Thomas Perez v. El Pato, Inc., No. 14-3691 (8th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Shepherd, Bye and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Fair Labor Standards Act. Civil contempt finding affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 14-3691 ___________________________ Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee v. El Pato, Inc., doing business as El Maguey Mexican Restaurant; JYR’S El Maguey Corporation, Inc., doing business as El Maguey Mexican Restaurant; Manuel Jaime, Individually; El Sapo, Inc., doing business as El Maguey Mexican Restaurant; Justo Adan, Individually; Humberto Jaime lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellants ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: July 2, 2015 Filed: July 8, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SHEPHERD, BYE, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. This is an appeal from an adverse adjudication of civil contempt made by the district court1 in Fair Labor Standards Act proceedings first initiated more than a decade ago by the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor against El Pato, Inc., doing business as El Maguey Corporation, Inc.; JYR’s El Maguey Corporation, Inc., doing business as El Maguey Mexican Restaurant; El Sapo, Inc., doing business as El Maguey Restaurant; Manuel Jaime; Humberto Jaime; and Justo Adan. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion. See F.T.C. v. Neiswonger, 580 F.3d 769, 773 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Dean Whipple, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. -2-
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