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D.MaimonKirschenbaumJOSEPH&KIRSCHENBAUMLLP233Broadway,5thFloorNewYork,NY10279(212)688-5640(212)688-2548(fax)
AttorneysforNamedPlaintiffsandtheFLSACollectivePlaintiffs
UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURTSOUTHERNDISTRICTOFNEWYORK
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ONDERALTAS,SERCANOZTURK,IGNACIOQUIJANO,ULASGECKIL,OSCARSANDOVAL,SHKELQIMKRASNIQI,HENRIQUECASTILLO,ARIELKLIOT,andKIHELNOUREDDINE,onbehalfofthemselvesandothersimilarlysituated,Plaintiffs,
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PHILIPPENORTHAMERICARESTAURANTSLLC,DAVE60NYC,INC.d/b/aPHILIPPERESTAURANT,PHILIPPEHAMPTONSINC.,PHILIPPEMIAMILLC,PHILIPPECHOW,andSTRATISMORFOGEN,Defendants.
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INDEXNO.COMPLAINTFLSACOLLECTIVEACTIONANDRULE23CLASSACTIONDEMANDFORJURYTRIAL1.Plaintiffs,onbehalfofthemselvesandallotherssimilarlysituated,allegeasfollows:JURISDICTIONANDVENUE2.ThisCourthasoriginalfederalquestionjurisdictionunder28U.S.C.§1331becausethiscaseisbroughtundertheFairLaborStandardsAct,29U.S.C.§§201,
etseq.
 
("FLSA").ThisCourthassupplementaljurisdictionovertheNewYorkstatelawclaims,astheyaresorelatedtotheclaimsinthisactionwithintheCourt'soriginaljurisdictionthattheyformpartofthesamecaseorcontroversyunderArticle
III
oftheUnitedStatesConstitution.3.VenueisproperinthisDistrictbecauseDefendantsconductsbusinessinthisDistrict,andtheactsand/oromissionsgivingrisetotheclaimshereinallegedtookplaceinthisDistrict.
THEPARTIES
4.AllDefendantsarehereinaftercollectivelyreferredtoas"Defendants."5.DefendantPhilippeNorthAmericaRestaurantsLLCisaNewYorkCorporationwhoseprincipalplaceofbusinessislocatedinManhattan.Uponinformationandbelief,PhilippeNorthAmericaRestaurantsLLCisaparentcorporationthatcontrolsanddirectstheactivitiesoftheotherDefendantcorporations.UponinformationandbeliefPhilippeNorthAmericaRestaurantsLLChasanannualgrossvolumeofsalesinexcessof$500,000.6.DefendantDave60LLCisaNewYorkCorporation.Dave60LLCoperatesPhilippeRestaurantinManhattan.UponinformationandbeliefDave60LLChasanannualgrossvolumeofsalesinexcessof$500,000.7.DefendantPhilippeHamptonsInc.isaNewYorkCorporation.PhilippeHamptonsInc.operatesPhilippeRestaurantinEastHampton.UponinformationandbeliefPhilippeHamptonsInc.hasanannualgrossvolumeofsalesinexcessof$500,000.8.DefendantPhilippeMiamiLLCisaFloridaCorporation.PhilippeMiamiLLCoperatesPhilippeRestaurantinMiami.UponinformationandbeliefPhilippeMiamiLLChasanannualgrossvolumeofsalesinexcessof$500,000.
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9.PhilippeNorthAmericaRestaurantsLLC,Dave60NYC,Inc.d/b/aPhilippeRestaurant,PhilippeHamptonsInc.,andPhilippeMiamiLLCarehereinaftercollectivelyreferredtoas"PhilippeChowRestaurantGroup"10.DefendantPhilippeChowisco-ownerandExecutiveChefofPhilippeChowRestaurantGroup.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantChowexercisessufficientcontrolofPhilippeChowRestaurantGroup'sdaytodayoperationstobeconsideredanemployerofPlaintiffsandthosesimilarlysituatedundertheFLSA.11.DefendantStratisMorfogenisco-ownerandChiefOperatingOfficerofPhilippeChowRestaurantGroup.Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantMorfogenexercisessufficientcontrolofeachPhilippeChowRestaurantGroup'sdaytodayoperationstobeconsideredanemployerofPlaintiffsandthosesimilarlysituatedundertheFLSA.12.DefendantChowandDefendantMorfogenareeachpartownersofPhilippeNorthAmericaRestaurants,LLC,Dave60NYC,Inc.,PhilippeHamptonsInc.,andPhilippeMiamiLLC.13.DefendantChowandDefendantMorfogenhavethepowertohireandfirePhilippeChowRestaurantGroupemployees.14.PhilippeChowRestaurantGroup'smanagersreporttoDefendantChowandDefendantMorfogen.15.DefendantChowandDefendantMorfogenareactivelyinvolvedinmanagingtherestaurants'operations.Forexample,DefendantChowcreatesthemenuforeachrestaurantandPlaintiffswouldregularlyseehimontheflooroftheManhattanandEastHamptonslocations,wherehewouldinspectthekitchenandinteractwithcustomers.DefendantMorfogendoesscheduling,hiresandfiresemployeesandoverseesfinancesforeach3
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