Legal Opinion
Vela v. City of Houston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 14, 2001No. 00-20770PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Chief Judge:
In district court, Plaintiffs-Appellants asserted claims against Defendant-Appel-lee, the City of Houston, for overtime compensation pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, and they now appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the City. The City cross-appeals from, among other things, the district court’s award of attorney’s fees in a related case that was consolidated with this case. For the following reasons, we REVERSE the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the City and REMAND for entry of judgment in favor of…
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