Fair v. Communications Unlimited Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Tacita Fair
Defendant: Communications Unlimited Inc., Communications Unlimited Contracting Services, Inc., C.U. Employment, Inc., Communications Unlimited Alabama, Inc. and Martin C. Rocha
Case Number: 4:2017cv02391
Filed: September 11, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Office: St. Louis Office
County: St. Louis - County
Presiding Judge: Rodney W. Sippel
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 201
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

Available Case Documents

The following documents for this case are available for you to view or download:

Date Filed Document Text
September 26, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 180 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff Tacita Fair's Motion to Conditionally Certify FLSA Collective Action 2 is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Second Motion to Toll FLSA Statute of Limitations 157 is DENIED. Signed by District Judge Stephen R. Clark on 9/26/2019. (CLO)
January 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 139 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Charter's motion to quash Fair's subpoena, [No. 91 ], is DENIED.. Signed by District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on 1/16/19. (KKS)
November 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 122 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Fair's second motion to compel 114 is GRANTED. Defendants must provide by November 26, 2018, the names, phone numbers, email addresses, and dates of service of 1099 independent contractors paid b y subcontractors who installed cable on Defendants' behalf between September 11, 2014 and September 11, 2017. Defendants' failure to comply with this court order may subject them to sanctions. If the Defendants choose not to identify which Technicians are paid as 1099 independent contractors, they must produce contact information for all of their subcontractors Technicians, regardless of how they are paid. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Fair's motion for an extension of time to file a dditional declarations, 116 , is GRANTED. Fair may submit additional declarations from Technicians working for Defendants subcontractors no later than January 31, 2019. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' motion for a hearing, 118 , is DENIED as moot. Signed by District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on 11/6/18. (KEK)
September 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 113 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Fair's motion to conditionally certify this FLSA collective action, No. 2 , is GRANTED in part. The class of Technicians who installed cable on behalf of Communications Unlimited Alabama is cond itionally certified. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Fair's proposed notice and consent forms are APPROVED for distribution to potential opt-in plaintiffs. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants must produce to Fair, in a readable electronic data fil e, the names, dates of service, last known mailing addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of CUA Technicians within fourteen (14) days of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Fair may submit additional declarations from Technicians working for other subcontractors no later than Friday, October 12, 2018. Signed by District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on 9/13/18. (ARL)
September 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 112 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER re: 86 MOTION to Dismiss :Plaintiff's Complaint filed by Defendant Martin C. Rocha, Defendant Communications Unlimited Contracting Services, Inc. Defendant C.U. Employment, Inc. 78 MOTION to Dismiss Case filed by Defendant Communications Unlimited Alabama, Inc. motion is DENIED. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendants motions to dismiss 78 86 are hereby DENIED. Signed by District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on 9/6/18. (KEK)
May 16, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 65 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Fairs motion to compel, [No. 50], is GRANTED. Defendant CUA shall provide, by June 14, 2018, the phone numbers, email addresses, and dates of service for the Technicians identified in their March 8, 2018 letter to Fair and any other Technicians as defined in Fair's complaint. All Defendants shall likewise provide, by June 14, 2018, the names, phone numbers, email addresses, and dates of service of 1099 independent contractors paid by subcontractors who installed cable on Defendants' behalf between September 11, 2014 and September 11, 2017.. Signed by District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on 5/16/18. (LGK)
February 23, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 43 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Fairs original motion to equitably toll the claims of opt-in individuals, [No. 6 ], is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Fairs amended motion to equitably toll the claims of opt-in individuals, [No. 36 ], is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The claims of opt-in individuals who opted-in to Fulton will be equitably tolled until such time as Defendants provide those individuals contact information to Fair. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that De fendants shall provide to Fair in a readable electronic format the full names, phone numbers, email addresses, and dates of service for their Technicians, as defined in Fairs complaint, [No. 1 ], no later than Thursday, March 8, 2018. IT IS FURTH ER ORDERED that Fair may submit affidavits and a supplemental memorandum in support of her motion to certify her collective action class, [No. 2 ], no later than Thursday, March 22, 2018. Defendants may file a supplemental memorandum in oppositio n to Fairs motion to certify, [No. 2 ], no later than Thursday, March 29, 2018. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants motion to stay proceedings, [No. 10 ], and motions for extension of time to file an answer, [Nos. 17 and 23 ], are DENIED as moot. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a motion hearing will be held on Fairs motion to certify, [No. 2 ], on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at 11:00 am in Courtroom 16-South. Signed by District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on 2/23/18. (KJS)
Access additional case information on PACER

Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.

Access this case on the Missouri Eastern District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System

Search for this case: Fair v. Communications Unlimited Inc. et al
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Plaintiff: Tacita Fair
Represented By: Kevin J. Dolley
Represented By: Michael G. Mueth
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Communications Unlimited Inc.
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Communications Unlimited Contracting Services, Inc.
Represented By: Steven H. Schwartz
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: C.U. Employment, Inc.
Represented By: Steven H. Schwartz
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Communications Unlimited Alabama, Inc.
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]
Defendant: Martin C. Rocha
Search News [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ]
Search Finance [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ]
Search Web [ Unicourt | Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ]

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?