`
`the
`not
`
`is
`
`complaint
`served
`
`in
`
`with
`
`Attorney
`service
`
`of
`
`within
`within
`
`(or
`
`delivered
`
`or
`
`answer,
`
`you
`to
`judgment
`
`the
`be
`
`will
`
`action
`this
`this
`summons,
`20
`days
`after
`30
`after
`days
`within
`
`and
`
`to
`to
`the
`the
`State
`taken
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`OF NEW YORK
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`Index
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`No.
`
`Date
`
`Purchased:
`
`ADVICE
`
`PERSONNEL
`
`INC.
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`-against-
`
`DENTSU
`
`AEGIS
`
`NETWORK
`
`US HOLDINGS,
`
`INC.,
`
`Defendant.
`
`____----_______--___.._____-------________------x
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`To
`
`the
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`above
`
`named
`
`defendant:
`
`designates
`Plaintiff
`of New York
`as
`
`the
`
`place
`
`of
`
`county
`trial.
`
`The
`basis
`designated
`residence:
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`Suite
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`
`venue
`
`of
`
`the
`plaintiff's
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`Avenue,
`NY 10169
`
`answer
`to
`complaint
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`the
`not
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`SUMMONED
`if
`the
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`or,
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`the
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`
`is
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`exclusive
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`of
`your
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`the
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`
`to
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`day
`personally
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`YOU ARE HEREBY
`of
`a copy
`your
`answer,
`a
`notice
`of
`appearance,
`of
`this
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`complete
`if
`this
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`in
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`default
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`
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`York);
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`of New
`against
`
`Dated:
`
`September
`
`18,
`
`2018
`
`Address
`East
`150
`New York
`
`of Defendant:
`42nd
`St.
`NY 10017
`
`12th
`
`Fl.
`
`A m o s W e i n b e r g
`
`for
`
`Attorney
`49
`Somerset
`Phone:
`
`(516)
`
`Plaintiff.
`Drive
`829-3900.
`
`South,
`
`Office
`
`and
`Great
`Email:
`
`Address:
`P.O.
`NY 11020-1821
`Neck
`amos@AmosLegal.com
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`OF THE
`COURT
`SUPREME
`OF
`STATE
`NEW YORK
`OF NEW YORK
`: COUNTY
`------
`,______________________-------------------------X
`
`ADVICE
`
`PERSONNEL
`
`INC.,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`-against-
`
`DENTSU
`
`AEGIS
`
`NETWORK
`
`US HOLDINGS,
`
`INC.,
`
`Defendant.
`
`VERIFIED
`COMPLAINT
`CPLR
`Under
`
`3016(f)
`
`_____--____--------------------___________----
`
`----X
`
`Plaintiff
`
`complains
`
`of
`
`defendant
`
`by
`
`verified
`
`complaint
`
`enumerating
`
`the
`
`items
`
`of
`
`its
`
`claim
`
`under
`
`CPLR
`
`3016(f),
`
`requiring
`
`defendant
`
`to
`
`answer
`
`with
`
`specific
`
`defenses,
`
`specifying
`
`the
`
`dispute:
`
`Allegations
`
`Common
`
`to
`
`All
`
`Causes
`
`of
`
`Action
`
`The
`
`1)
`
`action
`
`arose
`
`or
`
`is
`
`within
`
`the
`
`personal
`
`and
`
`subject
`
`matter
`
`jurisdiction
`
`of
`
`the
`
`court.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`was
`
`under
`
`the
`
`laws
`
`of New York.
`
`2)
`
`3)
`
`4)
`
`5)
`
`organized
`
`Plaintiff
`
`is an
`
`employer
`
`fee
`
`paid
`
`search
`
`and
`
`recruitment
`
`firm.
`
`Defendant
`
`is
`
`part
`
`of
`
`the
`
`AMNET
`
`Group.
`
`The
`
`parties
`
`had
`
`a written
`
`fee
`
`agreement,
`
`signed
`
`by Donald
`
`DelCastro,
`
`CFO.
