COCKRELL v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF NMSU

No. 19,417.

983 P.2d 427 (1999)

127 N.M. 478

1999-NMCA-073

Fletcher COCKRELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY and Jim Paul, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

May 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew P. Holt, Holt & Babington, P.C., Las Cruces, for Appellee.

Thomas A. Sandenaw, Jr., Leonard J. Piazza, Law Office of T.A. Sandenaw, Las Cruces, Clifford K. Atkinson, Atkinson & Thal, P.C., Albuquerque, Kenneth L. Harrigan, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., Albuquerque, for Appellants.


OPINION

BOSSON, Judge.

{1} In this qualified immunity case, Plaintiff, Fletcher Cockrell, sued New Mexico State University (NMSU) and its Athletic Director, Jim Paul, alleging, among other claims, a breach of implied contract and a deprivation of a property interest without due process of law that arose when Paul summarily terminated Cockrell's employment as assistant basketball coach at NMSU. Paul appeals a district court order denying his motion for summary...

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