Tamez et al v. BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas), Inc.

MOTION for Conditional Certification and Court-Authorized Notice

W.D. Tex.August 21, 2015

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ______________________________________________________________________________ Richard Tamez, Billy Tom Medlin, : CIVIL ACTION 5:15-cv-330-RP Gavin Reynolds, and James Clark, : on behalf of themselves and other : similarly situated individuals, : ELECTRONICALLY FILED : Plaintiffs, : v. : PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR : CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION : AND COURT-AUTHORIZED NOTICE BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas), Inc. : : Defendant. : ______________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiffs Richard Tamez, Billy Tom Medlin, Gavin Reynolds, and James Clark (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), through their undersigned counsel, respectfully moves this Court for an Order conditionally certifying the following FLSA collective class: All persons who worked for Defendant and were paid a “day rate” at any time since three years prior to April 24, 2015, the filing date for the Complaint. pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). This Motion is made based on the accompanying Memorandum of Law, declaration of Alexander M. Baggio and the exhibits attached thereto. DATED: August 19, 2015 /s/Alexander M. Baggio NICHOLS KASTER, PLLP Paul J. Lukas, MN Bar No. 22084X Michele R. Fisher, MN Bar No. 030369 Alexander M. Baggio, MN Bar No. 389912* 4600 IDS Center 80 South 8th Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 256-3200 lukas@nka.com fisher@nka.com Case 5:15-cv-00330-RCL Document 25 Filed 08/21/15 Page 1 of 2 2 abaggio@nka.com *Adimitted Pro Hac Vice Attorneys For Plaintiffs and the Putative FLSA Collective Class CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on August 19, 2015, the foregoing document was filed with the Court through the Court’s CM/ECF System, and electronic notice of such filing has been sent to all counsel of record: Shauna Johnson Clark Jamila Mensah NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100 Houston, Texas 77010 Shauna.clark@nortonrosefulbright.com Jamila.mensa@nortonrosefulbright.com /s/Alexander M. Baggio Alexander M. Baggio Case 5:15-cv-00330-RCL Document 25 Filed 08/21/15 Page 2 of 2