Sunday, III v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.

Federal Civil Lawsuit Texas Western District Court, Case No. 5:16-cv-00128
District Judge Xavier Rodriguez, presiding
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No Logo AJ Sunday, III, Plaintiff

Represented by Baron & Budd, PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY Melinda Arbuckle - PHV +1 214 521 3605 +1 214 520 1181 marbuckl@baronbudd.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Allen R. Vaught +1 214 521 3605 +1 214 520 1181 avaught@txlaborlaw.com

Represented by Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY FARSHEED FOZOUNI +1 214 871 8200 +1 214 871 8209 ffozouni@thompsoncoe.com
No Logo Anonymized Party [1FEC997], Plaintiff

Represented by Unknown Firm

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Melinda Arbuckle
Space Farsheed Fozouni
Space Allen R. Vaught
No Logo Anonymized Party [EDF5BFA], Plaintiff

Represented by Baron & Budd, PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Melinda Arbuckle - PHV +1 214 521 3605 +1 214 520 1181 marbuckl@baronbudd.com
Space Allen R. Vaught +1 214 521 3605 +1 214 520 1181 avaught@txlaborlaw.com

Represented by Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space FARSHEED FOZOUNI +1 214 871 8200 +1 214 871 8209 ffozouni@thompsoncoe.com
No Logo Eric Rapson, Plaintiff

Represented by Baron & Budd, PC

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY Melinda Arbuckle - PHV +1 214 521 3605 +1 214 520 1181 marbuckl@baronbudd.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Allen R. Vaught +1 214 521 3605 +1 214 520 1181 avaught@txlaborlaw.com

Represented by Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY FARSHEED FOZOUNI +1 214 871 8200 +1 214 871 8209 ffozouni@thompsoncoe.com
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No Logo Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., Defendant

