IJN ITED STATESD ISTRICT COIJRT SO UTHERN D ISTRICT OF FLOIUD A

CW IL A CTION NO .22-cv-81766-CIV-CANN ON

ANDREW HO RACE,

Plaintiff,

V.

ARIA (AddictionRecoveryInstituteofAmerica),EverniaHealthCenter,LLC,American

Treatm entHoldingsINC and Ethem aH eaIth Corporation

C/oShawn Leon

Defendant.

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FILED BY r'qD ,. D.C.

DE2 2?2222

ANGELAE.NOBLE

CLERKUS Dlm:GX

s.D.oFél.A -w-RsNOTICEOFUTENTTOPRYCEEDASPROSE/RESPONSETOORDERDOCKET12/7/22

AND M OTION TO PRO CEED ON AM ENDED COM PLAU T

COM ES NOW ,Plaintiff,by andthroughthe'undersigned counsel.Plaintiffsues

A11.1/8.(AddictionRecoverylnstituteofAmerica),EverniaHea1thCenter,LLC,American

TreatmentHoldings,INC andEthem aHea1thColmoration.Plaintiffstatesasfollows:

ARG UM ENT:

Plaintiff'sO pposition isFactual

TheNatureofPlaintiffsclaim fallsunderTheFloridaCivilRightsActof1992basedon

Race/GenderDisérirnination.Theremovingparty(counsel)failedtoidentifythecorectnatureof

Plaintiff'sclaim intheStatusRemovalReport.Counsel/Defendantlcnew beforehandthatPlaintiff''s

ChargeofDiscriminationwasRace.ThisisquestionabletowhyCounseldidnotmark 442

Em ploym entCivilRightsin theStatusRem ovalReport?RaceisclearlystatedinPlaintiffs

EEOCChargeofDiscrimination!Seec-W,f&/1.% ChargeofDiscriminationandf///zpwithexhibit

2.xNoticeofRightstoSlld.Infll#ftf/zl,seeexhibitJ-v(wageAtorney/shawZctl/l.9Therefore,

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Plaintiffcannotconfol'm totherequireluentsofFLSA.Defendantn?9//c#itsStatsRemovalReport

whichisadehciency,knowinglyPlaint 'sCharge(fDiscriminationisRaceandotherelements

underRace.PlaintiffsAm endedComplaintservesastheresponsefororderon docketenteredFLSD

12/7/22.Plaintiffwasunabletofiletimelywithin 14daysPursuanttoSouthenlDistrictFloridaLocal

Rule7.1(c)(l)aûerfilingandserviceofDefendant'sMotion,Plaintiffapologize.

Next,inCounsel'sverbiage;Plaintiffsmudslingingaccusationsagainstseparateanddistinctentities,

suchasEverniaHealthCenter,LLC -basedsolelyonthefilingofaFairLaborStandardsActcase

morethantllreeyears;Case9:22-cv-81766-AM C Document13EnteredonFLSD Docket12/19/2022

Page2of4 3ago-hasabsolutelynobearingontheclaimsPlaintiffistryingtoasserthereand

shouldalsobedisregarded.Plaintiff'sridiculousattem pttoaccusetheworldofhisperceivedw rongs

shouldberejected;First,nothingiszalzf/x/farfapwhenPlaintlfsfactsproveotherwiselSecondly,

Defendanthasalreadyproventotheworldofitswrongdoingintltejlling/./ILopezM Evernia

H ealth Center,LLC casewhich ispublic!Counseldefensem akenosense.Also,itdoesn'tmatterif

Lopezcasewasfiled3,4or10yearsago,itstillhasrelevancetoPlaintiff'sclaim (ex)wagetheft!

