RICCHIO v. McLEAN

No. 16-1680.

853 F.3d 553 (2017)

Lisa RICCHIO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Clark McLEAN, Ashvinkumar Patel, Sima Patel, Bijal, Inc. d/b/a Shangri-La Motel, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 5, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Felicia H. Ellsworth , with whom Cynthia D. Vreeland , Jason H. Liss , Lucy Heenan Ewins , and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

Michael David Resnick , with whom John B. Reilly and John Reilly & Associates, Providence, RI, were on brief, for appellees.

Before Lynch, Circuit Judge, Souter, Associate Justice, and Selya, Circuit Judge.


Lisa Ricchio brought actions for civil liability under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act against four defendants, including Ashvinkumar Patel, Sima Patel, and Bijal, Inc. As to them, the district court dismissed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), for failure to state a claim. We now reverse.

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