`
`The
`
`agreement
`
`6)
`
`is
`
`annexed.
`
`First
`
`Cause
`
`of
`
`Action
`
`(Referral
`
`of Michael
`
`Boggiano)
`
`7)
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`at
`
`the
`
`request
`
`of
`
`defendant,
`
`referred
`
`Michael
`
`Boggiano
`
`to
`
`defendant
`
`for
`
`the
`
`agreed
`
`price
`
`of
`
`$26,000.00.
`
`8)
`
`Defendant
`
`gave
`
`plaintiff
`
`a non-exclusive
`
`listing
`
`to
`
`refer
`
`a candidate
`
`to
`
`1
`
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`9)
`
`10)
`
`11)
`
`12)
`
`13)
`
`14)
`
`15)
`
`defendant
`
`for
`
`the
`
`position
`
`of
`
`Finance
`
`Director.
`
`The
`
`agreed
`
`rate
`
`of
`
`the
`
`fee was
`
`20% of
`
`the
`
`salary.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`identified
`
`Michael
`
`Boggiano
`
`as
`
`a
`
`suitable
`
`candidate
`
`for
`
`the
`
`job
`
`order/listing
`
`given
`
`by
`
`defendant.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`referred
`
`Michael
`
`Boggiano
`
`to
`
`defendant.
`
`No
`
`other
`
`source
`
`had
`
`previously
`
`referred
`
`Michael
`
`Boggiano
`
`for
`
`employment
`
`by
`
`defendant
`
`for
`
`the
`
`said
`
`position.
`
`Defendant
`
`interviewed
`
`Michael
`
`Boggiano.
`
`Defendant
`
`hired
`
`Michael
`
`Boggiano.
`
`Michael
`
`Boggiano
`
`commenced
`
`employment
`
`with
`
`defendant
`
`or
`
`at
`
`the
`
`office
`
`of
`
`defendant.
`
`employment
`
`of Michael
`
`Boggiano
`
`for
`
`or
`
`at
`
`the
`
`16)
`
`17)
`
`18)
`
`19)
`
`20)
`
`21)
`
`The
`
`start
`
`date
`
`of
`
`office
`
`of
`
`defendant
`
`was
`
`Feb.
`
`1,
`
`2018.
`
`The
`
`employment
`
`of Michael
`
`Boggiano
`
`by
`
`defendant
`
`or
`
`at
`
`the
`
`office
`
`of
`
`defendant
`
`was
`
`as
`
`a result
`
`of
`
`the
`
`referral
`
`of Michael
`
`Boggiano
`
`by
`
`plaintiff.
`
`The
`
`starting
`
`salary
`
`of
`
`Michael
`
`Boggiano
`
`with
`
`defendant
`
`was
`
`$130,000.00.
`
`Pursuant
`
`to
`
`the
`
`said
`
`salary
`
`there
`
`was
`
`due
`
`by
`
`defendant
`
`to
`
`plaintiff
`
`the
`
`agreed
`
`percentage
`
`of 20% thereof
`
`= $26,000.00.
`
`Defendant
`
`received
`
`plaintiff's
`
`$26,000
`
`bill
`
`for
`
`referral
`
`of Michael
`
`Boggiano
`
`before
`
`this
`
`action.
`
`Defendant
`
`never
`
`complained
`
`to
`
`plaintiff
`
`about
`
`the
`
`calculation
`
`of
`
`2
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`the
`
`amount
`
`of
`
`the
`
`bill.
`
`Defendant
`
`never
`
`complained
`
`to
`
`plaintiff
`
`about
`
`the
`
`amount
`
`of
`
`the
`
`starting
`
`salary
`
`used
`
`for
`
`calculation
`
`of
`
`the
`
`bill.
`
`Defendant
`
`did
`
`not
`
`pay.
`
`Defendant
`
`breached
`
`the
`
`obligation
`
`to
`
`pay
`
`plaintiff.
