Ramirez v. Jim Wells County, No. 11-41109 (5th Cir. May 15, 2013) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of qualified and official immunity for false arrest and excessive force claims brought against a Jim Wells County deputy under 42 U.S.C.
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City of Houston v. Houston Municipal Employees Pension System, NO. 01-12-00511-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], May 23, 2013). The City of Houston and five individuals sued Houston Municipal Employees Pension System (“HMEPS”) and five members of its board of trustees
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Riley v. Commissioners Court of Blanco County, NO. 03-11-00276-CV, (Tex. App. – Austin May 23, 2013) This is a Texas Open Meetings Act (“TOMA”) violation case. The Blanco County Commissioners’ Court held three closed meetings which were tape recorded, after which the
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Lamar Advantage Outdoor Company, L.P. v. The City of Tyler, NO. 12-12-00257-CV (Tex. App. – Tyler, May 22, 2013). This is a billboard case where Lamar sought compensation for the required removal of a billboard pursuant to Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code
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John Flowers v. City of Diboll, et al, NO. 12-12-00107-CV (Tex. App – Tyler, March 22, 2013). This case involves governmental and qualified immunity of the City and a police officer arising out of an arrest of Flowers. Flowers did not get
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San Antonio v Greater San Antonio Builders Ass., No. 04-12-00745-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, May 22, 2013) This is a declaratory judgment case challenging the City of San Antonio’s ordinance which requires a particular application be submitted before the City will
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Gray v City of Galveston, NO. 14-12-00183-CV, (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.] May 21, 2013). This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case, where a police lieutenant in Galveston alleges he was retaliated against for reporting the Chief of Police to the
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Redburn v City of Victoria, 13-12-00215-CV, (Tex. Civ. App. – Corpus Christi, May 16, 2013, on rehearing). Back in February I reported this case which essentially held that the City and its employees could be held responsible for trespass claims. To read
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Southwestern Bell Telephone, D/B/A AT&T Texas v City of Houston et al, NO. 14-11-01115-CV, (Tex. Civ. App. Houston [14th Dist.] May 9, 2013). This is a dispute on who must bear the cost of relocating AT&T’s telecommunication lines in the public right-of-way over
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Holmes v Southern Methodist University, No. 05-11-01178-CV (Tex. App. Dallas May 1, 2013). The moral to this story is if you are making an argument a plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies, you had better make sure to attach evidence and statutory/policy
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