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United States Fifth Circuit


Sobrinio v. Med. Ctr. Visitor's Lodge, Inc., 06-20671

In a suit against a former employer alleging plaintiff was paid below the minimum wage and was not properly compensated for overtime, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), summary judgment for the employer on grounds that plaintiff is not covered by the FLSA is affirmed where plaintiff failed to show that he was engaged in interstate commerce in his work with defendant, a motel which houses patients and families seeking treatment at a particular medical center.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 01/04/2007
  • Published 01/04/2007

Judges

  • PER CURIAM:, Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Albert Thomas Van Huff, Monshaugen & Van Huff, Houston, TX, for Sobrinio.

  • For Appellees:
  • Kevin D. Jewell, Barbara Elliott Roberts, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.
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