CRUZ v. MAYPA

No. 13-2363.

773 F.3d 138 (2014)

Cristina Fernandez CRUZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nilda J. MAYPA; Michelle Barba, a/k/a Michelle Maypa; Ferdinand Barba, Defendants-Appellees. Damayan Migrant Workers Association, Inc.; Freedom Network (USA); Senator Marco Rubio, Amici Supporting Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 1, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Christopher Brett Leach , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Timothy Joseph Battle , Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Dana Sussman , Safe Horizon, Brooklyn, New York; Joseph D. West , W. Jeremy Robison , Marisa C. Maleck , Kathryn E. Hoover , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Mark B. Helm , Amelia L.B. Sargent , Los Angeles, California, Ellen M. Richmond , Nathan M. Rehn , Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, San Francisco, California, for Amici Damayan Migrant Workers Association, Inc., and Freedom Network (USA). Traci Lovitt , Boston, Massachusetts, Alison B. Marshall , Washington, D.C., Rachel S. Bloomekatz , Jones Day, Columbus, Ohio, for Amicus Senator Marco Rubio.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Judge KEENAN joined.


Cristina Fernandez Cruz appeals the dismissal of her claims against defendants-appellees Nilda J. Maypa, Michelle Barba ("Mrs. Barba"), and Ferdinand Barba ("Mr. Barba") under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act ("TVPA"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1589, 1590, 1595 (2012), the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA...

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