Palenick v. City of Rio Rancho

OPINION

MAES, Chief Justice.

This appeal stems from the termination of Rio Rancho’s City Manager, James Palenick (Palenick), and requires us to address the narrow issue of whether Palenick is estopped from pursuing a breach of contract claim against the City of Rio Rancho (the City) based on an alleged violation of the Open Meetings Act (OMA), NMSA 1978, Sections 10-15-1 to -4 (1974, as amended through 2009). We conclude that there is substantial evidence to support the district court’s finding that Palenick waived his right to pursue a breach of contract claim against the City based on an…