Joe G. Garcia, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Joe G. Garcia appeals the district court’s decision granting the motion of the San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority (“SAMTA”) for summary judgment and denying his own. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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SAMTA is the governmental body that runs the public transit system in San Antonio, Texas. The plaintiffs (collectively, “Garcia”), employees of SAMTA, brought this action in 1979 for back pay and liquidated damages attributable to SAMTA’s violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The historical context for the…