How ever,yearslaterD efendantcontinueditsunlawfullyemploymentbehavior/practicesunderits

new nameARIA.Consequently,under theDefendantdidnotonlycommitwagetheflagainbut

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race/genderdiscrimination,disparatetreatmentalongwithahostileenvironm entwhichcaused

plaintifftovoluntarily separateduetodishonesty,race/genderdiscrim ination,disparatetreatm ent,

wagetheft,hostileenvironm entandunethicalbusinesspracticesthePlaintiffwitnessed.Havingsaid

thatthatm akesktplattsiblel Plaintiffwillask thisCourttocom pelrecordsandsubpoenacurrent

employeesastltiscaseprogress.DuetoDefendantsrepeatedunlawfuldiscrim ination acts,itsM otion

mustbestricken.Furthermore,counselfailedtorealizethepay-stubsenteredwerenottosubmita

claim buttoshow disparatefrcc/zlcafin payofhow Plaintiffwastreateddifferentlybyw orking

significantlylessthananon-black erflployeewho isawomanthatheldthesam etitleasaBehavioral

Hea1thTechnician.ln addition,intentionallychangingofPlaintiff'spay-ratetwicew ithouthis

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consent,infurtherprovingdisparatetreatment.Also,anotherliethatwastoldtoPlaintiffwasthat

hewasn'tchargedforraw tish.Themealsrangebetween10.00-12.00dollars.Themealdeduction

was23.32(twomeals)onthetilirdpaycheck,whichmeansIwaschargedforrawjlshandnever

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refunded!D efendantstatedPlaintiffw as.Attlzispoint,theD efendant'scontinueddishonestyhas

becameadisgracetotheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtofSouthernDistrictofFloddaandthe

ConstitutionasawholeanditsM otionmustbestricken.

N othing isperceived wrong,w/lea theevidenceiscententedj

H . JudicialSystem

Thecourtsystemsoflocal,state,andfederalgovernments,responsibleforinterpreting

the Iawspassed bythe Iegislative branch and enforced bytheexecutivebranch.These

courtstrycriminalcases(inwhichaiaw mayhavebeenviolated)orcivilcases(disputes

betweenpartiesoverrightsorresponsibilities).Thecourtsatempttoresolveconflicts

impadialyinordertoprotecttheindividualrigitsguaranteedbytheConstitution,within

theboundsofjustice,asdefinedbytheentirebodyofU.S.law.

W HEREFORE:PlaintiffmovestMsHonorableCourtforanOrderstriking

DefendantsMotionagainstPlaintiffAmendedComplaint.PlaintiffdemandstrailbyJury,judgment,

punitivedamages,com pensatelzim forpastandftzttzrepecuniarylosses,disparatetreatmentcausedby

Defendantsdiscriminatorytreatmentinanamounttobedeterminedattrailandinaccordancewiththe

FloridacivilRightsact0f1992xçcc/ftul,ç760.01-760.11and509.092andanyotherrelieftheCoul't

deemsappropriateandjust.

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CONCLUSION

TheConstitutionoftheUnitedstates;

methePeopleoftheUnitedStates,inOrdertoform amorepeO ctUnion,establishJtstice,

insured. omestictranquilityprovideforthecommondefence,promotethegeneralWelfare,and

securetheBlessingsofLibertytoourselvesandourPosterity,doordainandestablishthis

ConstitutionfortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

CERTIFICATE OF SERW CE

lH EREBY CERTIFY thaton December27,2022,lfiledtheforegoingdocum entw ith the

United StatesDistrictCourtfortheSouthernDistrictofFlodda

andemailedatnleandcorrectcopytoCounselofD efendant,

/s/KelmethM .RehnsKelmethM .Relms,Esq.FloridaBarNo.1003357

krelms@warddamon.com

And're H orace

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Form5(11/09)

CHARGEOFDISCRIMINATION ChargePresentedT0: Agencyties)chargeNo(s):

ThisformisafectedbythePrivacyActof1974,SeeenclosedPrivacyAct X FEPA 2200152

StatementandotherinformationbeforeKmpletingthisform.

