Gomez et al v. Mi Cocina Ltd et al

Filing 572

ORDER: The court determines that the 549 findings and conclusions of the magistrate judge are correct, and accepts them as those of the court. The court grants in part and denies in part Defendant's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to Time-Barred Claims of Opt-Ins and Brief in Support (Doc. 346 ) and dismisses with prejudice the claims of Kathy Alexander, Sean Altman, Jose Alvarez, Carlos Anzorena, Eric Barrientos, Victor Barrios, Suzie Bouffard, Charles Caldwell, Dennis Cam pos, Jayson Carter, Juan Contreras, Caleb Crossman, Raymundo Gaytan, Eric Gonzalez, Giancarlo Gonzalez,Whitney Graves, Sean Greppi, Nicole Lynn Guadagno, Alejandro Gutierrez-Franco, Humberto Hernandez, Blaine Jones, Taylor Jones, Margon Keshtnar, Juan Lozano, Luis Lugo, Irma Martinez, Julio Martinez, Jeremy Moody, Tommie Morrow, Jr., Ivan Noriega, Rhianna Martinez, Antonio Ulloa Olivas, Lauren Alexis Oliveira, Javier Olvera, Gerardo Ortiz, Michael Patel, Tiffany Pemberton, Tawnie Reed, Lat isha Rettig, Richard Russo, Ramon Sabillon, Randy Alberto Smith, Gracie Stevens, Maria Stevens, Heather Toombs, David Toribio, Chase (Ryan) Travis, and Jamie Turner. The court denies Plaintiffs' 373 Cross Motion for Equitable Tolling of the Statute of Limitations for Opt-in Plaintiffs, and as the court has denied Plaintiffs' cross motion, Defendants' 374 objection to the motion is overruled as moot. (Ordered by Judge Sam A Lindsay on 9/26/2016) (trk)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
JAVIER GOMEZ, et al.,

Plaintiffs,
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MI COCINA LTD, et al.,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 3:14-CV-2934-L

ORDER
Before the court is Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to Time-Barred
Claims of Opt-Ins and Brief in Support (Doc. 346), filed December 4, 2015; Plaintiffs’ Cross Motion
for Equitable Tolling of the Statute of Limitations for Opt-in Plaintiffs (Doc. 373), filed January 11,
2016; and Defendants’ Response and Objection to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Equitable Tolling of the
Statute of Limitations (Doc. 374), filed January 12, 2016. On August 22, 2016, United States
Magistrate Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez entered the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation
of the United States Magistrate Judge (“Report”) recommending that Defendants’ Motion for Partial
Summary Judgment be granted in part and denied in part, and that Plaintiffs’ Cross Motion for
Equitable Tolling be denied. No objections were filed to the Report. Having reviewed the file,
record in this case, and Report, the court determines that the findings and conclusions of the
magistrate judge are correct, and accepts them as those of the court. Accordingly, the court grants
in part and denies in part Defendant’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to Time-Barred
Claims of Opt-Ins and Brief in Support (Doc. 346) and dismisses with prejudice the claims of
Kathy Alexander, Sean Altman, Jose Alvarez, Carlos Anzorena, Eric Barrientos, Victor Barrios,

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Suzie Bouffard, Charles Caldwell, Dennis Campos, Jayson Carter, Juan Contreras, Caleb Crossman,
Raymundo Gaytan, Eric Gonzalez, Giancarlo Gonzalez,Whitney Graves, Sean Greppi, Nicole Lynn
Guadagno, Alejandro Gutierrez-Franco, Humberto Hernandez, Blaine Jones, Taylor Jones, Margon
Keshtnar, Juan Lozano, Luis Lugo, Irma Martinez, Julio Martinez, Jeremy Moody, Tommie Morrow,
Jr., Ivan Noriega, Rhianna Martinez, Antonio Ulloa Olivas, Lauren Alexis Oliveira, Javier Olvera,
Gerardo Ortiz, Michael Patel, Tiffany Pemberton, Tawnie Reed, Latisha Rettig, Richard Russo,
Ramon Sabillon, Randy Alberto Smith, Gracie Stevens, Maria Stevens, Heather Toombs, David
Toribio, Chase (Ryan) Travis, and Jamie Turner. The court denies Plaintiffs’ Cross Motion for
Equitable Tolling of the Statute of Limitations for Opt-in Plaintiffs, and as the court has denied
Plaintiffs’ cross motion, Defendants’ objection to the motion is overruled as moot.

It is so ordered this 26th day of September, 2016.

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Sam A. Lindsay
United States District Judge

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