Legal Opinion
Heidtman v. County of El Paso
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1999No. 98-50359PublishedCited by 195 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
The City of El Paso and the County of El Paso challenge the judgment entered against them and in favor of their employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. For the most part, we affirm the judgment of the district court. However, we reverse the district court’s 50 percent enhancement of the attorney’s fees lodestar award.
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Plaintiffs-Appellees Kelly Heidtman, Susie Gaines-Charske, James Hicks, Mary Lou Gallegos, Jose Sierra, Jutta Matalka, and Leslie Rayburn were employees of the El Paso Convention and Visitors Bureau (“CVB”), a joint operation of…
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