`
`The
`
`price
`
`charged
`
`was
`
`fair
`
`and
`
`reasonable.
`
`22)
`
`23)
`
`24)
`
`25)
`
`Second
`
`Cause
`
`of
`
`Action
`
`(Referral
`
`of Christopher
`
`Kopko)
`
`26)
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`at
`
`the
`
`request
`
`of
`
`defendant,
`
`referred
`
`Christopher
`
`Kopko
`
`to
`
`defendant
`
`for
`
`the
`
`agreed
`
`price
`
`of
`
`$46,000.00.
`
`27)
`
`Defendant
`
`gave
`
`plaintiff
`
`a
`
`non-exclusive
`
`listing
`
`to
`
`refer
`
`a
`
`candidate
`
`to
`
`defendant
`
`for
`
`the
`
`position
`
`of
`
`Finance
`
`Director.
`
`The
`
`28)
`
`29)
`
`30)
`
`31)
`
`32)
`
`33)
`
`34)
`
`35)
`
`agreed
`
`rate
`
`of
`
`the
`
`fee was
`
`20% of
`
`the
`
`salary.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`identified
`
`Christopher
`
`Kopko
`
`as
`
`a suitable
`
`candidate
`
`for
`
`the
`
`job
`
`order/listing
`
`given
`
`by
`
`defendant.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`referred
`
`Christopher
`
`Kopko
`
`to
`
`defendant.
`
`No
`
`other
`
`source
`
`had
`
`previously
`
`referred
`
`Christopher
`
`Kopko
`
`for
`
`employment
`
`by
`
`defendant
`
`for
`
`the
`
`Finance
`
`Director
`
`position.
`
`Defendant
`
`interviewed
`
`Christopher
`
`Kopko.
`
`Defendant
`
`hired
`
`Christopher
`
`Kopko.
`
`Christopher
`
`Kopko
`
`commenced
`
`employment
`
`with
`
`defendant
`
`or
`
`at
`
`the
`
`office
`
`of
`
`defendant.
`
`The
`
`start
`
`date
`
`of
`
`employment
`
`of Christopher
`
`Kopko
`
`for
`
`or
`
`at
`
`the
`
`office
`
`of
`
`defendant
`
`was
`
`Feb.
`
`1,
`
`2018.
`
`3
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`36)
`
`The
`
`employment
`
`of
`
`Christopher
`
`Kopko
`
`by
`
`defendant
`
`or
`
`at
`
`the
`
`office
`
`of
`
`defendant
`
`was
`
`as
`
`a result
`
`of
`
`the
`
`referral
`
`of Christopher
`
`Kopko
`
`by
`
`plaintiff.
`
`37)
`
`38)
`
`39)
`
`40)
`
`The
`
`starting
`
`salary
`
`of
`
`Christopher
`
`Kopko
`
`with
`
`defendant
`
`was
`
`$100,000.00.
`
`Pursuant
`
`to
`
`the
`
`said
`
`salary
`
`there
`
`was
`
`due
`
`by
`
`defendant
`
`plaintiff
`
`the
`
`agreed
`
`percentage
`
`of 20% thereof
`
`= $20,000.00.
`
`Defendant
`
`received
`
`plaintiff's
`
`$20,000
`
`bill
`
`for
`
`referral
`
`Christopher
`
`Kopko
`
`before
`
`this
`
`action.
`
`Defendant
`
`never
`
`complained
`
`to
`
`plaintiff
`
`about
`
`the
`
`calculation
`
`the
`
`amount
`
`of
`
`the
`
`bill.
`
`complained
`
`plaintiff
`
`about
`
`the
`
`amount
`
`to
`
`of
`
`of
`
`of
`
`41)
`
`42)
`
`43)
`
`44)
`
`45)
`
`Defendant
`
`never
`
`to
`
`the
`
`starting
`
`salary
`
`used
`
`for
`
`calculation
`
`of
`
`the
`
`bill.
`
`Defendant
`
`did
`
`not
`
`pay.
