ALEXANDER v. SARA, INC.

No. 83-3227 Summary Calendar.

721 F.2d 149 (1983)

George ALEXANDER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SARA, INCORPORATED and Dr. Harry L. Shaheen, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beard & Shea, John R. Shea, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Winfield E. Little, Jr., Lake Charles, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, TATE and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether inmates at a state penitentiary, who perform work for a profit-making private entity conducting operations on prison grounds, are as to that private company within the coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. ("the Act") and thus entitled to be paid minimum wages by it for their services performed for it. The plaintiffs appeal from dismissal of their suit upon summary...

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