Legal Opinion
Carazani v. Zegarra
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 3, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2012-0107PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting the Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Virginia Carazani, a citizen of Bolivia, entered into a contract with the defendant, Emma Zegarra, to work as a housekeeper in the United States. The plaintiff alleges that once she moved to the United States, the defendant reneged on the contract and instead had the defendant work in her home for almost three years without pay. She now seeks damages pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (“TVPA”).…
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