Legal Opinion
Rajni J. Patel v. Quality Inn South, Manibhai Patel and Dilip Patel, Sumani Corp., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 1988No. 87-7411PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
In this action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-19, plaintiff Rajni Patel, an undocumented alien, appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendants. See 660 F.Supp. 1528 (N.D.Ala. 1987). In granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment the district court concluded that undocumented aliens could not recover in an action under the FLSA. We disagree and reverse.
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On June 1,1982 Patel came to the United States from India on a visitor’s visa. Although his visa expired after six weeks, Patel remained in the United…
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