Opinion
1:21-cv-1057-RP
01-02-2024
KATELYN KEEFE, Plaintiff, v. PERRY'S RESTAURANTS LTD d/b/a PERRY'S STEAKHOUSE AND GRILLE and CHRISTOPHER V. PERRY, individually, Defendants.
ORDER
ROBERT PITMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court is the report and recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower concerning Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, (Dkt. 36). (R. & R., Dkt. 46). The parties timely filed objections, responses, and replies to the report and recommendation. (Dkts. 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59).
A party may serve and file specific, written objections to a magistrate judge's findings and recommendations within fourteen days after being served with a copy of the report and recommendation and, in doing so, secure de novo review by the district court. 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(C). Because the parties timely objected to the report and recommendation, the Court reviews the report and recommendation de novo. Having done so and for the reasons given in the report and recommendation, the Court overrules the parties' objections and adopts the report and recommendation as its own order.
Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that the report and recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower, (Dkt. 46), is ADOPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment, (Dkt. 36), is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Summary judgment is GRANTED with respect to Defendant Perry's Restaurants d/b/a Perry's Steakhouse and Grille's liability for the cost of Plaintiff's licenses. Summary judgment is DENIED in all other respects.
Accordingly, the following claims remain:
(1) Plaintiff's claim that Defendants violated the FLSA's minimum wage requirements and are not entitled to the tip credit because they did not allow Plaintiff to retain all her tips and required Plaintiff to contribute 4.5% of her tips to an illegal tip pool, perform nontipped work unrelated to her tipped occupation, and perform non-tipped work exceeding 20% of her time each workweek;
(2) Plaintiff's claim that Defendants violated the FLSA's minimum wage requirements by requiring her to pay for clothing and other items and incur dry-cleaning expenses;
(3) Expenses for aprons, vests, pepper mills and holders, and crumbers for Plaintiff; and
(4) All claims against Defendant Christopher V. Perry, individually.