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case barred by sovereign immunity in Texas

7 Texas opinions name it 1 courts 2018–2021 1 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 (2)

CaseFollowedCited
Hamilton v. Pechacekgreen
texapp · 2010 · cited in 4 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2018–2021
2 sentences

2021See Hamilton v. Pechacek, 319 S.W.3d 801, 811 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2010, no pet.); see also McCray v. Langehenning, No. 13-07-00143-CV, 2008 WL 3906395 , at *1 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Aug. 26, 2008, no pet.) (mem. op.).

2019See Hamilton v. Pechacek, 319 S.W.3d 801, 811 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2010, no pet.); see also McCray v. Langehenning, No. 13-07-00143-CV, 2008 WL 3906395 , at *1 (Tex. App— Corpus Christi–Edinburg Aug. 26, 2008, no pet.) (mem. op.).

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Gonzalo Artemio Lopez v. Lydia Serna and Galan G., Correctional Officers and Individuallygreen
texapp · 2013 · cited in 3 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2019–2020
2 sentences

2020See Lopez, 414 S.W.3d at 895 ; see also McCray v. Langehenning, No. 13-07-00143-CV, 2008 WL 3906395 , at *1 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Aug. 26, 2008, no pet.) (mem. op.) (noting that a case barred by sovereign immunity has no arguable basis in law and renders a lawsuit frivolous under Chapter 14).

2019See id.; Lopez, 414 S.W.3d at 896 (observing that inmate’s suit for theft against TDCJ—ID employees would be barred by sovereign immunity because “[t]here is no waiver of immunity under the Texas Theft Liability Act, and the [TTCA] expressly does not waive immunity for intentional torts”); see also McCray v. Langehenning, No. 13-07-00143-CV, 2008 WL 3906395 , at *1 (Tex. App.—Corpus 7 Christi–Edinburg Aug. 26, 2008, no pet.) (mem. op.) (noting that a case barred by sovereign immunity has no arguable basis in law and renders a lawsuit frivolous under Chapter 14).

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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.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

USC § 42u.s.c.1983 (3)

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.

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