The owners of the now-defunct Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino did not reach a settlement deal with hundreds of foreign workers who sued them over the denial of their CNMI-only Transitional Worker (CW-1) petitions.<\/p>\n
According to the minutes of the settlement conference before U.S. District Court for the NMI Magistrate Judge Heather L. Kennedy on Monday, the parties did not reach a settlement.<\/p>\n
Both sides were instructed to email the court between 9am and 12pm today, Friday, about any settlement proposal.<\/p>\n
There will be a telephone conference on Monday, Nov. 27, at 9am.<\/p>\n
At Monday\u2019s settlement conference, attorney Samuel Mok appeared with plaintiff Eric F. Dona and 12 other co-plaintiffs.<\/p>\n
Attorney Daniel Guidotti appeared as counsel for Tinian Dynasty owners Hong Kong Entertainment (Overseas) Investment Ltd. and Mega Stars Overseas Limited. Also present was HKE chair Chun Wai Chan.<\/p>\n
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona has recused herself from the lawsuit. <\/p>\n
In their lawsuit, Dona and co-plaintiffs alleged that the owners and management of Tinian Dynasty lied to them about their immigration status\u2014that they were legally authorized to work despite the denial of their CW-1 petitions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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