Legal Opinion

Erric Walker, Steve Ricketts, and Vickie Atchley, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 9, 2005No. 03-6468PublishedCited by 93 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Ryan’s Family Steak Houses, Inc. appeals the October 2, 2003 order of the district court, denying its motion to dismiss and petition to compel arbitration, pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U..S.C. §§ 3 and .4, of Plaintiff Erric Walker’s, Steve Ricketts’, and Vickie Atchley’s claims' for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.

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A. Procedural History

On November 12, 2002, Plaintiffs Erric Walker, Steve Ricketts, and Vickie Atchley filed a self-styled “collective action”…

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