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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

MARIA STENDER, Plaintiff

v. SUMMONS IN A CIVIL CASE llOROUGll OF ROSELLE PARK, Dr.femkmt

CASE NUMBER: 2:12-CV-06383-KM-MAH

TO: (Name and arid~" of Defendant): M ::i. Do r ee V\ Co. I r '13orov3h CJ.ev-k'.- &-f 12oselle..-P~ .. JL Bwo08"" 0f Rt>se)le.P0tv-K I lo 12a:st We ~tfie-1 rl Ave111-tt:. RDsel le Pilvt., Nv 0 1 2'-I-

A lawsuit has been filed against yon.

Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) -- or 60 days if you are the United States or a United States Agency, or an office or employee of the United States described in Fed. R, civ, P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) -- you must serve on tM plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under nile 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer 01 motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiffs attorney, whose namo and address are:

OllABElL& ASSOCIATES, P.A. TWO UNl\l[RSIJY PlAZA

SUITE507 HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY 0760!

lfyon fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the court.

WILLIAM T. WALSfl CLERK

LEROY DUNBAR

ISSUED ON 2012-10-1114142:37.0, Clerk USDCNJD

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RETURN OF SJ;;l'l.VICJ;; Sol'ViCQ. ofttio $ym1non1 and complaint was mad~ b)' me{I) o,wg NAME OF SBRVER (PRfNT/ 'fITI.E

Che'-ck (Jfl/J bi?x below tu fndia~te appropriate n1ethocl of service

0 Served personally upon the defendanl. Piaee where served:_.

[J le fl coples 1hereof at the dofendan1's d\velling house or \lSUal place of abode \Vi{h a pcr{t.Qf) of suitable age find discrellon 1hen residing therein,

iJ Na1no of person \Vi th who1n the su1n1nons and complaint wero lcfl: ..

0 llet\lrned \lnexccutcd:

D Other (specify) ;

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STATEMl':NT OF SEl'l.VICJ;; FJ;;J;;S TMVL ISMVlCU$ l'fOTAL

DECLAl'l.ATION OF SERVER

I declare t1ndcr penalty arjury undor the laws of the United Statc:f! of America that lhe foregoing information contained in the Return of Service ilnd Stateroent of Service Fees is true ~iid correct.

Executed on Dote Signature o/Serv~r

Address of Server

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GRABELL & ASSOCIA~ms, P.A. Two University Pla~a, Suite 507 Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 488-1204

Matthew R. Grabell, Esq.

UNITED STATES DISTRIC~ COURT oxsreRICT OF NEW JERSEY

MARJ.A STENDER CIVIL ACTION NO.: l?..-cV-Ob3-63

Plaintiff CONl?WlN'r l\ND JVRY

v.

BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK,

Defendants

Plaintiff Maria Stender by way of Complaint against

Defendant Borough of Roselle Park, alleges and says:

NATJlRE Q~ ACTION

1, This action a>:iaes out of the u11lawful and willful rnis-

Classification of Plaintiff Maria Stender (hereinafter "J?l

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employee for others when that treatment happens to

benefit Defendant.

3. This Complaint seeks inter ~,

(a) Payment to Plaintiff of overtime compensation and all other relief due her under the Fair Labor

Standards Act, 29 u.s.c. 201 et seq. ("FLSA'');

(b) rnjunctive reliet compelling Defendant to comply with the FLSA by providing the Pl.

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THE PJ\BTIES

6. Plaintiff Maria Stender, re:>iding in Cranforct, New

Jersey, has worked for Defendant Borough of Roselle

Park since 19$6. She has been Defendant's Municipal Court Administrator since 1996.

7, Defendant Roselle Park is a municipality with offices

located at 110 East Westfield Avenue,. Roselle Park, New

Jersey.

8. Defendant has been, and continues to be, an employer

within the meaning of the FLSA.

FACTS COJ.!MON TO ALL COUNTS

9. Plaintiff has been employed as with Defendant since

1986. She has been Defendant's Municipal Court

AdmJ.nistrator since 1996. lie Municipal Court

Administrator, E'laintiff has been treated as a

Department Head d

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17. For the year 2010, Plaintiff accumulated 326

compensatory hours for which she has not been paid.

Pursuant to the FLS.A., Defendant was required to pay

Plaintiff for any compensatory time aocum\1lated in

excess of 240 hours.

18. For the year 2011, Plaintiff accumulated 455

compensatory hours for which she has not been paid.

l?Ut'suant to the FLSA, Defendant was requirad to pay

Plaintiff for any compensatory time accumulated in

excess of 240 hours.

19. For the year 2012, to date, Plaintiff accumulated

approidmately 100 compen,.atory hours f.or which she has

not been paid.

20. Jn 2012, Plaintiff utilized app:i:oximatel.y 100

cornpt;insatory hours that she had accumulated over the

years.

21, In or around October 2008, Plaintiff wa informed that

compensatory time would no longer be paid out of the

Parking Offenses Adjudication Act funds. 22. By letters dated September 14, 2011 and November 29,

2011, Plaintiff complained to Dt;ifendant that although

"ovt;irtime has become a steady reqtd rement, " ~esul ting

in compensatory time, Plaintiff was not receiving her

overtima compensation.

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(h) such further relief as this Court deems just and equitable under the circumstances.

SECOfill CO'O'NT !Non Payment of Benefits an

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