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OPINION O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge. We consider two former ministers’ claims that the Church of Scientology forced them to provide labor in violation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. I This case centers around the Church of Scientology International (the Church) and its component Sea Organi

20-4238 Melendez v. City of New York In the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit AUGUST TERM 2020 No. 20-4238-cv MARCIA MELENDEZ, JARICAN REALTY INC., 1025 PACIFIC LLC, LING YANG, TOP EAST REALTY LLC, HAIGHT TRADE LLC, ELIAS BOCHNER, 287 7TH AVENUE REALTY LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants,

577 F.Supp.2d 382 (2008) TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE OF LOUISIANA and Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 02-2413 (RBW). United States District Court, District of Columbia. September 22, 2008. *387 Daniel H. MacMeekin, Law Office of Dan MacMeekin, Washington, DC,

ACCEPTED 13-15-00167-CV FILED THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS IN THE 13TH COURT OF APPEALS

REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, United States District Judge Plaintiff Munawar Ali, a Pakistani immigrant, filed this suit against his former employer and business partner, Defendant Sohail Khan, claiming that Khan subjected Ali to involuntary servitude and human trafficking at various points between 2003 and 2007. Ali alleges, among other things, that Khan forced him to live at Khan's residence and to provide domestic services to Khan's fami

ORDER DAVID S. DOTY, District Judge. This matter is before the court upon the motion to dismiss by defendants Patrick Little, L & K Landscaping, Inc., L & K Tree & Shrub, Inc., Deborah Little, and Michael Kuka. Based on a review of the file, record, and proceedings herein, and for the following reasons, the court grants the motion. BACKGROUND Th

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CESAR MARTÍNEZ-RODRÍGUEZ; No. 19-35526 DALIA PADILLA-LÓPEZ; MAYRA MÚÑOZ-LARA; BRENDA GASTÉLUM- D.C. No. SIERRA; LESLIE ORTIZ-GARCÍA; 1:17-cv-00001- RICARDO NERI-CAMACHO, DCN Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OPINION CURTIS GILES, an individual; DAVID FUNK, an individual; FUNK DAIRY, INC.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER WEXLER, District Judge: Plaintiff Urmila Lama (“Lama” or “Plaintiff”) brings this action under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthori-zation Act (“TVPRA”) of 2008, 18 U.S.C. § 1595, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 216(b)'and'the New York McKinney’s Labor Law, § 190, et. seq. (“NYLL”)1 seeking compensation for work she perf

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SYLVESTER OWINO; JONATHAN No. 21-55221 GOMEZ, on behalf of themselves, and all others similarly situated, D.C. No. 3:17-cv-01112- Plaintiffs-Appellees, JLS-NLS v. ORDER AND CORECIVIC, INC., a Maryland AMENDED corporation,

David C. Nye, Chief U.S. District Court Judge I. INTRODUCTION Pending before the Court is Defendants Curtis Giles, David Funk, Funk Daily, Inc., and Shoesole Farms, Inc.'s (Collectively "Defendants" or "Funk Dairy") Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 35) and Motion to Strike Plaintiffs' Expert Disclosure (Dkt. 36). On January 9, 2019, the Court held oral argument and took the motions

19-4110 United States v. Zhong In the United States Court of Appeals FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT AUGUST TERM 2020 No. 19-4110 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. DAN ZHONG, Defendant-Appellant.*

Thomas B. Russell, Senior Judge *903This matter is before the Court on Defendant Element Transportation, LLC's ("Element Transportation") Motion to Dismiss, [R. 32], and Defendant Paschall Truck Lines, Inc.'s ("PTL") Motion to Dismiss, [R. 55]. Plaintiffs Gale Carter and Forbes Hayes (hereinafter "Plaintiffs") responded to both motions. [R. 59; R. 76.] Element Transport

USCA4 Appeal: 21-2434 Doc: 69 Filed: 06/30/2023 Pg: 1 of 57 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 21-2390 EVA PALMER, Plaintiff – Appellant, v. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC.,

USCA4 Appeal: 21-2390 Doc: 76 Filed: 06/30/2023 Pg: 1 of 57 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 21-2390 EVA PALMER, Plaintiff – Appellant, v. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC.,

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-2198 WINFRED MUCHIRA, Plaintiff – Appellant, v. HALAH AL-RAWAF; IBRAHIM AL-RASHOUDI; FAHAD AL-RASHOUDI; LULUH AL-RASHOUDI, Defendants – Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandr

TRAXLER, Circuit Judge: Winfred Muchira (“Muchira”) appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees Halah Al-Rawaf (“Halah”), Ibrahim Al-Rashoudi (“Ibrahim”), Fahad Al-Rashoudi (“Fahad”), and Luluh Al-Rashoudi (“Lu-luh”), on Muchira’s claim that the defendants forced her to provide labor in violation of the Trafficking Victims Protectio

NICHOLAS G. GARAUFIS, United States District Judge. *292Defendant Keith Raniere has been indicted on charges arising from his involvement in several hierarchical pyramid-structured organizations he founded. (Second Superseding Indictment ("Indictment") (Dkt. 430) ¶¶ 1-49.) These organizations included Nxivm, which purported to offer self-help c