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Case 9:08-cv-80232-KAM Document 26-2 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/29/2008 Page 1 of 3 EXHIBIT B Case 9:08-cv-80232-KAM Document 26-2 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/29/2008 Page 2 of 3 ,,::"""; W 1 e(tlavv. ·"✓ 18 U.S.C.A. § 1595 Effective: December 19, 2003 United States Code Annotated Currentness Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos) i<-fsl Part I. Crimes (Refs & Annos) ' • "fsl Chapter 77. Peonage, Slavery, and Trafficking in Persons (Ref~ & Annos) ➔ § 1595. Civil remedy Page 2 of3 Page 1 (a) An individual who is a victim of a violation of section 1589, 1590, or 1591 of this chapter may bring a civil action against the perpetrator in an appropriate district court of the United States and may recover damages and reasonable attorneys fees. (b)(l) Any civil action filed under this section shall be stayed during the pendency of any criminal action arising out of the same occurrence in which the claimant is the. victim. (2) In this subsection, a "criminal action" includes investigation and prosecution and is, pending until final adju- dication in the trial court. - CREDIT(S) (Added Pub.L. 108-193, § 4(a)(4)(A), Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2878.) HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES Revision Notes and Legislative Reports 2003 Acts. House Report No. 108-264(Parts I and II), see 2003 U.S. Code Cong. and Adm. News, p. 2408. LIBRARY REFERENCES American Digest System Action€:=> 5. Torts€:=> 1. Key Number System Topic Nos. 13, 379 .. RESEARCH REFERENCES Encyclopedias Am. Jur. 2d Involuntary Servitude and Peonage § 12, Federal Statutes Outlawing Slave Trade; Actions on Ves- sels in Slave Trade. Am. Jur. 2d Involuntary Servitude and Peonage § 20, Remedies. © 2008 Thomson Reuters/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. http://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?prft= HTMLE&destination=atp&sv=Split... 7/25/2008 Case 9:08-cv-80232-KAM Document 26-2 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/29/2008 Page 3 of 3 Page 3 of3 18 U.S.C.A. § 1595 Page2 18 U.S.C.A. § 1595, 18 USCA § 1595 Current through P.L. 110-282 (excluding P.L. 110-234, 110-246, and 110-275) approved 7-23-08 Copr. (C) 2008 Thomson Reuters/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works END OF DOCUMENT © 2008 Thomson Reuters/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. http:/ /web 2. westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?prft= HTMLE&destination=atp&sv=Split... 7/25/2008