Legal Opinion
Caro-Galvan v. Curtis Richardson, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 20, 1993No. 91-3543PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
At issue in this case are certain provisions of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1801-72 (1988) (AWPA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-19 (1988) (FLSA). The district court dismissed appellants’ claims under those acts. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
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Appellants are indigent farmworkers. Appellee Curtis Richardson, Inc. (Richardson) owns and operates fern farms.1 Appellants worked for Richardson in Volusia County, Florida from 1983 to 1989, harvesting its fern crop and performing other field…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pedro De La Fuente v. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., Marcelino Vasquez and Albert Solis, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Caro-Galvan v. Curtis Richardson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Quick v. Peoples BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Enrique Valentin Oviedo Melian v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Jimmy W. Quick and Wanda J. Quick, Individually, Plaintiffs-Counterclaim Cross-Appellants, Jimmy W. Quick and Wanda J. Quick, D/B/A Jimmy Quick Motors, a Partnership, Cross-Appellants v. Peoples Bank of Cullman County, Defendant-Counterclaim Plaintiff-Crossclaim Plaintiff-Third Party Cross-Appellee, James Arthur Buckelew, Defendant-Crossclaim Defendant-Third Party Cross-Appellee. Jimmy W. Quick, Individually Wanda J. Quick, Individually, Plaintiffs-Counterclaim Jimmy W. Quick, a Partnership D/B/A Jimmy Quick Motors Wanda J. Quick, a Partnership D/B/A Jimmy Quick Motors v. Peoples Bank of Cullman County, Defendant-Counterclaim Plaintiff-Crossclaim Plaintiff-Third-Party James Arthur Buckelew, Defendant-Crossclaim Defendant-Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Metzler v. Lykes Pasco, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1997
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