Represented by Loewinsohn Flegle Deary LLP

Name Phone Fax E-Mail
Space Matthew W Ray +1 214 572 1700 +1 214 572 1717 mattr@lfdslaw.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED, LEAD ATTORNEY Matthew W Ray +1 214 572 1700 +1 214 572 1717 mattr@lfdslaw.com
Attributes
Citation Section 15 U.S.C. § 2(a)
Nature of Suit 710 - Labor: Fair Labor Standards Act
Jurisdiction Federal Question
Case Status closed
Jury Demand Plaintiff
Anonymization By SCALES
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required)  Filed: 9/9/2016, Entered: None Unknown Document Type
Case Stayed until October 25, 2016 per text Order entered 9/9/2016 (wg)
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Text Order GRANTING 38 Motion to Stay entered by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. Defendant filed this opposed motion to stay consideration of the motion for conditional certification (docket no. 27) pending a ruling on Defendant's 12(b)(1) motion. Plaintiff has now filed an Advisory (docket no. 42) stating that the parties have worked out a settlement and asking the Court to stay consideration of the certification motion for 45 days. The Court will therefore stay consideration of the certification motion (docket no. 27) until October 25, 2016. Should a continued stay be needed after that date, the parties shall advise the Court or file an appropriate motion. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required)  Filed: 8/23/2016, Entered: None Unknown Document Type
Text Order GRANTING 39 Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply entered by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. The deadline to respond to the motion to dismiss is extended to September 22, 2016. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lel)
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Text Order GRANTING 36 Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File entered by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. It is therefore ordered that Plaintiff's deadline to file his motion for class certification with respect to his WARN Act claims shall be September 26, 2016 and Defendant's deadline to respond to such motion shall be October 7, 2016. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lel)
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Notice of Correction: ***NOTIFIED COUNSEL THAT THE PLAINTIFF HAS BEEN ADDED AS A FILER OF THIS DOCUMENT**** re 36 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Extend Deadlines for Briefing of Warn Act Class Action by Two Weeks. (rf)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 43 Filed: 10/24/2016, Entered: 10/24/2016
STIPULATION of Dismissal with Prejudice Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) by EDF5BFA. (Vaught, Allen)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 42 Filed: 9/8/2016, Entered: 9/8/2016
ADVISORY TO THE COURT by EDF5BFA. (Vaught, Allen)
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Text Order GRANTING 28 Motion for Extension of Time to File entered by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. The deadline for Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification, if any, is September 12, 2016. The deadline for Defendant's response to the motion is September 23, 2016.(This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 41 Filed: 8/26/2016, Entered: 8/26/2016
REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., re 38 Opposed MOTION to Stay Decision on Plaintiff's Motion for Conditional Certification and Notice (Doc No. 27) Pending Resolution of Defendant's Rule 12(b)(1) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's FLSA Claims for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdi filed by Defendant Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. (Ray, Matthew)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 40 Filed: 8/23/2016, Entered: 8/23/2016
Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by EDF5BFA, re 38 Opposed MOTION to Stay Decision on Plaintiff's Motion for Conditional Certification and Notice (Doc No. 27) Pending Resolution of Defendant's Rule 12(b)(1) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's FLSA Claims for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdi filed by Defendant Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Vaught, Allen)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 39 Filed: 8/22/2016, Entered: 8/22/2016
Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 37 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and Brief in Support by EDF5BFA. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Vaught, Allen)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 38 Filed: 8/16/2016, Entered: 8/16/2016
Opposed MOTION to Stay Decision on Plaintiff's Motion for Conditional Certification and Notice (Doc No. 27) Pending Resolution of Defendant's Rule 12(b)(1) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's FLSA Claims for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Ray, Matthew)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 37 Filed: 8/16/2016, Entered: 8/16/2016
MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and Brief in Support by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Appendix)(Ray, Matthew)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 36 Filed: 8/11/2016, Entered: 8/11/2016
Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Extend Deadlines for Briefing of Warn Act Class Action by Two Weeks by EDF5BFA, Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Ray, Matthew) Modified on 8/12/2016, to add filer (rf).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 35 Filed: 8/5/2016, Entered: 8/5/2016
REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by EDF5BFA, re 27 Opposed MOTION to Certify Class as FLSA Collective Action and to Issue Notice filed by Plaintiff EDF5BFA (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit J, # 2 Exhibit K, # 3 Proposed Order)(Vaught, Allen)
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APPENDIX to 33 Response to Motion by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (Ray, Matthew)
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RESPONSE to Motion, filed by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., re 27 Opposed MOTION to Certify Class as FLSA Collective Action and to Issue Notice filed by Plaintiff EDF5BFA Corrected (Ray, Matthew)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 32 Filed: 7/29/2016, Entered: 7/29/2016
***NOTIFIED COUNSEL, DOCUMENT HAS NO PDF DOC, ATTACHED, REQUEST REFILING OF ENTIRE DOCUMENT ***DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re 30 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion, (wg)
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APPENDIX to 30 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (Ray, Matthew)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 30 Filed: 7/29/2016, Entered: 7/29/2016
****DOCUMENT DEFICIENT, DOCUMENT MISSING PAGES TO DOC., PLEASE REFILE ENTIRE DOC.***Memorandum in Opposition to Motion, filed by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., re 27 Opposed MOTION to Certify Class as FLSA Collective Action and to Issue Notice filed by Plaintiff EDF5BFA (Ray, Matthew) Modified on 7/29/2016 (wg).
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NOTICE of Change of Address by Matthew W. Ray (Ray, Matthew)
