Cross et al v. Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc., No. 2:2018cv11968 - Document 24 (E.D. Mich. 2019)
Court Description: ORDER Denying 18 Amended Motion for Conditional Certification - Signed by District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds. (LBar)
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