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LAYTON v. DHL EXP. (USA), INC.

No. 11-12532.

686 F.3d 1172 (2012)

Leandre LAYTON, on behalf of himself and all those similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DHL EXPRESS (USA), INC., Defendant-Appellee, Sky Land Express, Inc., et al. Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc N. Garber , Alan Howard Garber , The Garber Law Firm, PC, Marietta, GA, Roderick T. Cooks , Lee David Winston , Winston Cooks, LLC, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Devand Anthony Sukhdeo , TerRance Q. Woodard , Jackson Lewis, LLP, Miami, FL, Beverly P. Baker , Christopher W. Deering , James A. Patton, Jr. , Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC, Veronica L. Merritt , Law Office of Veronica L. Merritt, Steven Michael Stastny , Jackson Lewis, LLP, Jonice M. Vanterpool , Hand Arendall, LLC, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON, WILSON and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

WILSON, Circuit Judge:

Leandre Layton, on behalf of himself and the similarly-situated members of his conditionally-certified class (collectively, "Drivers"), appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of DHL Express, Inc. ("DHL") on his claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. After a thorough examination of the realities of the economic relationship between Drivers and DHL, we affirm on the grounds...

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