PEREZ v. CENTRAL LAUNDRY INC. et al

Filing 86

ORDER THAT PLAINTIFFS 82 MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION IS GRANTED; THE COURTS JULY 26, 2017 RULING IS VACATED; WHI AZELES SHALL BE PERMITTED TO TESTIFY WITH CONSISTENT WITH THE ACCOMPANYING OPINION. SIGNED BY HONORABLE WENDY BEETLESTONE ON 8/10/17. 8/11/17 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED. (va, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA, SECRETARY
OF LABOR, UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
Plaintiff,

CIVIL ACTION

v.

NO. 15-1502

CENTRAL LAUNDRY INC., GEORGE
RENGEPES and JIMMY RENGEPES,
Defendants.
ORDER
AND NOW, this 10th day of August, 2017, upon consideration of the Plaintiff’s Motion
for Reconsideration (ECF #82) of the Court’s July 26, 2017 ruling from the bench that Wage and
Hour Investigator (“WHI”) Jennifer Azeles’s testimony regarding her calculation of back wages
and liquidated damages under the FLSA required expert qualification pursuant to Fed. R. Evid.
702, and the Defendants’ Response thereto (ECF #83), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
(1) Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED;
(2) The Court’s July 26, 2017 ruling is VACATED;
(3) WHI Azeles shall be permitted to testify with consistent with the accompanying
Opinion.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Wendy Beetlestone
_______________________________
WENDY BEETLESTONE, J.