Legal Opinion
Cockrell v. Board of Regents of New Mexico State University
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 2002No. 26,338PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SERNA, Chief Justice.
{1} Plaintiff Fletcher Cockrell filed an action in district court against a political subdivision of the State of New Mexico seeking compensation for overtime wages pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219 (1994 & Supp. II 1996). This appeal presents the question whether the State of New Mexico has waived its sovereign immunity from FLSA claims in state court. We hold that the State has not waived sovereign immunity and that Cockrell’s FLSA claim must therefore be dismissed.
I. Procedural Background
{2} Cockrell was employed by…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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3Cited by33 opinions
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