Legal Opinion

Jaime Varela v. David Gonzales

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 11, 2014No. 14-10452PublishedCited by 119 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellants Jaime Varela and Yesica Wiegert bring this civil action alleging RICO violations against their former employers, Appellees David Benitez Gonzales, Ana Cristina Benitez, Intelligent Mexican Marketing, Inc., and Marketing and Inventory Management, L.L.C. Appellants allege that Appellees’ hiring of undocumented workers resulted in the depression of their wages. On appeal, Appellants challenge the district court’s dismissal of their second amended complaint for failure to establish RICO standing, as well as the district court’s denial of their motion for leave to file a third amended…

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