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Text Order GRANTING 22 Motion to Extend Scheduling Order Deadlines entered by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. Plaintiff's deadline to file his motion for collective action status shall be July 8, 2016 and Defendant's deadline to respond to such motion shall be July 29, 2016, regardless of when Plaintiff files his motion. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 28 Filed: 7/13/2016, Entered: 7/13/2016
Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Motion for Class Certification by EDF5BFA. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Vaught, Allen)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 27 Filed: 7/7/2016, Entered: 7/7/2016
Opposed MOTION to Certify Class as FLSA Collective Action and to Issue Notice by EDF5BFA. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F, # 8 Exhibit G, # 9 Exhibit H, # 10 Exhibit I)(Vaught, Allen)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 26 Filed: 6/23/2016, Entered: 6/24/2016 Court Filing
CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROTECTIVE ORDER re 23 Joint MOTION for Protective Order filed by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. Signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. (wg)
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NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Farsheed Fozouni on behalf of EDF5BFA. Attorney Farsheed Fozouni added to party EDF5BFA(pty:pla) (Fozouni, Farsheed)
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NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Melinda Arbuckle on behalf of EDF5BFA. Attorney Melinda Arbuckle added to party EDF5BFA(pty:pla) (Arbuckle, Melinda)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 23 Filed: 6/20/2016, Entered: 6/20/2016
Joint MOTION for Protective Order by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Ray, Matthew)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 22 Filed: 6/20/2016, Entered: 6/20/2016
Joint MOTION to Extend Scheduling Order Deadlines for Briefing by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Ray, Matthew)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 21 Filed: 3/29/2016, Entered: 3/30/2016 Court Filing
SCHEDULING AND DOCKET CONTROL ORDER, PLAINTIFF'S DEADLINE TO FILE MOTION FOR CLASS ACTION: 03/29/2016; PLAINTIFF'S DEADLINE TO FILE MOTION FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION: 03/29/2016. All other deadlines will be determined after either (1) Plaintiff's deadlines to file the above-mentioned motions have passed, or (2) after an order granting or denying either motion. Signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. (wg)
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Notice of Correction: ***NOTIFIED COUNSEL THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS BEEN ADDED AS A FILER OF THESE DOCUMENTS**** re 16 Status Report, 17 Scheduling Recommendations/Proposed Scheduling Order. (rf)
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NON-CONSENT to Trial by US Magistrate Judge by EDF5BFA. (Vaught, Allen)
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Proposed Scheduling Order by EDF5BFA. (Vaught, Allen)
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NON-CONSENT to Trial by US Magistrate Judge by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (Ray, Matthew)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 17 Filed: 3/28/2016, Entered: 3/28/2016
Scheduling Recommendations (Agreed) by EDF5BFA, Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (Vaught, Allen) Modified on 3/28/2016, to add filer (rf).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 16 Filed: 3/28/2016, Entered: 3/28/2016
STATUS REPORT (Joint) by EDF5BFA, Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (Vaught, Allen) Modified on 3/28/2016 , to add filer(rf).
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 15 Filed: 2/26/2016, Entered: 2/29/2016 Court Filing
Order for Scheduling Recommendations/Proposed Scheduling Order. Plaintiff's shall submit a Scheduling Recommendations/Proposed Scheduling Order due by 3/28/2016,), Notice of right to consent to disposition of a civil case by a U.S. Magistrate Judge is due within (30) days of the date of the filing of this Order. Signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. (wg)
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RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (Ray, Matthew)
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Defendant's ANSWER to 1 Complaint . Attorney Matthew W. Ray added to party Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.(pty:dft) by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co..(Ray, Matthew)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 12 Filed: 2/8/2016, Entered: 2/8/2016
SUMMONS Returned Executed by EDF5BFA. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. served on 2/8/2016, answer due 2/29/2016. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit)(Vaught, Allen)
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NOTICE of Filing of Notice of Consent for 1FEC997 by EDF5BFA (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Vaught, Allen)
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NOTICE of Filing of Notice of Consent by EDF5BFA (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Vaught, Allen)
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Summons Issued as to Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.. (wg)
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***NOTIFIED COUNSEL, DOCUMENT HAS WRONG CASE NUMBER ON DOC. ***DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re 6 Notice (Other) (wg)
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***NOTIFIED COUNSEL, DOCUMENT HAS WRONG CASE NUMBER ***8DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re 5 Notice (Other) (wg)
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***DOCUMENT, DEFICIENT, INCORRECT CASE NUMBER ON HEADER ***NOTICE of Filing of Notice of Consent by EDF5BFA (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Vaught, Allen) Modified on 2/8/2016 (wg).
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DOCUMENT DEFICIENT, INCORRECT CASE NUMBER OF HEADER ***NOTICE of Filing of Notice of Consent for 1FEC997 by EDF5BFA (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Vaught, Allen) Modified on 2/8/2016 (wg).
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NOTICE of Related Case by EDF5BFA (Vaught, Allen)
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If ordered by the court, all referrals will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Bemporad (wg)
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REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by EDF5BFA. (Vaught, Allen)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required)  Filed: 2/5/2016, Entered: None Unknown Document Type
Case Randomly Assigned to Judge Xavier Rodriguez. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (wg)
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Certificate of Interested Parties by EDF5BFA. (Vaught, Allen)
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COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0542-8177139), filed by EDF5BFA. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Vaught, Allen)
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