Bratt v. County of Los Angeles

912 F.2d 1066 29 Wage & Hour Cas. (BN 1578, 116 Lab.Cas. P 35,409 Daniel E. BRATT; Frank Cooke; Ray Marin; Ishmael S. Moran, Jr.; Billy W. Pugh; Russell Turner; James Blaydes; Tyrone Allain, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant. Nos. 89-55373, 89-55453. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 6, 1990. Decided Aug. 27, 1990. Alexander B. Cvitan, Reich, Adell & Crost, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees. Albert D. Kelly, Principal Deputy County Counsel, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee-cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before HUG, BOOCHEVER and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge: 1 Daniel E. Bratt, Frank Cooke, Ray Marin, Ishmael S. Moran, Jr., Billy W. Pugh, Russell Turner, James Blaydes, and Tyrone Allain (Employees) appeal the district court's decision refusing to award them liquidated damages on their claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or the Act), specifically 29 U.S.C. Sec. 216 (b) (1982). The County of Los Angeles (County) cross-appeals the…