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plaintiff to rebut defense in Texas

8 Texas opinions name it 1 courts 2000–2015 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Texas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Carrera v. Yepezgreen
texapp · 1999 · cited in 7 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2000–2009
2 sentences

2009“Once the defendant official pleads good faith and demonstrates that the challenged actions occurred in the context of discretionary authority, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to rebut this defense.” Scott v. Godwin, 147 S.W.3d 609, 616 (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi 2004, no pet.) (citing Carrera v. Yepez, 6 S.W.3d 654, 661 (Tex. App.–El Paso 1999, pet. dism’d w.o.j.); Haynes v. City of Beaumont, 35 S.W.3d 166, 176 (Tex. App.–Texarkana 2000, no pet.)).

2009"Once the defendant official pleads good faith and demonstrates that the challenged actions occurred in the context of discretionary authority, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to rebut this defense." Scott v. Godwin , 147 S.W.3d 609, 616 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2004, no pet.) (citing Carrera v. Yepez , 6 S.W.3d 654, 661 (Tex. App.-El Paso 1999, pet. dism'd w.o.j.); Haynes v. City of Beaumont , 35 S.W.3d 166, 176 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2000, no pet.)).

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Haynes v. City of Beaumontgreen
texapp · 2000 · cited in 3 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2004–2009
2 sentences

2009“Once the defendant official pleads good faith and demonstrates that the challenged actions occurred in the context of discretionary authority, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to rebut this defense.” Scott v. Godwin, 147 S.W.3d 609, 616 (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi 2004, no pet.) (citing Carrera v. Yepez, 6 S.W.3d 654, 661 (Tex. App.–El Paso 1999, pet. dism’d w.o.j.); Haynes v. City of Beaumont, 35 S.W.3d 166, 176 (Tex. App.–Texarkana 2000, no pet.)).

2009"Once the defendant official pleads good faith and demonstrates that the challenged actions occurred in the context of discretionary authority, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to rebut this defense." Scott v. Godwin , 147 S.W.3d 609, 616 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2004, no pet.) (citing Carrera v. Yepez , 6 S.W.3d 654, 661 (Tex. App.-El Paso 1999, pet. dism'd w.o.j.); Haynes v. City of Beaumont , 35 S.W.3d 166, 176 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2000, no pet.)).

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Thomas v. Collinsgreen
texapp · 1993 · cited in 3 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2002–2002
2 sentences

2002Thomas v. Collins , 860 S.W.2d 500, 503 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1993, writ denied); Carrera v. Yepez , 6 S.W.3d 654, 661 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1999, pet. dism’d w.o.j.).

2002Thomas v. Collins, 860 S.W.2d 500, 503 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1993, writ denied); Carrera v. Yepez, 6 S.W.3d 654, 661 (Tex.App.-El Paso 1999, pet. dism’d w.o.j.).

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Scott v. Godwingreen
texapp · 2004 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2009–2009
2 sentences

2009“Once the defendant official pleads good faith and demonstrates that the challenged actions occurred in the context of discretionary authority, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to rebut this defense.” Scott v. Godwin, 147 S.W.3d 609, 616 (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi 2004, no pet.) (citing Carrera v. Yepez, 6 S.W.3d 654, 661 (Tex. App.–El Paso 1999, pet. dism’d w.o.j.); Haynes v. City of Beaumont, 35 S.W.3d 166, 176 (Tex. App.–Texarkana 2000, no pet.)).

2009"Once the defendant official pleads good faith and demonstrates that the challenged actions occurred in the context of discretionary authority, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to rebut this defense." Scott v. Godwin , 147 S.W.3d 609, 616 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2004, no pet.) (citing Carrera v. Yepez , 6 S.W.3d 654, 661 (Tex. App.-El Paso 1999, pet. dism'd w.o.j.); Haynes v. City of Beaumont , 35 S.W.3d 166, 176 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2000, no pet.)).

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Salas v. Carpentergreen
ca5 · 1992 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2000–2000
1 sentence

2000Salas v. Carpenter, 980 F.2d 299, 306 (5th Cir.1992); Carrero, 6 S.W.3d at 661 .

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
Kroger Texas Ltd. Partnership v. Suberu green
tex · 2006
2 sentences

2015Torts > ... > Elements > Lack of Probable Cause > Evidence Page 2 of 10 216 S.W.3d 788, *788 ; 2006 Tex. LEXIS 441 , **1 HN5 In a malicious prosecution action, the civil law presumes a defendant’s good faith and requires a plaintiff to rebut this presumption, because it is more important that a private citizen report an apparent subversion of our laws than for the wrongly accused to attain monetary redress from the accuser.

2015Torts > ... > Elements > Lack of Probable Cause > Evidence Page 2 of 10 216 S.W.3d 788, *788 ; 2006 Tex. LEXIS 441 , **1 HN5 In a malicious prosecution action, the civil law presumes a defendant’s good faith and requires a plaintiff to rebut this presumption, because it is more important that a private citizen report an apparent subversion of our laws than for the wrongly accused to attain monetary redress from the accuser.

12015–2015

Statutes the citing opinions construe

USC § 42u.s.c.1983 (8)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

TX 8 (2000–2015) NY 5 (1892–2000) CA 4 (1920–2025) PA 4 (1890–1992) NE 3 (1907–1995) IA 3 (1919–2018) DE 3 (1912–2016) NC 2 (1898–1967)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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