`
`Defendant
`
`breached
`
`the
`
`obligation
`
`to
`
`pay
`
`plaintiff.
`
`The
`
`price
`
`charged
`
`was
`
`fair
`
`and
`
`reasonable.
`
`ENUMERATION:
`
`Plaintiff
`
`respectfully
`
`enumerates
`
`the
`
`item
`
`of
`
`its
`
`claim
`
`by
`
`listing
`
`them,
`
`along
`
`with
`
`its
`
`agreed
`
`price
`
`and
`
`fair
`
`and
`
`reasonable
`
`value.
`
`ITEM
`
`1: Referral
`
`and
`
`placement
`
`of Michael
`
`Boggiano.
`
`Agreed
`
`price
`
`and
`
`fair
`
`and
`
`reasonable
`
`value:
`
`20% of
`
`$130,000.00
`
`= $26,000.00.
`
`ITEM
`
`2: Referral
`
`and
`
`placement
`
`of Christopher
`
`Kopko.
`
`Agrêêd
`
`price
`
`and
`
`fair
`
`and
`
`reasonable
`
`value:
`
`20% of
`
`$100,000.00
`
`= $20,000.00.
`
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`46)
`
`47)
`
`The
`
`said
`
`listing
`
`has
`
`enabled
`
`a ready
`
`examination
`
`and
`
`testing
`
`of
`
`its
`
`correctness.
`
`Under
`
`CPLR
`
`3016(f),
`
`defendant
`
`must
`
`serve
`
`a verified
`
`answer
`
`that
`
`indicates
`
`specifically
`
`whether
`
`the
`
`item
`
`is
`
`disputed
`
`and,
`
`if
`
`so,
`
`whether
`
`in
`
`respect
`
`of
`
`delivery
`
`or
`
`performance,
`
`reasonable
`
`value
`
`or
`
`agreed
`
`price.
`
`WHEREFORE,
`
`plaintiff
`
`respectfully
`
`demands
`
`judgment
`
`against
`
`defendant
`
`on
`
`the
`
`first
`
`cause
`
`of
`
`action
`
`for
`
`$26,000
`
`and
`
`on
`
`the
`
`second
`
`cause
`
`of
`
`action
`
`for
`
`$20,000,
`
`an
`
`aggregate
`
`of
`
`$46,000.00
`
`with
`
`interest
`
`from
`
`Feb.
`
`1,
`
`2018,
`
`and
`
`costs.
`
`Dated:
`
`September
`
`18,
`
`2018
`
`A m o s W e i n b e r g.
`Plaintiff
`for
`Attorney
`Address:
`Office
`P.O.
`49
`South
`Drive
`NY 11020-1821
`Great
`829-3900.
`Phone:
`(516)
`awa)awLaw.US
`Email:
`
`and
`Somerset
`Neck
`
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`dvice
`
`November
`
`29.2017
`
`Belcastro
`
`Donald
`CFO
`Amnet
`Group
`42"
`150 East
`New York.
`
`Street.
`NY 10017
`
`Dear
`
`Donald.
`
`Floor
`
`13
`
`Thank
`and
`
`are
`
`commencing
`
`for
`in our
`your
`you
`confidence
`upon
`contingent
`a placement
`to render
`service
`as
`
`placement
`
`being
`independent
`
`service.
`by our
`made
`consultant).
`
`Our
`office
`
`fees
`(our
`
`payable
`are
`candidate
`
`by management
`employed
`being
`
`or
`
`FEE AGREEMENT
`
`Twenty
`Payment
`
`percent
`(20%)
`due within
`
`of
`
`thirty
`
`the
`(30)
`
`agreed
`days
`
`upon
`year's
`first
`of commencement
`
`compensation.
`guaranteed
`of employment.
`
`GUARANTEE
`
`employment
`Should
`be terminated
`or elimination
`within
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`IndeX
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`_____-------__________________--------------
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`COMPLAINT
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`Amos
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`Weinberg
`for
`Plaintiff
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`Attorney
`Office
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