Jordan v. Gobo, Inc. et al

Filing 31

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Norman K. Moon on May 8, 2012. (sfc)

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ii d he rtes
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endant M oton f Sum mar J
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endant M oton f Sanctons and deny
s'
i or
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Pl ntf sM otonsf Sum m ar J
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s ons n
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antf dvie he r ha
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ul e abl o te he ea i
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s e t pospo t h rn t a l t rda e a hec e e t t he rn t ki pl c i hi a e e.
e k o t ne he ea i g o a e t , nd ons nt d o he a i g a ng a e n s bs nc

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1.BACKGROUND

Defnd tGo l (i Bo' ownsa opeae a Boa es Fa
e an Bo, nc. û
Go '
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nd rts
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Bic t (( oa gls' r turn fa hie,lc tdonTi ra Ro d i Lyn hbug. Des'
suis i j n e '' esa a t rnc s o ae
B
)
mbelke a n c r 3 f.
M em .2. Def
endant Phii Lynch i t Pr dent of GoBo,and wor at t r t ant i a
lp
s he esi
ks he esaur n

m a g ralc p ciy. Pl i tf Da
na e i a a t
a n if nny J d n w a a ong t e fr t gr up of m a ge s hie t
or a
s m
h is o
na r r d o
ma ge t r t ur nt whi h ope d o J nua y 29,200 1 . Pl i if c m plt d hi t a ni
na he esa a , c
ne n a r
9. d a ntf o e e s r i ng
and began wor but due t an uns fed healh condii he l t wor on m edi l
k,
o
pecii
t
ton,
ef
k
cal eave

be nni J y 22,2009. De s ' M e .3. I l t J y or e ry Aug t Pl i if t l ph d
gi ng ul
f. m
n a e ul
al
us , a ntf e e one
Lynch t di
o scuss varous concer Pl ntf had about hi com pens i
i
ns ai if
s
aton. D ef ' M em .2-3.
s.

Lyn h de l wih Pl n ifs c e n b pa ng Pl i iff r t a tona da ofl a . I a
c a t t ai tf ' onc r s y yi
a ntf o wo ddii l ys e ve d t

By a lterdat Oct
el
ed ober5,2009,see Lynch A f.N ov. l 2009 Ex.4,Pl ntf al t
f
4,
ai if ered
Lynch t Pl ntf beleved t t pay f hi tm e away fom wor whie sck i June and
hat ai if i
hat he
or s i
r
k
l i n

J y( nine a ove h dc outofhi va ai tme a ta s haprciewa unlwf .
ul me to d b ) a ome
s c ton i , nd h t uc
a tc s a ul
1d. Pl ntf t d Lynch t t he was on t ver offlng a f alcom pl ntundert FLSA .
ai if ol
ha
he ge ii
eder
ai
he
1d. W hie Pl ntf ' l t i cat t i i t dsecond of is ki ' Lynch cl m st i w as
l ai ifs eter ndi es hat t s he s
t nd,'
ai hat t
act l Pl ntf f stw rten sgnalt he was concer about hi pa Def ' M em .3.
ualy ai ips ir
it i
hat
ned
s y.
s.

Upon r vi Pl ntf ' l t , Lynch cl m s t have i m edi el caled Pl ntf and I a
ecei ng ai ifs eter
ai o
m
at y l
ai if
eû
voi m ai m ess w hi Pl ntf di notr ur 1
ce l
age, ch ai if d
et n. d.
As t eat
hr ened, on Oct
ober 20,2009, Pl ntf fl a com pl nt i t s Courtagai t
ai if ied
ai n hi
ns
GoBo,alegi t t us ofhi vacaton tme t compens e hi f si l
l ng hat he e
s
i i o
at m or ck eave vi at t
ol ed he
3De en nt ha p ovi ed t e Cou t ih us ulba kg ound f ct i or a i i t i M emo a um i
f da s ve r d h
r w t ef c r
a ual nf m ton n he r
r nd n

S p oto terMoint Dimis a di aDe lrt na da Af d vtb Dee d n P iLy c .Th Co r'
u q r f h i t o s s, n n caai n n t a i y fn a t hl n h e uts
o
o
i
c s d r ton oft s a ot r do um e t outi t plad n r quies t Cou tt te t De e nts i t t
on l e a i
he e nd he c n s sde he e i gs e r he
r o r a f nda ' nsan
M oto t Dim isa a M oton f rSumm a y J gmen .
in o s s s
i o
r ud
t

