Latrenia E. Pleasant v. Nacogdoches Housing Authority of the City of Nacogdoches, Texas, No. 06-13-00008-CV (Tex. App. Texarkana June 6, 2013). When the Nacogdoches Housing Authority (“NHA”) terminated Pleasant’s renter assistance funding she sued alleging race and disability discrimination, negligence, and
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Skeen v. City of Richardson, No. 05-13-00064-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, May 31, 2013). This case is of interest to municipal prosecutors in particular. Skeen was found guilty of an automated traffic signal violation in municipal court and challenged the constitutionality of
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City of Arlington, Texas v. Federal Communications Commission No. 11-1545 and 11-1547, slip op. (U.S. Supreme Court, May 20, 2013). This is a U.S. Supreme Court opinion which holds that federal agencies such as the FCC have the authority to determine their
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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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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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This is a plea to the jurisdiction case which will probably only be interesting to litigators. It deals with when a trial court loses plenary power to change an order on a plea. The Plaintiff filed suit in 2005. The case does
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Aguilar v. Williams No. 11-51069 (5th Circuit, February 19, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of qualified immunity asserted by two police officers in their motion for summary judgment. The only thing significant about this case is the Court
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