Civil Service/Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Declaratory Judgments, Employment Law, Litigation, Procedure, Ultra Vires

Officer waived his right to appeal in last chance agreement so trial court was without jurisdiction said Austin Court of Appeals

The City of Austin Firefighters’ and police Officers’ Civil Service Commission, et al v William M. Stewart, No. 03-15-00591-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, April 14, 2016) This is a civil service employment dispute where the Austin Court of Appeals reversed the denial
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Constitutional Challenge, Litigation, Official/Qualified Immunity, Procedure, Sec. 1983

Deputies cannot use no-evidence summary judgment to argue qualified immunity defense in state court says Houston Court of Appeals for 14th District.

Sergeant Mary Haver and Deputy Constable Kevin Vailes, in their individually capacities v. Barbara Coats, et al. 14-15-00185-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], April 12, 2016) This is a qualified immunity/excessive force case where the court held the individual constable deputies
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Constitutional Challenge, Declaratory Judgments, Injunction, Litigation, Official/Qualified Immunity, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity, TTCA, Ultra Vires

City and City officials not liable for malicious prosecution in case brought by park vendor

City of Dallas, et al v. Robert Groden 05-15-00033-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, April 6, 2016). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a malicious prosecution case. The Dallas Court of Appeals reversed the
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Contracts, Litigation, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity, TTCA, Ultra Vires

Texas Supreme Court ends split in circuits and holds proprietary-governmental dichotomy exists in breach of contract cases

WASSON INTERESTS, LTD. v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, 14-0645 (Tex. April 1, 2016) This is a proprietary-governmental dichotomy in contracts case where the Texas Supreme Court ruled the dichotomy does exist within the context of breach of contract disputes. In the 1990s, the
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Declaratory Judgments, Injunction, Litigation, Ultra Vires

Sons of Confederate Veterans do not have standing to prevent University’s removal of confederate officer statues on campus

Gary David Bray and Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., And David Steven Littlefield v Gregory L. Fenves, In His Official Capacity as The President of the University of Texas at Austin, 06-15-00075-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana, March 24, 2016). This
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