Jose Arias v. Anthony Raimondo

  1. December 06, 2017

    Immigrant Urges High Court Not To Hear Case Against Atty

    An immigrant has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to review a Ninth Circuit decision that found he could sue his ex-employer's attorney for alleged retaliation under the Fair Labor Standards Act after the attorney contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about the worker, arguing that the attorney "mischaracterized" the panel decision in his November petition for review.

  2. June 22, 2017

    Employer's Atty Can Be Sued For Retaliation, 9th Circ. Says

    An immigrant can pursue retaliation claims against his former employer's attorney, who arranged to get him deported for filing a wage-and-hour suit, the Ninth Circuit ruled in a published opinion Thursday.

  3. March 24, 2016

    Immigrant Tells 9th Circ. Atty Can Be Sued For Retaliation

    An immigrant who sued his ex-employer's attorney for allegedly retaliating against him by contacting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while a wage lawsuit was pending told the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday that the lawyer falls within the definition of an employer, and urged the court to revive his case.