ZAVALA v. WAL MART STORES INC.

No. 11-2381.

691 F.3d 527 (2012)

Victor ZAVALA; Eunice Gomez; Maximiliano Mendez; Carlos Alberto Tello; Antonio Flores; Octavio Denisio; Martin Macak; Pavel Kunc; Hana Pfauserova; Jiri Pfauser; Teresa Jaros; Petr Zednek; Daniel Antonio Cruz; Luis Gutierrez; Filipe Condado; Arturo Zavala; Hipolito Palacinos, Appellants v. WAL MART STORES INC.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed August 9, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilberto M. Garcia , Garcia & Kricko, Hackensack, NJ, James L. Linsey (Argued), New York, NY, Michaelene Loughlin , Loughlin & Latimer, Teaneck, NJ, for Appellants.

Thomas H. Golden , Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY, David P. Murray (Argued), Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, Washington, DC, for Appellee.

Before: FUENTES, SMITH, and JORDAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

This suit was brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by Wal-Mart cleaning crew members who are seeking compensation for unpaid overtime and certification of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), civil damages under RICO, and damages for false imprisonment. The workers — illegal immigrants who took jobs with contractors and subcontractors Wal...

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