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Apolinar v. Global Deli & Grocery, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Sep 25, 2013
12 CV 3446 (RJD) (VMS) (E.D.N.Y. Sep. 25, 2013)
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approving 44.93 hours on behalf of "two plaintiffs who raised several different claims"

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12 CV 3446 (RJD) (VMS)

2013-09-25

ARNULFO APOLINAR, MARYLIN RAMIREZ, Plaintiffs, v. GLOBAL DELI & GRORCERY, INC., DIPAN DAS, JOHN & RICHARD ROE, Defendants.

RAYMOND J. DEARIE

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

DEARIE, District Judge.

In a Report and Recommendation dated August 23, 2013, Magistrate Judge Scanlon recommends that a judgment be entered against defaulting Defendants Dipan Das and Global Deli & Grocery, Inc., and that compensatory damages, liquidated damages, prejudgment interest, attorneys' fees and costs be awarded to Plaintiffs under the FLSA and the NYLL.

The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Scanlon is adopted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment thirty (30) days from the date of this Order, or until such time as this Court may hereafter direct. Plaintiffs' counsel are directed to mail a copy of the Report and Recommendation and this Order to Defendants at their place of business and promptly certify said action in writing to this Court. SO ORDERED. Dated: Brooklyn, New York

September 25, 2013

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RAYMOND J. DEARIE

United States District Judge

Summaries of

Apolinar v. Global Deli & Grocery, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Sep 25, 2013
12 CV 3446 (RJD) (VMS) (E.D.N.Y. Sep. 25, 2013)

approving 44.93 hours on behalf of "two plaintiffs who raised several different claims"

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recognizing that Section 630 of New York Business Corporation Law “provides that under certain circumstances, in a shareholder corporation, the top ten shareholders may be held liable for unpaid wages” and ensures that “[t]hose who benefit from the underpaid labors of their employees may not be relieved of liability”

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stating that the “[d]efendants' ... engag[ing] in interstate commerce[ is] a requirement for FLSA liability”

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Case details for

Apolinar v. Global Deli & Grocery, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:ARNULFO APOLINAR, MARYLIN RAMIREZ, Plaintiffs, v. GLOBAL DELI & GRORCERY…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

Date published: Sep 25, 2013

Citations

12 CV 3446 (RJD) (VMS) (E.D.N.Y. Sep. 25, 2013)

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