Vega v. Nourse Farms, Inc.

MEMORANDUM REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS OR FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

PONSOR, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The seven plaintiffs in this case, Manuel Vega, Jose Vega, David Orengo, Ruben Rios, Radames Pacheco, Americo Rodriguez and Miguel Camacho (collectively “plaintiffs”), are migrant farm workers who reside in Puerto Rico. Each is a United States citizen. Defendants, Nourse Farms, Inc. (“Nourse Farms”) and its President, Timothy Nourse (“Nourse”) (collectively “defendants”), operate a farm in South Deerfield, Massachusetts. This action arises out of defendants’ alleged refusal to…