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SALAZAR v. AGRIPROCESSORS, INC.

No. 07-CV-1006-LRR.

527 F.Supp.2d 873 (2007)

Eduardo SALAZAR, Walter Ortiz, Gregorio Lux, Gustavo Cujluj, Santos Tepaz, Rubelino Hernandez, William Sir, Jeronimo Toj Granados, Marvin Lopez, Imelda Lozano, Cesar Toj Micolax, Cladio Ruiz, Carlos hen Choc, Cesar Marroquin, Berulo Jimenez, Bernardo Lemus, Antonio Figueroa, Hugo Lopez, Samuel Garcia, Luis Lopez, Jose Dany Lopez, Sergio Vergara and Jose Damasio Lopez, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs, v. AGRIPROCESSORS, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Iowa, Eastern Division.

October 22, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian P. McCafferty, Kenney, Eagan, McCafferty & Young, Plymouth Meeting, PA, Connie L. Howard, Metcalf, Kaspari, Howard, Engdahl & Lazarus, PC, Minneapolis, MN, MacDonald Smith, Smith & McElwain, Sioux City, IA, for Plaintiffs.

Benjamin Patrick Roach, Jay Eaton, Thomas M. Cunningham, Nyemaster Goode Voigts West Hansell & O'Brien, PC Des Moines, IA, Jeffery A. Meyer, Keith J. Gutstein, Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, LLP, Woodbury, NY, for Defendant.

ORDER

LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION 875

II. RELEVANT PROCEDURAL HISTORY 875

III. PARTIES' ARGUMENTS 876

IV. "COLLECTIVE" VS. "CLASS" ACTIONS 877

V. ANALYSIS 878

A. Rule 12(b)(6) 878

B. The Existence of Supplemental Jurisdiction 880


                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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