GURULE v. LAND GUARDIAN, INC.

No. 17-20710.

912 F.3d 252 (2018)

Krystal GURULE; Melissa Hall; Ryan Matte; Kimberly Taylor, Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross-Appellees v. LAND GUARDIAN, INCORPORATED; Mohammad Ayman Jarrah, Defendants-Appellees Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED December 27, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Alfred Sturm, Sturm Law, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross-Appellees.

Timothy Russell Sutherland, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Cross-Appellants.

Before HAYNES, HO, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.


This case asks us to explore the relationship between the cost-shifting mechanism in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 and the fee-shifting provision in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. One of the plaintiffs rejected a Rule 68 offer of judgment and proceeded to trial, where...

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