New Mexico Supreme Court

City of Las Cruces v. N.M. Pub. Regulation Comm'n

June 25, 2020476 P.3d 880

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court clarified that a party must first seek a stay from the Public Regulation Commission before requesting a stay from this Court, and held that the Commission had authority to grant such a stay. Accordingly, the Court denied the City of Las Cruces’s motion for a stay and denied El Paso Electric’s motion to vacate the Commission’s stay order.