Legal Opinion

Tapia v. BLCH 3rd Ave LLC

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided October 1, 2018No. 17-2718-cv; August Term, 2017PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge Calabresi concurs in a separate opinion.

2Per curiam

Plaintiffs-Appellants Valentin Tapia, Romulo Ricano Balderas, and Eufemia Castillo (collectively, "Appellants") are former employees of Brick Lane Curry House, a Manhattan restaurant. The restaurant is owned and operated by Defendant-Appellee BLCH 3rd Ave. LLC ("BLCH"), which in turn is owned by Defendants-Appellees Ajit Bains ("Bains") and Satinder Sharma ("Sharma"). On October 24, 2014, Appellants brought suit against BLCH, Bains, and Sharma, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. , and the New York…

3Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Barfield v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  2. Louis Carter v. Dutchess Community CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  3. Irizarry v. CatsimatidisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
  4. Zheng v. Liberty Apparel Company Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
  5. Nicholas Gray v. Michael PowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012

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4Cited by59 opinions

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