Legal Opinion

Staley v. Harris County, Texas

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided August 23, 2004No. CIV.A. H-03-3411Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

LAKE, District Judge.

On August 19, 2004, Harris County filed an Emergency Motion to Stay Final Judgment (Docket Entry No. 48). Today Kay Staley filed an answer to the motion. The court’s Final Judgment imposes two obligations on the County. First, the County must remove the Bible from the Mosher monument within ten days from the entry of the Final Judgment. Second, the County must pay Staley $40,586 in attorney’s fees and expenses within ten days from the entry of the Final Judgment.

To obtain a stay of the injunctive requirement of the Final Judgment the County must show a likelihood…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. In Re LongTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Enriquez v. Hooten, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993

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