Samantha Shafer v. Red Tie, LLC dba Red Tie Gentlemen's Club
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United States District Court Central District of California
11 SAMANTHA SHAFER, et al., Case № 2:20-CV-5726-ODW (PVCx)
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING
v. MOTION TO STRIKE
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES [67]
14 RED TIE, LLC (d/b/a Red Tie Gentlemen’s Club), et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 I. INTRODUCTION On June 26, 2020, Plaintiff Samantha Shafer initiated this action against 20 Defendants Red Tie, LLC and Mike Mudaris for allegedly violating the Fair Labor 21 Standards Act (“FLSA”) by misclassifying workers like herself as independent 22 contractors, failing to pay minimum and overtime wages, and implementing illegal 23 practices regarding the taking and sharing of tips. (Compl. ¶¶ 10–40, ECF No. 1.) 24 Plaintiffs Ida Hurley, Aeja Hurt, and Alexis Jackson opted into the action (ECF 25 Nos. 19–21), and together Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) adding 26 Defendants Ingrid Goulding and Bob Simoni. (FAC, ECF No. 48). Defendants filed 27 an Answer to the operative FAC, asserting seven…