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Lawsuits Challenging the
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second is in Federal Court and is known as Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Santa Fe, Inc.
vs. The City of Santa Fe, United States District Court for the District
of New Mexico Case No. CIV 03-1440 WJ/RHS. The Chamber of Commerce took no
action in that case until after Judge Sanchez ruled for the City in the State
Case and on June 24, 2004 lifted the injunction stopping the law
from going into effect. In the fall of 2004 Coca Cola abandoned the lawsuit and
dismissed it with prejudice.
The
third is also in Federal Court and is known as Heritage Home Health Care, Inc.
vs. The City of Santa Fe, United States District Court for the District
of New Mexico Case No. CIV 05-1269 JC/DJS. The suit was filed just after the
New Mexico Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Sanchez’ ruling for the City
in the State Case. It is identical to the Coca-Cola suit and was filed by the
same attorney. On
The
Plaintiffs in the State Case [and in brackets the names of their business where
known and not obvious] are:
1.
New Mexicans For Free Enterprise
2.
The Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
3.
Pranzo’s
4.
Zuma Corporation [the Zia Diner]
5.
Robbie Day [Santa Fe Bar & Grill
and San Francisco Street Bar & Grill]
6.
The Hilton of
Those
Plaintiffs who have withdrawn from the lawsuit are:
1. Maurice
Zeck (in September, 2003)
2. Peppers
Food & Beverage Co., Inc. (in September, 2003)
3. Joseph
Hoback [the Pink Adobe] (in October. 2003)
4. Mark
Kiffin [the Compound] (in January, 2004)
5. Mark
C. Miller [the Coyote Café] (in January, 2004)
The Plaintiff in
the first Federal case was only the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Santa Fe. The
Plaintiff in the second Federal Case is only Heritage Home Health Care, Inc.
If you patronize
any of these businesses, we encourage you to speak with the owner or manager
and let them know that you support a living wage for their workers and are
disappointed that they are opposing the Living Wage.
If
you need to download and install a free copy of Acrobat Reader® to read any
of the pleadings that are in PDF format (shown by a .pdf following the title)
below, Click
Here.
State Court Pleadings
November 29,
2005 Court of Appeals Decison.pdf
Plaintiffs' April 4,
2005 Reply Brief.pdf
City of Albuquerque,
Municipal League and Law Professors March 10, 2005 Amicus Brief.pdf
Religious,
Community, Labor March 9, 2005 Amicus Brief.pdf
City's
March 9, 2005 Answer Brief.pdf
Albuquerque
Chamber of Commerce Amicus of Jan 24, 2005.pdf
Plaintiffs
Brief in Chief on appeal of Jan. 24, 2005
August
26, 2004 Stay denial and Calendar Assignment
Judge Sanchez' June 24, 2004 Decision.pdf
Judge Sanchez' June 24,2004 Findings &
Conclusions.pdf
City's Dec. 16, 2003 Response to
Preliminary Injunction Motion
Plaintiffs'
Nov. 12, 2003 Motion for Preliminary Injunction.pdf
City's Nov. 4, 2003 Reply to Plaintiffs'
Response to Summary Judgment
City's Motion for
Sanctions of Oct. 10, 2003
Plaintiffs'
Sept. 19, 2003 Response to Summary Judgment Motion
Amicus Brief of August 25, 2003
City's Summary Judgment Motion of
July 8, 2003
First Federal Court Pleadings
Coca-Cola's
Response to City's Motion to Dismiss.pdf
City's July 16,
2004 Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, to Stay
Second Federal Court Pleadings
December 2, 2005 Complaint.pdf
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