CNMI judge to issue bench warrants against IPI officials if they fail to appear in court hearing
DISTRICT Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona on Wednesday ordered Imperial Pacific International LLC, including its chairwoman Cui Li Jie and former chief executive officer Donald Browne, to appear before the court on Jan. 21 at 8:30 a.m.
They must show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court for violating the consent judgment, and why they should not be ordered to purge themselves of their contempt pursuant to federal rules of civil procedure and the Fair Labor Standards Act, the judge added.
She said failure to appear may result in the issuance of a bench warrant.
The U.S. Department of Labor has asked the federal court to hold IPI and its primary officials in contempt for violating the consent judgment and for not paying its employees for two months.
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(Marianas Variety)
