Opinion ID: 3011502
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Beach Club

Text: Frank Cascerceri was the owner of the Beach Club, a nightclub formerly located along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Cascerceri testified that he built a pool at the club and hired an expediter4 to apply for permits from L&I. _________________________________________________________________ 4. Expediters are independent contractors who, in exchange for a fee, represent individuals and businesses before L&I and the ZBA. Expediters typically prepare the paperwork required to obtain permits, licenses, or variances by L&I or the ZBA. Expediters may interact with employees of L&I during the process, and appear at public hearings before the ZBA. 9 The expediter prepared the necessary application and filed it with L&I. Because the club was scheduled to open in the Spring of 1993, Cascerceri became frustrated when L&I delayed issuing the permit. He called Antico and explained the urgency of getting the permit. Antico told him that he was using the wrong expediter, and that he should hire Elizabeth Ricciardi5 to expedite his application for the permit. Antico spoke to Ricciardi before Cascerceri did and urged her to take the employment. To avoid the risk of not getting L&I approval, Cascerceri hired Ricciardi. He paid her $625 for her assistance, although Ricciardi testified that she did very little to obtain the permit. Shortly after he hired Ricciardi, Cascerceri received his approval from L&I.