons ntuenc t sat oft rc e m em ber . A spr ousl di c s e he t us hei r w s evi y s us ed, t r d dem onsr t t ts f m s efec i y f toned a t tr tsep i he ecor t a es ha uch or f tvel unc i s he s s t n dici i a pr ded a r cor oft i dentw hi coul be r i d upon durng s plne, nd ovi e d he nci ch d ele i f t r dici i r pr urhe s plna y oceedi . ngs A c di y,t ng i o consde a i t f d ss f t by t r d,t e i no eor ngl aki nt i r ton he a et orh he ecor her s diput t tPl ntf sr om m endatonsast t s a usoft rem pl s e ha ai if ec i o he t t hei oyeesw e e gr nt d r a e pari ul w ei by t rs ror tc ar ght hei upe i s. CO NC LU SI N O A fe ca ef r vi w oft r d,t C our tndst tPl i i f ar exe i t r r ul e e he ecor he ts ha a ntf s e eutve e pl esw ho ar exem pt d f om FLSA ' overi e r r m cnt .A c di y, i i m oye e e r S tm equie s cor ngl t s ORD ER ED ,AD JU DG ED ,a DECR EED t tDef nda ' M oton f Sum m a y nd ha e nts i or r J dg n ( 1 ) be a d t es me i, r by GRANTED. s pa aeOr r t u me t DE 3 , , n h a s he e By e r t de ,he Cour s le erFi J t hal nt nal udgm enton beha fofD ef l endantand agai tPl ntf s ns ai if . D ON E and O RD ERED i Cham ber a t Ja es La enc K i Fede alJ tce n s t he m wr e ng r us i Buidi and Unied St es Courhous i M i i Fl i t s l h da ofApr l 201 l ng t at t e n am , orda, hi 8t y i 7. , . v > ' A M ES L W N CE K I G N UN I TED STATES DI STRI CT SOU THERN DI STRI OF CT % . .. a * .# , .' Cc: A1 couns ofr d 1 el ecor , . ' GE RI A D
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