Hue Thi Nguyen v. United States

OPINION

DAMICH, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

This case, filed August 12, 2002, reflects one more aspect of the unfortunate predicament of an untold number of Vietnamese nationals who were working in Vietnam for various agencies of the United States at the time the United States government abandoned the country at the end of the Vietnam war. Complainants are two Vietnamese citizens, residents of Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon), alleging breach of contract and other counts, who seek to represent a class of similarly situated plaintiffs who were never paid final wages and/or other benefits owed as of…