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Employment Law
Wage and Hour
Meal and Rest Period

Joseph Amey, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Cinemark USA Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive

Published: Feb. 27, 2016 | Result Date: Feb. 4, 2016 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 3:13-cv-05669-WHO Bench Decision –  Defense

Court

USDC Northern


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Scott E. Cole
(Cole & Van Note)

Stan Karas
(Glancy, Prongay & Murray LLP)

Robert J. Drexler Jr.
(Capstone Law APC)

Jonathan U. Lee
(Office of the U.S. Attorney)

Matthew R. Bainer
(The Bainer Law Firm)


Defendant

Matthew Bobb

Emily Burkhardt Vicente
(Hunton, Andrews & Kurth LLP)

M. Brett Burns


Facts

Joseph Amey, Silken Brown, and Mario De La Rosa, brought a class action complaint for wage and hour violations against Cinemark USA Inc., seeking damages, injunctive relief and restitution.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Amey contended that defendant had a consistent policy of willfully failing to provide meal and rest periods to himself and other employee class members, timely remit compensation owed upon termination, or provide accurate itemized wage statements.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Cinemark contended that it was entitled to summary judgment because Amey did not properly plead an off-the-clock claim and admitted that Cinemark was not aware of any off-the-clock work he may have performed.

Result

The court entered judgment in favor of Cinemark on various claims and on several remaining claims that the parties had resolved pursuant to the parties' settlement and expressly subject to a preservation of plaintiffs' Brown and De La Rosa's appellate rights of class claims and PAGA claims, as to plaintiff Brown only.

Other Information

FILING DATE: Dec. 6, 2013.


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