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Eugene Volokh

No Pseudonymity in Doctor's Case Alleging Labor Trafficking

In Doe v. Jeancharles (M.D. Fla.), Doe is suing "alleging violations of the federal Trafficking Victims' Protection Reauthorization Act ('TVPRA'), violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ('FLSA'), breach of contract," and related theories. The Complaint alleges that:

Dr. Jean-Charles targeted desperate and vulnerable Immigrant Medical Graduates ("IMG"), he lured them to work for JC Medical Center with the promise of compensation, experience, and a recommendation letter to help them "match" a residency program, he withheld payment or underpaid these vulnerable IMG's [including Doe], and has coerced them to work full-time hours seeing scores of patients.

But yesterday's decision by Magistrate Judge Robert Norway (M.D. Fla.) concludes that Doe had to sue under his own name:

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