Hugler v. La Piedad Corp., No. 17-1845 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseThis appeal arose from the DOL's investigation of possible violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act by La Piedad. The Eighth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of the DOL's motion to hold La Piedad in civil contempt for failing to produce documents identifying other businesses owned by La Piedad's shareholders. The court held that the DOL failed to meet its burden to introduce evidence that would support a subpoena to produce documents not in La Piedad's possession, custody, or control.
Court Description: Loken, Author, with Benton and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Fair Labor Standards Act. In an action to enforce an administrative subpoena, the district court erred in finding defendant in contempt for failing to produce documents reflecting the business activities of its shareholders, without regard to where those documents are or whether they pertain to defendant's business.
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