Legal Opinion

De Leon-Granados v. Eller and Sons Trees, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 31, 2007No. 06-15876PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACK, Circuit Judge:

This is an interlocutory appeal from the district court’s grant of class certification. The Appellees, migrant workers, claim El-ler & Sons Trees, Inc. (Eller & Sons) and Jerry Eller (collectively, the Appellants) violated their rights under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1872 (AWPA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219 (FLSA), during their employment at Eller & Sons at various times from June 1999 through June 2005. On appeal, the Appellants contend the district court abused its discretion in certifying,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Resolution Trust Corp. v. Dunmar Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  2. Cornelius Cooper v. Southern CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  3. Charles J. Piazza, Jr. v. EBSCO Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  4. Heffner v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Mills v. Foremost InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  2. Longcrier v. HL-A CO., INC.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 2009
  3. Brown v. Nucor Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
  4. Garcia v. Frog Island Seafood, Inc.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2009
  5. In re Conagra Peanut Butter Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2008

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