Guadalupe Alvarez v. Romulo Medina Longboy, A/K/A "Romie," Guadalupe Alvarez v. Romulo Medina Longboy, A/K/A "Romie," and Jose Lopez Garcia, A/K/A "El Rey,"

697 F.2d 1333 96 Lab.Cas. P 34,322 Guadalupe ALVAREZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Romulo Medina LONGBOY, a/k/a "Romie," Defendant-Appellee. Guadalupe ALVAREZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Romulo Medina LONGBOY, a/k/a "Romie," Defendant-Appellant, and Jose Lopez Garcia, a/k/a "El Rey," Defendant. Nos. 80-5651, 80-5687. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 7, 1981. Decided Feb. 2, 1983. Cathy Christian, Robert K. Miller, Oxnard, Cal., for Alvarez. Laurie A. Laws, Dressler, Stoll, Quesenbery, Laws & Barsamian, Newport Beach, Cal., for Longboy. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, ANDERSON, Circuit Judge, and MARQUEZ, * District Judge. BROWNING, Chief Judge: 1 This appeal presents several questions regarding the interpretation of the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act, 7 U.S.C. Secs. 2041-2055 (1976). 2 Migrant workers are widely employed in the cultivation and harvesting of agricultural products. Growers secure migrant farm workers through the services of farm labor contractors or "crew leaders" who "are the middlemen in making work arrangements between…