Legal Opinion
Mendoza v. Isleta Resort & Casino
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 9, 2018No. A-1-CA-35520PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
VIGIL, Judge.
*1258 {1} Gloria Mendoza (Worker), an employee at Isleta Pueblo Resort and Casino (Isleta Casino), appeals orders of the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) dismissing her workers' compensation complaint and denying her motion to reconsider a prior order to name the proper parties to the case. Worker contends that the WCJ erred in dismissing her complaint on grounds of tribal sovereign immunity based on an express and unequivocal waiver contained in the 2015 Indian Gaming Compact; that even assuming Isleta Casino enjoys sovereign immunity in this case, the defense does not extend to…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Mendoza v. Isleta Resort and CasinoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2020