Prejean v. O'Brien's Response Management, Inc.

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Prejean v. O'Brien's Response Management, Inc.

Plaintiff:	Dennis Prejean, Darren Benson, Thomas Pfister, Michael Rimpley, Ronald Barlup, Sr., Daren Benandi, Dennis D. Burnett, Morgan Garnett Clark, Dale Edward Croy, III, Emile P. DiGiovanni, Alan Richard Erickson, Leland Hales, David Hamilton, George Illiano, Michael Leo Keating, Ralph Angelo Martinez, Donald R. Pearson, John G. Sawicki, Vincent Ray Soderland, Marshall Scott Tew, Ebbie Thigpen, Lance Trochesset, Alfredo Valentine, Thomas Philip Wright, John Maynard, Bruce Ridpath, Paul Hamilton and Gregory Weaver
Defendant:	O'Brien's Response Management, Inc.
Case Number:	2:2012cv01045
Filed:	April 24, 2012
Court:	US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Office:	New Orleans Office
County:	Lafayette
Presiding Judge:	Carl Barbier
Presiding Judge:	Joseph C. Wilkinson
Nature of Suit:	Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action:	29 U.S.C. § 201
Jury Demanded By:	Both

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November 6, 2013	Filing 51 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 26 ; ORDERED that plaintiff's motion to certify a collective class 19 is GRANTED IN PART & that a collective class is conditionally certified, consisting of all workers who: (a) worked for OBrien 's Response Management, Inc. at any site on the BP Deepwater Horizon MC252 oil spill response between April 21, 2010 & January 1, 2011; (b) were classified as independent contractors; (c) paid a day-rate; (d) worked over forty hours in at leas t one workweek without receiving overtime pay; & (e) performed duties tracking oil spill response personnel &/or equipment, &/or assisted in managing &/or tracking the resources used in the response. FURTHER ORDERED that parties must meet & confe r within 30 days after entry of this order & attempt to reach an agreed upon notice & consent form. FURTHER ORDERED that, to the extent that parties can agree upon forms of notice & consent, they must submit their proposed forms to the Court via a joint letter no later than 30 days after the conditional certification order. FURTHER ORDERED that, by the same date, parties may file supplemental memoranda regarding any portions of the notice & the proposed deadlines as to which they have not agreed. The Court will thereafter enter an order regarding the form of notice. FURTHER ORDERED that defendant must produce to plaintiff, within 30 days after entry of this order, a computer-readable data file containing all potential opt-in plaintiffs' names and last known mailing & e-mail addresses. Signed by Judge Carl Barbier on 11/6/13.(Reference: 12-1045)(sek, )

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November 6, 2013

Filing 51 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 26 ; ORDERED that plaintiff's motion to certify a collective class 19 is GRANTED IN PART & that a collective class is conditionally certified, consisting of all workers who: (a) worked for OBrien 's Response Management, Inc. at any site on the BP Deepwater Horizon MC252 oil spill response between April 21, 2010 & January 1, 2011; (b) were classified as independent contractors; (c) paid a day-rate; (d) worked over forty hours in at leas t one workweek without receiving overtime pay; & (e) performed duties tracking oil spill response personnel &/or equipment, &/or assisted in managing &/or tracking the resources used in the response. FURTHER ORDERED that parties must meet & confe r within 30 days after entry of this order & attempt to reach an agreed upon notice & consent form. FURTHER ORDERED that, to the extent that parties can agree upon forms of notice & consent, they must submit their proposed forms to the Court via a joint letter no later than 30 days after the conditional certification order. FURTHER ORDERED that, by the same date, parties may file supplemental memoranda regarding any portions of the notice & the proposed deadlines as to which they have not agreed. The Court will thereafter enter an order regarding the form of notice. FURTHER ORDERED that defendant must produce to plaintiff, within 30 days after entry of this order, a computer-readable data file containing all potential opt-in plaintiffs' names and last known mailing & e-mail addresses. Signed by Judge Carl Barbier on 11/6/13.(Reference: 12-1045)(sek, )

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