Legal Opinion

Scott v. Gallagher

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided January 18, 2007No. 01-05-00119-CVPublishedCited by 121 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ELSA ALCALA, Justice.

Appellant, Michael Scott, appeals an order dismissing his lawsuit for failure to comply with Chapter 14 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. See Tex. Civ. Prao. & Rem.Code .Ann. §§ 14.001-014 (Vernon 2002). In his first issue, Scott asserts that the trial court did not have jurisdiction and, therefore, its order of dismissal is void. In his second and third issues, Scott contends that the trial court abused its discretion by dismissing his lawsuit because (1) no proof establishes that he failed to file an affidavit of previous lawsuits, (2) any complaints…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lentworth v. Trahan, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998
  2. Jackson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
  3. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  4. Clark v. Unit, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
  5. Williams v. Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000

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3Cited by121 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. Williams, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
  2. Hamilton v. PechacekCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2010
  3. Ramsay v. Texas Trading Co., Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
  4. In Re Douglas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  5. Gross v. Carroll, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011

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