Sylvester Owino v. Corecivic, Inc.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SYLVESTER OWINO; JONATHAN No. 21-55221 GOMEZ, on behalf of themselves, and all others similarly situated, D.C. No. Plaintiffs-Appellees, 3:17-cv-01112-

JLS-NLS

v.

CORECIVIC, INC., a Maryland OPINION corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Janis L. Sammartino, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 18, 2022 San Francisco, California

Filed June 3, 2022

Before: M. Margaret McKeown and William A. Fletcher, Circuit Judges, and Richard D. Bennett, * District Judge.

Opinion by Judge McKeown

* The Honorable Richard D. Bennett, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation. SUMMARY **

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