Garcia v. Hatch Valley Pub. Schs.

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded, holding that summary judgment for Hatch Valley Public Schools was proper because the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination and did not raise a genuine issue of material fact of pretext. The Court also held that a non‑Hispanic plaintiff may sue under the NMHRA and that the statute imposes no heightened evidentiary burden on so‑called reverse‑discrimination claims.