FLSA.1L Fo avait ofraons lgrne s
t r rey e s , a td ummayj dg nti GoBo' fvoronApi 3
r u me n
sa
rl 0,
2 0.Se J danv GoBo,Ic, 6:9 v-0 9,201 W L 1 1 361( r 3 201 ,f d,
0l e or .
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39 Fe App' 11 (t Ci. 0, dr.d e 1 1S. .1 ( 1 .
3 d. x 8 4h r201 )c / enid, 3 Ct 021 201 )
Ar
ound t s e tm e t he t ed hi i tal compl nt Pl ntf i or ed hi cohe am i
hat
il
s nii
ai , ai if nf m
s

d e ee s d
s c o o e ur o
k
m a a r Olvi Pa rs , t a he ha be n r l a e by hi do t rt r t n t wor . Com pl a 3.
n ge , i a r i h 4 h t
.t
Par ih i or ed Lynch of t devel ent but f one r on or anot , Pl ntf never
rs nf m
hat
opm ,
or
eas
her ai if
r ur t wor I t ar
et ned o
k. ns ead, ound t end of Oct
he
ober ort begi ng ofNovem ber,Pl ntf
he
nni
ai if

fldf un oyme wihteVigi aEmpl me Co s i ($ '. Def. Me 4.
ie or empl nt t h r ni
oy nt mmison (
VEC')
s' m.
The V EC f
ound Pl ntf t be elgi e f unem pl ent. See Com pl Ex.3. l
ai if o
i bl or
oym
.
mpora l
tnty
t
hough, Def
endant di not par i pat i t i tal hearng, and t V EC decii do not
s d
tci e n he nii
i
he
sons
a es a N ovem btr 13,2009 lterse t Pl ntf ,dicus bel . D ef
ddr s
e t nt o ai if s sed ow
endant a
s ppeal t
ed he
V EC' decii but l t t r appeal i an opi on da ed M a 27,2010,i whi t V EC
S
son,
os hei
n
ni
t
y
n
ch he

obsr d t t Pl nifha de e u roah t the qui hi j ,a t tta Pli if
eve ha aitf d nid nde t ha
t s ob nd ha h t antf
tm ai ai cont w ih t em pl
d nt ned
act t he
oyerweekl ...up untlm i Febr y, 2010,butw as never
y
i d- uar

pl back on t empl ' s
aced
he
oyers chedul ' Com pl Ex.4.
e.'
.
On Novem ber 13, 2009, i r pons t Pl ntf s alegatons r di hi paym e
n es e o ai if' l i
egar ng s
nt
diput a seem i y w ihout know l
s e nd
ngl t
edge t Pl ntf ha fl f unem pl ent Lynch
hat ai if d ied or
oym
s Pl ntf a l t aski Pl ntf t cont hi t s
ent ai if eter
ng ai if o
act m o chedul Pl ntf ' r t n t wor .
e ai ifs e ur o
k

Co .Ex.1. I t s lte ,Lync i o me Pl n ift t ( ) Pli if wa beng pad ba k
mpl
n hi e tr
h nf r d aitf ha 1 antf s i
i c

wa srprsntng t s m he alge h wa owe i hi frtFLS c anta ( ta
ge e ee i he u
le d e s d n s is
A ompli nd 2) h t
Pl ntf s ul ( ve g c a c l t ara a tme t mee,brng a c y of( aitf s
ai if ho d t
gi Lyn hl al o rnge i o t i
op
Pl nif l
me c l r la egl a g antf a Lync wil pln t r ump i of ( antf s wo k
dia ee s , nd pli if nd
h l) a he es ton
Pli if l r
4M s Pa rs i n l erempl d by GoBo l . Lync De l Fe 2,201
.
r ih s o ong
oye
nc
h c . b.
2.
,

s he ul.'I M o e r Lyn r ie Pli ifss ay t $ 5 a we k,a d e os ac c
c d e' d
r ove , ch as d antf' alr o 45
e n ncl ed he k

f $8 0 a a nts i t mak u f t 35we ksdurng whi Pl n ifrcev d onl a
or 48.5, n mou ad o e p or he
e
i
ch aitf e ie
y
$ we kl s lr 5I
430 e y aa y. d

.

