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o rn ia B efo re: B . F L E T C H E R , S IL V E R M A N , an d W A R D L A W , C i rcu i tJu d g es. P l ai nt i ff s, al l egi ng vi ol at i on s of the F ai r L abor S t andards A ct(“ F L S A ”) , appe a l the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s gr a ntof pa rt i a l s um m a ry j udgm e nti n f a vorof D e f e nda nt s . R e vi e w i ng de no vo , an d v i ew i n g th e ev i d en ce i n th e l i g h tm o st fav o rab l e t o P l ai n t i ffs, D e lia v . C ity o f R ia lto , 62 1 F . 3d 10 69 , 10 74 (9th C i r. 20 10 ), w e a f f irm . 

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T he di s tr i c tc ourtc orr e c t l y he l d tha tthe M e m or a ndum of U nde r s t a ndi ng (“ M O U ”) di d n otcr ea t e adi sput ed i ss ue of fa ctas t o w hether D ef endant s a do pt ed a 14-day 86-ho ur 29 U . S . C . § 2 07 (k) e xem pt i on . D ef endant s provi ded un controvert ed evi dence thatthey a do pt ed a 14-day 86-ho ur w ork-peri od and that th e w o rk - p e r io d w a s r e g u la r ly o c c u rr in g . Se e A dai rv . C i t y of Ki rkland , 185 F . 3d 1055, 1060–61 ( 9th C i r . 1999) . P l a i nt i f f s a r gue tha tthe y r a i s e d adi s put e d i s s ue of f a c ta s t o w he the rD e f

e nda nt s a dopt e d a§ 207( k) e xe m pt i on by s how i ng tha tthe p a rtie s a g r e e d to a4 0 - h o u rw o rk w e e ku n d e rth e M O U . O n e th in g h a s n o th in g to do w i th the othe r . T he § 207( k) e xe m pt i on a nd the M O U c a n c oe xi s tbe c aus e the F L S A p r o v i d e s th e s t a tu t o ry f l o o rf o ro v e rt i m e c o m p e n s a t i o n a n d th e MOU p ro v i d es ad d i t i o n al co n tractu al l y ag reed u p o n o v ert i m e p aym en t s ab o v e th o se r e q u i r e d u n d e rth e FLSA . Th e FLSA w a s me a n tt o g u a r a n t e e mi n i mu m o v e rt i me c o m p e n s a tio n . Se e P a r th v . P o m o n a V a lle yH o s p . Me d. C tr ., 630 F . 3d 794, 799 (9th C i r. 20 10 ). “ S ec t i on 7(k) offer s al i m i t ed exem pt i on fr om the [s t andard F L S A ] ove rt i m e l i m i tt o publ i c e m pl oy e r s of l a w e nf or c e m e ntpe r s onne l or fi re fi gh t er s. ” A da ir , 185 F . 3d a t1059. T ha tthe pa rt i e s a gr e e d t o m o re o v e rt i me h as n o b eari n g o n w h i ch o v ert i m e fl o o r ap p l i es u n d er th e F L S A . P u tan o th er w ay, D e f e nda nt s di d notw a i ve the a dva nt a ge s of the § 207( k) e xe m pt i on by e nt e r i ng in to th e M O U . Se e A da ir , 185 F . 3d a t1061 ( c i t i ng B i rdw e l l v . C i t y of G ads de n,- 3 -

9 7 0 F . 2 d 8 0 2 , 8 0 6 ( 1 1 th C i r . 1 9 9 2 ) ) . Ac c o r d i n g l y , P l a i n t i f f s f a i l t o s h o w a d is p u te d is s u e o f

f a c t a s to w h e th e rD e f

e n d a n ts a d o p te d a§ 2 0 7 ( k ) e x e m p tio n . P l a i nt i f f s di d notr a i s e i n the di s tr i c tc ourt , butnow a r gue on appe a l , tha t : ( 1) th e F L S A p r o h ib its D e f e n d a n ts f r o m c o m p a r in g e m p lo y e e s ’ F L S A o v e rtim e w ith thei r M O U ov ert i m e and payi ng F L S A ov ert i m e onl y i f i texce eds M O U ov ert i m e; a n d ( 2 ) D e f

