Thompson v. Park

District Court, E.D. New York

Thompson v. Park

Trial Court Opinion

UNITESDT ATEDSI STRCIOCUTR T EASTEDRINS TROIFCN TE WY ORK ----------------X- -------------- YAN IQUET HOMPSOaNn SdE LEMENG MOLUPE, Plaintiffs,O RDER l8-CV-0000(6S T{)AMD) -against - HYUNS UKP ARK anSdA RPOI,N C., Defendants. --------X- --------- ANNM .D ONNELLUYn,i tSetdaD tiesst Jruidcgte : OnJ anu2a,2r 0y1 t8h,pe l ainbtrioffutsgh haitcs t aigoani tnhseetim rp loHyyeurSn,u k Parakl,l evgiionlga otfti hoFena sLi arb Sotra ndAacr(td" sF LSaAn"Nd)e wY orLka bLoarw ("NYLL("E)CN.Fo 1.. D)e fendPaanrdtki n do atp peiantr ha icst oirao nn swtehcreo mplaint, antdh pel ainotbitffaasic neerdt iofifdc eafatufrelo tmt hCel eorfCk o uornMt a r2c0h2, 0 18. (ECNFo 9.. O)n M ay8 ,2 01t8h,pe l ainmtoivffefosdrd efaujlutd gm(eEnCtNF.o 1.1 .I) refertrhemedo titooMn a gisJturdaSgtteee vTeins cfoiroa nR ee poarnRtde commendation ("R&Rh"ei) s;s aut ehdo rouwgehl la-nrdeR a&sRro,en ceodm metnhdIadi ten ngty h e plainmtoitffiwsoi'nt hporuetj udgircaetn hptael n adi ntitffoas m elntedha ecvioerm pl(aEiCnFt No1.4 w)h,i Ica hd opitnie tedsn ti(rEeCtNFyo 1 .5 ). OnA pr1i7l2, 0 1t9h,pe l ainfitlieaffdnas m endceodm plaadidniStna,gr Ipnoac,sa. defend(aEnCtNF.o 1.6 .T)h pel ainsteirfftvshed ede fendwainttthhsa e m endceodm plaint. (ECNFo s1.92 ,0 .T)h dee fenddainndto satp peoarar n swteharem endceodm plaanitdnh te, CleorfCk o uerntt earc eedr tiofifdc eafatuoeln At u gu1s52t,0 1(9E.C NFo 2.2 .) On November 7, 2019, the plaintiffs filed their second motion for default judgment. (ECF No. 24.) I referred the motion to Judge Tiscione for an R&R. On September |, 2020, Judge Tiscione, in another comprehensive R&R, recommended that I grant the plaintiffs’ motion and hold the defendants jointly and severally liable for a judgment totaling $194,364.76. (ECF No. 27.) The plaintiffs served the defendants with the R&R and filed a certificate of service on September 14, 2020. (ECF No. 28.) No party has filed any objections to Judge Tiscione’s R&R, and the time to do so has passed. A district court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.”

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1). “To accept the report and recommendation of a magistrate, to which no timely objection has been made, a district court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record.” Jarvis v. N. Am. Globex Fund, L.P.,

823 F. Supp. 2d 161, 163

(E.D.N.Y. 2011) (quoting Wilds v. United Parcel Serv.,

262 F. Supp. 2d 163, 169

(S.D.N.Y. 2003)) (internal quotation marks omitted). [ have carefully reviewed Judge Tiscione’s September |, 2020 R&R and find no error. Accordingly, I adopt the R&R in its entirety. The plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment is granted, and the defendants are jointly and severally liable for a judgment totaling $194,364.76, consisting of: (1) $40,388.28 in unpaid minimum wages ($19,825.14 for Ms. Thompson; $20,563.14 for Ms. Molupe); (2) $26,440.28 in unpaid overtime wages ($13,188.64 for Ms. Thompson; $13,251.64 for Ms. Molupe); (3) $21,635.82 in spread of hours pay ($10,559.82 for Ms. Thompson; $11,076.00 for Ms. Molupe); (4) $88,464.38 in liquidated damages ($43,573.60 for Ms. Thompson; $44,890.78 for Ms. Molupe); (5) $12,500.00 in statutory damages ($5,000.00 for Ms. Thompson; $7,500.00 for Ms. Molupe); (6) $4,416.00 in attorneys’ fees; and (7) $520 in costs. The plaintiffs are also awarded pre-judgment and post-judgment interest, to be calculated

as set forth in Judge Tiscione’s R&R. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to enter judgment accordingly and close this case.

SO ORDERED. s/Ann M. Donnelly ANN M. DONNELLY United States District Judge Dated: Brooklyn, New York September 30, 2020

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