The pari diput whet or not Pl ntf m ade atem pt t cont Lynch aûer
tes s e
her
ai if
t
s o
act
r vi t I t See Com pl 3;Def 'M em .4. Pl ntf cl m s t have viied t r t ant
ecei ng he eter.
.
s.
ai if ai o
st he es aur
atl tt i a week,and Lynch cl ms t have been att r t ant atl t sx days a week
eas w ce
ai o
he esaur
eas i

tai ng new manager ,buts ehow,Lynch and J dan di notcr s pat durng t r evant
r ni
s
om
or
d
os hs i he el
peri l s
od. n uppor ofhi cl m s Pl ntf subm it w ha he syl as (A fi t ' butwhi
t
s ai , ai if
ted
t t es t fdavis'
ch

a e mo e a c a ey de c ie a un wor d ca a ins un r 28 U. C. j 1 46 by whih
r r c urt l s rb d s s n e lr to
de
S.
7
c
Pl ntf s co- anager , Kei Pola d,Chrs Polar a J i Br
ai if' m
s
sha lr
i
l d, nd ule ewer6 a t t t t e f t
, tes o h act hat

Pl ntf di sop i o t r t anton num er occasons i an atem ptt mee wih Lynch.
ai if d t nt he es aur
ous
i n
t
o
t t

Pl' Ad lEvi ( ke no.25 . Lync cams t te c ntay,t tPl ntf ma no s h
.s d' d. doc t
)
h li ,o h o rr ha ai if de uc
ef ort- atl tnotw hie Lynch was i t r t ur nt Def 'M em .4. Lynch cl m s t t
f s
eas
l
n he es a a .
s.
ai hat he
onl r
y eason he di not i medi el brng Pl ntf back t wor was becaus he had not s
d
m
at y i
ai if
o
k
e
een

Pl ntf sm edi r eas untlbei ser w ih t i t l s t f .
ai if
cal el e i ng ved t he ns ant aw ui. #
I s , Def nt ar t t Pl ntf was not r alat agai t i vi aton of t
n um
enda s gue ha ai if
et i ed
ns n ol i
he
FLSA . 1 l
d. ndeed,Def nt cl m t Pl ntf was not t m i ed w hat oeve , a t ,
enda s ai hat ai if
er nat
s r nd hat
i t Pl ntf vol arl qui hi empl ent 1 l s
nsead, ai if unt iy t s
oym . d. n upportoft rar
hei gument and cuti
,
tng

agai t t i t Pl ntf m ade an ef or t r ur t wor , Def
ns he dea hat ai if
f t o et n o
k
endant cie t f t t
s t he act ha

Plitf fldf un mpl ntc mpe ai j ton we k atrGoBo wa sr d wih te
anif ie or e oyme o nston us e e fe
s eve t h
orgi FLSA l
i nal
awsui Def ' M em .5. Pl ntf, however,i ss t t t char er of hi
t.
s.
ai if
nsit ha he
act
s
5 I t lte , Lync i c td t the a e wih Pl ntf' c e i ta $455 wa t mi mum
n he e tr
h ndiae ha
gred t ai ifs ontnton h t
s he ni
wee y s l r f e
kl a a y or xemp empl ye u rt FLSA .
t
o es nde he

6J i Br we wa a t ly t r n t d i Oc o r 200 a n l erwor a t r sa an . De s '
ule e r s c ua l e mi a e n t be , 9, nd o ong
ks t he e tur t f
.

