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STEPHEN DANIEL LEONARD

Plaintiff )

SUNTEXMARINA'SINVESTORS,lnc.LLC. )

JOHNNYPOWERS,C.E.O., )

BRYAN REDMOND,President, )

LAURAGILHAM,V.P.HumanResources )

BILLGALLOW AY,GeneralM anager )

KRISTEN GALLOW AY,DirectorofOperations )

Defendant's )

COM PLAINT

UNDER EOUAL EM PLOYM ENT OPPORTUNITY ACT

42U.S.C.42000(e)

1.PETITIO NER

StephenDanielLeonard:9455thStreetM iamiBeach,Florida33139

lI.DEFENDANT'S

SuntexM arina'sInvestors,lnc.,LLC.,l7330PrestonRoad,Suite/220A Dallas,Texas75252

JohnnyPowers:SuntexC.E.O.,17330PrestonRoad,Suite//220A Dallas,Texas75252

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BryanRedmond:SuntexPresident,17330PrestonRoad,Suite//220A Dallas,Texas75252

LauraGilham,SuntexVicePresidentofHumanResources,17330PrestonRoad,Suite//220A

Dallas,Texas75252

BillGalloway:SuntexGeneralM anager,300AltonRoad#8983M iamiBeach,Florida33139

KristenGallow ay,SuntexDirectorofOperations,300AltonRoad//8983M iamiBeach,Florida

33139

111.JURISDICTION

ThiscourthasjurisdictiontohearthiscaseunderTitleV1loftheCivilRightsActof1964(Title

Vl1)andTitle42U.S.C.j2000(e).

1V.FACTS

*OnoraboutMay18,2020,StephenDanielLeonard,'(hereafterreferredtoasPet.)learnedthat

am aintenanceassociatew asgoingtoprisonfor3years,onoraboutJune09,2020,andw ent

intotheMiamiBeachotxceofSuntexMarina'sInvestors,lnc.,(hereaûerreferredtoasSuntex)

andspoketoGeneralM anager;BillGalloway;(hereafterreferredtoasDefB.Galloway),about

themaintenanceassociatejobopeningthatwascomingavailableattheSuntexinMiamiBeach,

Fla.DefendantB.Gallowaym etwithPet.AndgavePet.thecellulartelephonenumbertothe

DirectorofOperationsatSuntexinMiamiBeach,'KirstenGalloway,'(hereafterreferredtoas

DeflK,Galoway),andinstructedPet,tocalheratthebeginningofJune,2020.

*OnJune03,2020,Pet.CaledDefK.Galowayaboutthejobopeningandwastoldtofilout

anonlineapplication.Pet.Filledouttheonlineapplicationasasked.

*OnJune05,2020,SuntexHumanResources',locatedat17330PrestonRoad,Suite//220A

Dallas,Texas75252,offeredPet.thefull-tim eposition asamaintenanceassociateattheM iami

BeachM arina.

(SeeExhibitA,06/05/2020EmploymentOffer)

*OnJunel0,2020,Pet.accepted,signedandreturnedtheSuntexMaintenanceAssociatejob

offeratanannualbasisof$26,000.00.

*OnoraboutJunel2,2020:afterpetitioneracceptedthejoboffer,SuntexsentPet.toathird

partyagencyinordertoconductabackgroundreport.

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*OnJune17,2020,Pet,contactedDef K.Gallowayviaem ailtoinform heroflitigation

involvingPet.2016convictionandsentence,andalsosentanSM S(Textmessage)concerning

thestartdate.Def,K.GallowayrespondedviaSM Sinforming Pet.;ingeneral,thathewasnot

eligibleforemploymentduetohiscriminalbackground,(Paraphrasing).

Pet.thensentan emailtobothDef's,'B.GallowayandK.Galloway,complainingof

discriminationandfiledaNoticeofIntenttosueunder42U.S.C.2000(e)withSuntexMarina's

Investors,Inc.LLC.

*OnJunel8,2020,Pet.contactedtheC.E.O.ofSuntexJohnnyPowers,'(hereafterreferredtoas

DefPowers),andSuntexPresidentBryanRedmond',(hereafterreferredtoasDefRedmond).

Pet.wasthencontactedbySuntexVicePresidentofHumanResources,'LauraGilham,(hereaher

referredtoasDef.Gilham),whom informedPet.tohavetheattorneycontacther.

*OnJunel9:2020,Def.Gilham informedPet.to sendalllegaldocumentstoheronbehalfofthe

SuntexDefendants.

V.R ELIEF

Petitionerseeksatrialbyjury,andcompensatorydamagesintheamountof$52,000.00,plusal

courtcosts,feesandexpensesrelatedtothislitigation.

Dated:06/22/2020

RespectfullySubm itted,

STEPHEN DAN IEL LEONARD

9455thstreet

M iamiBeach,Florida33139

colzstitutiolalestilliyreocolu

(305)316-7486

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