X EEQC 15M-2022-00042

Palm Beach CountyOficeOfEqualOpportunity andEEOC

StateorIocalAgency,ifany

Name(indicateML,Ms.,Yr.3.l HomePhone(lncl.AreaCode) DateofBidh

Mr.Andrew Horace

StreetAddress City,StateandZlPCode '

3714 EastSandpiperDrive,Boynton Beach,FL33436

NamedistheEmployezrLaborOrganization,EmploymentAgenc :.9 ApprenticeshipCommitee,orStateorLocalGovernmentAgencyThatIBelieve

DiscriminatedAgainstMeorOtherss(Ifmorethantwo,IistunderPARTICUIVRSbelow.j

Name No.Employees,Members PhoneNo.(lncludeAreaCode)

ARIA 15*-100 (844)929-0868

StreetAddress City,StateandZIPCode

950 EverniaStreet,W estPalm Beach,FL33401

DISCRIMINATIONBASEDON(Checkappmp#atebox(Ls).) DATEIS)DISCRIMINATIONTOOKPLACE

Earliest Latest

X MCE COLOR SEX RELIGION NATIONALORIGIN 02-09-22

RETALIATCON AGE OISABILITY GENETIC INFORMATION

OTHER(Specik) CONTINUINGACTION

THEPARTICULARSARE(Ifadditionalpaperisneeded.atfachexfrasheetlsl):

lbelievethatIhavebeendiscriminatedagainstbecauseofmyrace(AfricanAmerican)inviolation

ofAdicleVI,Sections2-261thru2-313Palm BeachCountyCode(thePalm BeachCountyEqual

EmploymentOrdinance),asamended,TitleVlIoftheCivilRightsActof1964,asamended,and

the FloridaCivilRightsActof19921asamended,forthefollowing reasons'.

Iworked forthe em ployernam ed above asa BehavioralHeaIthTechniciansince Decem ber

' 2021untilIwascom peiiedto resignon Febrgary 9,2022.

2. The term sand conditionsofm yem ployer'stules and regulationwere differentfrom m y

W hite co-worker. OtherAfrican Am ericanem ployeesweretreated inthe sam e m anner,

3.Ibelievetheseactionsweretakenagainstmebecauseofmyrace(AfricanAmerican).

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numberandIwillcooperatefulywiththem intheprocessingofmychargeinaccordancewiththeirprocedtlnm . td V'R?'C7.4'

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DISM TSSAL NO TICE O F RTG H TS

(ThisNoticereplacesEEOCFORMS161& 161-A)

IssuedOn:12/21/2022

To:M drew Horace

3714EastSandpiperDrive

BoyntonBeach,FL 33436

ChargeNo:15M -2022-00042

EEOC Representativeandem ail: Frank Hernandez

State,LocalandTdbalProgram M anager

frank.hernandez@eeoc.gov

DISM ISSAT,OF CH AR GE

'I'heEEOC isclosingthischargebecause:CP tiledin court.

The EEOC hasadopted thefindingsofthestateorlocalfairemploymentpracticesagency that

investigatedyourcharge.

NOTICE OF YOIJR RIGHT TO SUE

Thisisofficialnoticef'rom theEEOC ofthedismissalofyourchargeand ofyourrighttosue. If

youchoosetotilealawsuitagainsttherespondentts)onthischargeunderfedqrallaw infederal

orstatecourt,yourlawsuitmustbefiledW ITHIN 90DAYS ofyourreceiptofthisnotice.

Receiptgeneralyoccursonthedatethatyou(oryourrepresentative)view thisdocument.You

shouldkeep arecord ofthedateyou receivedthisnotice.Y ourrightto suebasedon thischarge

wilbelostifyoudonotfilealawsuitincourtwithin90days.t'lXetimelimitforfilingalawsuit

basedonaclaim understatelaw maybedifferent.)

lfyoufilesuit,basedon thischarge,pleasesendacopyofyourcourtcom plainttothisoffice.

OnbehalfoftheCommission,

DigitallySipzedBy:EvangelineHawthome

12/21/2022

EvangelineHaw thorne

ActingDisG ctDirector

AddictionandRecoveryInstitm eof

Am erica,LLC d/b/aARIA and

EverniaHea1th CenterLLC d/b/aARIA

c/oShawnLeon

PresidentandCEO

1590S.CongressAve.

W estPalm BeachFlorida33406

Pleaseretainthisnoticeforyourrecords.

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423FernStreet,Suite200

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sendthechecktomeatmyofficeattheaddresslistedinmysignatureblock.

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NatalieStaroschah Esq.

AttomeyatLaw

LegalAidSocietyofPalm BeachCounty,Inc.

423FernSkeet,Suite200

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