Pascual Reyes v. Coppola's Tuscan Grill, LLC
- Analisa Torres
- 1:21-cv-07040
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Pascual Reyes v. Coppola’s, Judge Torres adopted the recommendation and entered a $237,193.50 judgment against the defendants.
Armando Pascual Reyes received a judgment against Coppola’s Tuscan Grill, LLC, Salvador Coppola, Luis Mendiepa, and Mariano Ouapa for $237,193.50 plus applicable interest, with specified damages, attorney’s fees, and costs.
What happened
In Pascual Reyes v. Coppola’s Tuscan Grill, LLC, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation because no party objected to it. The court found no clear error.
The court adopted the report and recommendation in full and held the defendants liable for $237,193.50, plus applicable interest. The judgment included back pay and spread-of-hours damages, liquidated damages, reimbursement-related damages, unpaid gratuities, attorney’s fees, and costs.
Judge Analisa Torres directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment for Armando Pascual Reyes, terminate all pending motions, and close the case.
The detailed version
- Pascual Reyes v. Coppola's Tuscan Grill, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-07040
- Analisa Torres
- June 30, 2023
Background
The opinion concerns Armando Pascual Reyes’s case against Coppola’s Tuscan Grill, LLC, doing business as Coppola’s West, Salvador Coppola, Luis Mendiepa, and Mariano Ouapa. The court received a report and recommendation from Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the reasoning in that report.
Court’s review
No party objected to the report and recommendation. District Judge Analisa Torres therefore reviewed it for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake, and found none. The court adopted the report and recommendation in its entirety.
Judgment and disposition
The court directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment for Reyes. The defendants were held liable for $237,193.50, plus all applicable interest, consisting of:
- $112,150.50 in back pay and spread-of-hours damages, plus nine percent prejudgment simple interest calculated from August 26, 2019, through the date of judgment; - $112,150.50 in liquidated damages; - $5,195.00 for failure to reimburse Reyes for three electric bicycles and a helmet; - $770.00 in unpaid gratuities; - $6,200.50 in attorney’s fees; and - $727.00 in costs.
The court also directed the Clerk to terminate all pending motions and close the case.
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