Martínez-Rodríguez v. Giles, No. 19-35526, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 10350 (9th Cir. Apr. 18, 2022)
The district court erred in granting defendant summary judgment in this case in which the plaintiff Mexican nationals alleged a claim under 18 USC 1595 which gives a private right of actions for forced labor in violation of 18 USC 1589(a). The latter section prohibits obtaining labor by (among other things) means of abuse of law or legal process. There… Read More