United States First Circuit

Denial of mistrial in an 18 U.S.C. 1893 case by temporary employees against their employer is affirmed where there was no abuse of discretion, but dismissal of due process claim is reversed and remanded for resolution of questions of Puerto Rico law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/11/2006
• Published 05/11/2006

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Claudio Aliff Ortiz, with whom Pablo Landrau Pirazzi and Aldarondo & López Bras were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jorge Martínez-Luciano, with whom Gina Ismalia Gutiérrez-Galang, Law Offices Pedro Ortiz Alvarez, Alfredo Acevedo-Cruz, and Civil Rights Legal Task Force were on brief, for appellees.