Add'Evi 1( ck tno. )
l d. do e 26 .
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r l ton hi w ih Def nda t t r d s onl a r De e da s we e s r d w ih hi frtFLS
eai s p t
e n s u ne our y ûe f n nt r e ve t s is
A
compl nt gi ng rset hi i antr alaton cl m .
ai , vi i o s nst et i i ai

I APPLI
I.
CABLE LAW

Be a e t Cour i l ki b yon Pl n ifsba e a l a in t th wa t r nae
c us he
t s oo ng e d aitf' r leg to ha e s emi td,

tes mmayj me a l i i rquie Su r j
h u r udg nt nayss s e rd. mmay udgme i a opit i ûhemova t
nt s ppr rae f l
t
n
s
hows t t e i no genui diput as t any m at i f and t m ovant i entted t
hat her s
ne s e
o
eral act
he
s il o

j dg n asa matroflw. Fe R.Ci P.56() W h n i co t maei i tol y
u me t
te a ' d.
'
v.
a . e t mes o traly,d nl
t l
diput over f s t t m i afect t out e of t s t under t gover ng l w il
s es
act ha ght f he com
he ui
he
ni aw l

pop ryprcudet e tyofs
r el e l he nr
ummayj dgme . An ronv fi ryLobb Ic,47 U.
r u nt' des . be t
'
y, n
7 S.
2 2 ( 986 .The dipu ea utamae ilf c mus b d g nui , t ti ... t e e d nc
42, 48 1 )
s t bo
t ra a t t e s e ne ' ha s
d
h vie e

i s c t tara o bl j r c drtr aveditf t no
s u h ha e s na e uy oul eun r c or he nmovigpat ' I ;sealoJ
n ry. d e s KC
'
Holi Co.v Was .S rs Ve u e ,I '264 F.d 459 465 ( h Ci.2001 . l c nsd rng a
dng
. h po t ntr s nc,
3
,
4t r
) n o ie i

moin f s
to or ummayj me ,ûh co tmu tdrw alr s a e i e e c s i fvo oft
r udg nt c e ur s a l eaon bl nfr n e n a r he
t
nonm ovi pary, and i may not m ake cr biiy det m i i or w ei t evi
ng
t
t
edi lt
er natons
gh he dence.'
'

Reve v.Sa e s PlmbngPr ds,I . 5 U. 1 1 0 (000 .Fi ly,wh r,ashee
e s
nd ron u i o . nc, 30 S. 33, 5 2 ) nal ee
r,
t Co tfc scos motonsf s mmayj gme t i mus d vauaee c p ry' moin o
he ur a e r s i or u r ud n,t t s l t a h at s to n
e
is own meris t ng car i each i t
t
t , aki
en
ns ance t dr al r onabl i e ences agai tt part
o aw l eas
e nf r
ns he y
whos m oton i under consi aton.'M i
e
i s
der i ' ngus Constuct s I v. Unied St es, 812 F.
r or , nc.
t
at
2d

1 ,1 91( d.Ci.1 7)
387 3 Fe r 98 .

11 DI
1. SCUSSI
ON
A. R e i i
talaton

The alegedl m at i f t diput i t s cas concer whet Pl ntf act l
l
y
eral ac ual s e n hi e
ns
her ai if ualy

s ferd s fr ofunlwf rtlain. ig n FLSA rtlai plitf mus s t e
uf e ome om
a ul eaito dAj
eaiton anif t how hre

ee ns ()t the e g d i a a tviy prtced by t FLS (i t th s frd a
lme t: i ha
nga e n n ci t oe t
he A; i) ha e ufee n
adver e acton by t em pl
s i
he
oyer s equentt orcont por
ubs
o
em aneous w ih s pr ect actviy;
t uch ot ed i t

a (i)t ta c us lc nne ton e ssbewe n t e oye ' a tviy a t e a e s a ton.
nd ii ha a a o ci xit t e he mpl es c i t nd h dv r e ci '
'
Bos r l v Audi Vie S .I c,78 F.
ca elo . o d o ys, n
4 Supp. 577 5 ( D.Va.2011 ( ii Dar e
2d , 8l E.
) ctng v au

v Dee o 51 F.d33 3 ( hCi. 08)
. tc n, 5 3 4, 40 4t r20 ).
The undi put f sdem ons r t t Pl ntf di engage i an actviy pr ect by t
s ed act
t a e hat ai if d
n
i t ot ed he
FLSA ,namel flng t 2009 com pl nt w hi wassai t ars outofD ef
y, ii he
ai , ch
d o ie
endant vi aton of
s' ol i

t FLSA.Thsc s hi e onee n (i,ie, ehe Defnda t t ka a rea toni
he
i a e ng s lme t i) ..wh t r e ns oo ny dves ci n
rs ns t Pli ifsflng o hi orgi lc aiti 2009. I elme t(i i stsid,t n
epo e o antf' ii f s i na ompl n n
f e n i) s aife he
ee n (i) t c uslc ci bewen Pl ntf sflngoft Co aitan t a re
lme t ii,he a a onneton t e ai if ii
he mpl n d he dves
acton,woul al cl l be f fled.
i
d so eary
ulil

