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CAZORLA v. KOCH FOODS OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.

No. 15-60562.

838 F.3d 540 (2016)

Maria CAZORLA, et al, Plaintiffs v. KOCH FOODS OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.; Jessie Ickom, Defendants Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee v. Koch Foods of Mississippi, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 27, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne Warren King , U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel/Appellate Services, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

Jerry Gonzalez , Law Office of Jerry Gonzalez, Murfreesboro, TN, Jerome William Wesevich , Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Incorporated, El Paso, TX, Caitlin Irene Berberich , Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Incorporated, Nashville, TN, for Intervenors.

Scott Walker Pedigo, Esq. , Nakimuli Oni Davis-Primer , Adam Hayes Gates, Esq. , Russell Wade Gray, Esq. , Jennifer Graham Hall, Esq. , Adria H. Jetton , Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

Christopher Odell , Hannah DeMarco Sibiski , Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Amicus Curiae for LatinoJustice PRLDEF, National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project, Incorporated, Legal Momentum.

Diana Orantes Embree, Esq. , Nancy Kessler Platt , Deputy Associate General Counsel, Mischa Kristian Bauermeister, Esq. , Barbara A. O'Neill, Esq. , National Labor Relations Board, Contempt, Compliance, & Special Litigtion Branch, Washington, DC, Amicus Curiae for National Labor Relations Board.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Hispanic employees of Koch Foods ("Koch"), a poultry processor, allege harassment and abuse on the job. Koch claims they made up the allegations in order to get U visas, which are available to abuse victims who assist in government investigations. The company sought discovery of any information related to...

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