Opinion
No. 5:17-cv-245-DPM
08-08-2019
MELISSA WOLFE PLAINTIFF v. BASSAM ARAFA; MONTICELLO SEAFOOD EATERY, INC.; WHITEHALL SEAFOOD, INC.; WYNNE SEAFOOD & MORE, INC.; and FORREST CITY SEAFOOD, INC. DEFENDANTS
JUDGMENT
1. The Court lifts the stay against Monticello Seafood Eatery, Inc., and Whitehall Seafood, Inc. Wolfe's claims against those entities are dismissed without prejudice.
2. Wolfe's claims against Wynne Seafood & More, Inc., and Forrest City Seafood, Inc., are dismissed without prejudice.
3. Wolfe notified Bassam Arafa about the 7 August 2019 trial on damages, but Arafa did not appear. Based on all the evidence of record, the Court enters Judgment for Melissa Wolfe against Bassam Arafa for $15,300, which represents her unpaid overtime, plus liquidated damages in an equal amount. The Court also awards Wolfe $23,242.50 in attorney's fees and $420 in costs. This Judgment shall bear interest at 1.94% per annum until paid in full.
/s/_________
D.P. Marshall Jr.
United States District Judge
8 August 2019