Legal Opinion
Shay v. Sight & Sound Systems, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 9, 2009No. Civil Action 09-1215 (RWR)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
The plaintiffs, five former employees of defendants Sight & Sound Systems, Inc. (“SASSI”), Koorosh Kaymanesh and Ham-id Akrami, bring claims of federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) violations, unlawful retaliation, breach of contract, and quantum meruit largely for the defendants’ failure to compensate them for overtime hours worked. The defendants have moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue, or in the alternative, to transfer venue. Because the District of Columbia is not an appropriate venue…
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