Rivera v. Bonner No. 16-10675 (5th Cir. July 6, 2017) This is a §1983 case against jail officials alleging a sexual assault in a jail where the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the County officials’ motion for
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Turner v. Driver, No. 16-10312 (5th Cir., February 27, 2017) This is a §1983 case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part an order dismissing three officers from a suit alleging First
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Childers v. Iglesias, No. 16-10442, (5th Cir. February 9, 2017) This is a false arrest/§1983 case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of claims against the arresting officers. Childers owns a ranch and was
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John M. Donohue v. City of Boerne Chief of Police James Koehler, Officer Pablo Morales, and Martha L. Donohue, 04-16-00190-CV ( Tex.App—San Antonio, March 8,2017) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed the
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Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections, No. 15-680 (U.S. March 1, 2017) In this U.S. Supreme Court redistricting case, the Court held the lower courts misapplied the standard for determining whether race was an impermissible factor in redrawing district lines. This
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Alderson v. Concordia Parish Correctional Facility, No. 15-30610, (5th Cir. Feb 9, 2017) This is a pretrial detainee constitutional suit against a state correctional facility and several employees. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of all claims except
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City of Plano, Texas, et al. v. Elizabeth Carruth, et al. 05-16-00573-CV (Tex. App— Dallas, February 23, 2017) This is a referendum case where the Dallas Court of Appeals dismissed all but one of the Plaintiffs’ claims under a plea to the
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Galan Family Trust v. State of Texas, et al, 03-15-00816-CV (Tex.App— Austin, February 24, 2017) This is an inverse-condemnation/trespass-to-try-title case where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the Plaintiff’s claims. The Galan Family Trust (“Trust” or “Plaintiff”) sued the
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City of San Antonio v. Charles Cervantes, 04-16-00569-CV(Tex. App— San Antonio, February 22, 2017) This is an automobile accident case under the Texas Tort Claims Act where the San Antonio Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the City’s plea to the
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The City of Dallas v. Trinity East Energy, LLC, 05-16-00349-CV(Tex.App— Dallas, February 7, 2017) This is an interlocutory appeal from the granting-in-part and denial-in-part of a plea to the jurisdiction involving an inverse condemnation claim for mineral interests. The Dallas Court of
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