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Thompson v. Shock

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK DIVISION
Jun 24, 2015
Case No. 4:13-cv-735-KGB (E.D. Ark. Jun. 24, 2015)

Summary

In Thompson, the plaintiff "failed to put forward any evidence of the amount and extent of his on-call work that exceeded 40 hours a week for any specific week he was on call," and instead he "provided contradictory and bare assertions of how he spent his on-call time and of his overtime hours worked while he was on call."

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Opinion

Case No. 4:13-cv-735-KGB

06-24-2015

GARY THOMPSON PLAINTIFF v. ANDY SHOCK, individually and in his official capacity as Faulkner County Sheriff DEFENDANT


JUDGMENT

Pursuant to the Order entered in this matter on this date, the Court grants in part and denies in part defendant's motion for summary judgment. The Court grants defendant's motion for summary judgment on plaintiff's claims under the First Amendment, enters judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff's First Amendment claims for the reasons set out in the Order, and dismisses with prejudice plaintiff's First Amendment claims. To the extent that the Order does not dispose of plaintiff's claims under the Arkansas Public Employees Political Freedom Act, the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over such claims and dismisses without prejudice those claims. The Court grants defendant's motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff's claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act, enters judgment in favor of defendant on those claims for the reasons set out in the Order, and dismisses with prejudice those claims. The Court denies as moot defendant's motion for summary judgment on plaintiff's claims for damages.

SO ADJUDGED this 24th day of June, 2015.

/s/_________

Kristine G. Baker

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Thompson v. Shock

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK DIVISION
Jun 24, 2015
Case No. 4:13-cv-735-KGB (E.D. Ark. Jun. 24, 2015)

In Thompson, the plaintiff "failed to put forward any evidence of the amount and extent of his on-call work that exceeded 40 hours a week for any specific week he was on call," and instead he "provided contradictory and bare assertions of how he spent his on-call time and of his overtime hours worked while he was on call."

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Case details for

Thompson v. Shock

Case Details

Full title:GARY THOMPSON PLAINTIFF v. ANDY SHOCK, individually and in his official…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK DIVISION

Date published: Jun 24, 2015

Citations

Case No. 4:13-cv-735-KGB (E.D. Ark. Jun. 24, 2015)

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