Legal Opinion
Acosta v. Paragon Contractors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 13, 2018No. 17-4025PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BACHARACH, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of a 2007 injunction, which prohibited Paragon Contractors Corporation and its president (Mr. Brian Jessop) from engaging in oppressive child labor. The Department of Labor procured a contempt citation, with the district court finding that Paragon and Mr. Jessop had violated the injunction by employing children to harvest pecans. For this violation, the district court sanctioned Paragon and Mr. Jessop by
• appointing a special master to monitor Paragon's ongoing compliance with the injunction and
• ordering Paragon and Mr. Jessop to pay $200,000…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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- Tony and Susan Alamo Foundation v. Secretary of LaborSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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