The Fourh Cicui has i er et t phr e tadver em pl entacton' t m ean onl
t r t
nt pr ed he as s
se
oym
i 'o
y
Suli at em pl ent deci ons, s as hii gr i l
s tm e
oym
si
uch
rng, antng eave, dichar ng,pr
s gi
omotng,and
i

c mpe ai ' Pagev Bol r 645 F.d 227 233(t Ci.1 ) Betn v Si
o nstng.
'
. ge,
2
,
4h r 981' lo . gmon,1 F.
,
01
Sup 2 435 444 ( . Va 1 98)( ol ngt tr mo ng plitf' ma ke i r s onsbiii
p. d ,
W D. . 9 h di ha e vi an ifs r tng e p i ltes
and di tng her of her d-kam Leader'poston di not cons iut an uli at em pl ent
ves i
s
f
' ii
d
tt e
tm e
oym

de iinwh nnet rPli ifspa no he j bttewa afe tdl.
cso e ihe antf' y r r o il s fce )
Tha s i,<g l a ton ag n ta e o e t ti ls s ve e t n a f r ldich r e
t ad tan c i ais n mplye ha s e s e r ha o ma s a g
m a consiut an adver em pl ent ac i .' Adams v Sc ft o Ha e C? ,Ci l
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fchare t Cr@.44 F.Supp. 51 51 ( S. 2006 Fo isa e df
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2d 0, 7 D. C. :. r n tnc ,d
i
an em pl
oyer delber el m akes t wor ng condii i ol abl i an efor t i
i at y
he
ki
tons nt er e n
f t o nduce t
he

e o et q t'Honorv Boo - lnd Hamitn,nc,383F. 1 ,1 -87( hCi. 4)
mplye o uis'
. zAle r
lo I
3d 80 86 4t r 200 ,
a p ai tf m i t be a e t d
l n if gh
bl o emonsr t c s r c l dic r . T0 p e l u r t e
ta e on t u tke s ha ge
r vai nde h

co tuciedic r t or apl nifmus de nsrt ()adee an e oye ' dei rt
nsr tv shage he y, aitf t mo tae 1 fnd t mpl rs lbeae

i e tt f c t pl ntf t rsgn a d ( te S be tv it ea lt o t wor n
ntn o ore he ai if o e i n 2) h t jcie nolrbiiy f he kig
o
condii .' W at ns,444 Supp.2d at517. l
tons'
ki
mporanty,çdisatsf ton w ih wor assgnm ent ,
t l k s i ac i
t
k i
s
a f i of bei unf ry crtci or difcul or unpl
eelng
ng ail ii zed,
fi t
easant w or ng condii ar not s
ki
tons e
o
i ol abl ast compela r onabl per on t r gn.' W ilams v.Gi Food Inc. 370 F.
nt er e o
eas
e s o esi ' li
ant
,
3d

423 43 (t Ci. 4) And1obsr ta t Fout Cic tha d aeulyc bi 't cam
, 4 4h r200 .
eve h the rh rui s t rf l a ned'he li
c
ofconsr i dichar becaus i i ts open t abus by t e who l
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e nt eq s ha he ur a ton a n if ca e ai if d ue our e
pur
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t ough Rul 11 a ple t b h r pr e e a unr p e e t d pa te ,
e
p i s o ot e es nt d n e r s n e ri s

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mon . Kef , 49 R. 4, 6 E.
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r l he
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i her o
ne s e
eri ac
o
her enda er nat

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anif n epo e o aitf'
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Pl ntf was t m i t ac ualy or consr i y. l i t ef e appr at f t Cour t
ai if
er na ed, t l
t uctvel t s her or
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to

grn s mmayj gme i Defnda t'fvor an d ny s
a t u r ud nt n e ns a , d e ummayj dgme a rqu se b
r u
nt s e etd y
Pl ntf . lw ilal deny Def
ai if
l so
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tons.
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