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HOFF v. NUECES COUNTY

No. 03-0607.

153 S.W.3d 45 (2004)

Dale HOFF, Angie Rendon, David Del Angel and Elmer Cox, Petitioners, v. NUECES COUNTY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 17, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Carter, for amicus curiae.

Kathleen L. Day, Corpus Christi, Kim Cox, for petitioners.

Rene C. Flores, Flores Law Firm, P.C., Corpus Christi, Alissa Anne Adkins, Laura Garza Jimenez, Kent Brown, Jim Buche, Lubbock, Veda Ann Moore, Richmond, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

In this case we consider whether the Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution protects Nueces County from a suit brought in state district court by current and former employees of the Nueces County Sheriff's Department for claims arising under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219. We conclude that because Nueces County is not an arm of the state under Eleventh...

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