e n d a n ts v io la te d 2 9 U .S .C . § 2 1 1 ( c ) b y f a ilin g to k e e p p r o p e rr e c o r d s . P la in tif f s n e v e rm a d e th e s e a r g u m e n ts in th e d is tr ic t c o u rt, th u s th e y a r e w a iv e d . See U ni ted Stat es v. Ki t

sap P hysi ci an s Serv. , 3 1 4 F .3 d 9 9 5 , 9 9 9 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 2 ) . D e f e n d a n ts s u b m itte d u n c o n tr o v e rte d e v id e n c e th a t D e f e n d a n ts c o rr e c tly c a lc u la te d F L S A o v e rtim e e v e ry tw o w e e k s . P la in tif f s f a il to p o in t to as in g le e m p lo y e e w h o w a s u n d e rp a id u n d e rth e F L S A a n d th e r e f o r e f a il to m e e t th e ir b u r d e n . Im ada v. C i t

y of H er cules , 1 3 8 F .3 d 1 2 9 4 , 1 2 9 6 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 8 ) . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt c o rr e c tly ru le d th a t P la in tif f s f a ile d to c o m e f

o rw a r d w ith any e vi dence s ho w i ng thatthey w er e notpai d thei r overt i m e r at e f or com pensat ory t i m e- off. O n l y i n th ei r rep l y b ri ef d o P l ai n t i ffs arg u e th atsu p erv i si n g att o rn eyi nv es t i gat ors are no n-exem ptem pl oyee s und erthe F L S A and thatthe di stri ctcourt di d n otaddres s thi s i ss ue i n the sum m ary j ud gm entorder. In fa ct , the di stri ctcourt ru l ed th atsu p erv i si n g att o rn ey-i n v est i g at o rs w ere e xe m pt . H a vi ng f a i l e d t o a r gue- 4 -

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tha ts upe rvi s i ng a tt orne y - i nve s t i ga t or s a r e note xe m ptf r om F L S A r e q u ir e m e n ts , P la in tif f s h a v e w a iv e d s u c h a r g u m e n ts o n ap p e a l. See Chr is t i an L egal

Soc ’ y v . W u, 62 6 F . 3d 48 3, 48 7 (9th C i r. 20 10 ). L a s t l y , w e r e vi e w f

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di s c r e t i on the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s de ni a l of P l ai nt i ff s’ re qu es tfor a dd i t i on al di sc ov ery and a c on t i nu ance of the sum m ary ju d g m e n t h e a r in g . Ki t

sap P hysi ci an s Serv. , 31 4 F . 3d at10 00 . P l ai nt i ff s’ coun se l fa i l ed t o o bj ec tt o the D ef endant s’ i nv ocat i on of the att orney- cl i entpri vi l ege a t S t ephens’ s deposi t i on and n everm ov ed t o com pel S t ephens t o answ ersuch q u e s tio n s . P la in tif

f s c a n n o t c o m p la in ab o u t it n o w f o rth e f ir s t tim e . F u rth e r , to the ext entP l ai nt i ff

s are appeal i ng the di stri ctcourt ’ s r ef usal t o g ranta c on t i nu ance f o rta k in g o f

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f s f a ile d to s h o w h o w th e in f o rm a tio n s o u g h t w o u ld p r e c lu d e s u m m a ry ju d g m e n t. E m p’ rs T e am s te rs L oc al

N os . 175 and 505 P e ns i on T r us t Fund v . C lor ox C o. , 3 5 3 F . 3 d 1 1 2 5 , 1 1 2 9 -3 0 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 4 ). B ecau se P l ai nt i ff s di d n otspec i fi ca l l y i dent i fyany r el evantevi dence or how such evi dence m ig h t p r e c lu d e s u m m a ry ju d g m e n t, th e d is tr ic t c o u rt d id n o t ab u s e its d is c r e tio n in denyi ng a c on t i nu ance . AF F I R ME D.