Opinion
Civil Action 18-1194
11-30-2022
MARTIN J. WALSH, Secretary of Labor,[1] Plaintiff v. EAST PENN MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Defendant
ORDER
GENE E.K. PRATTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
AND NOW, this 30th day of November, 2022, upon consideration of East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.'s Motion to Bifurcate Trial (Doc. No. 313), the Secretary's Response in Opposition (Doc. No. 315), East Penn's Submission Regarding Trial Evidence Related to the State-of-Mind Issue of Willfulness Under the FLSA (Doc. No. 342), the Secretary's response in opposition (Doc. No. 343), East Penn's reply (Doc. No. 346), and the Secretary's sur-reply in opposition (Doc. No. 347) it is ORDERED that East Penn's Motion (Doc. No. 313) is DENIED for the reasons set forth in the accompanying memorandum.