Legal Opinion
Emmett Rogers v. Robert Orr and Walkcon, Ltd.
Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)
Decided August 1, 2013No. 02-12-00333-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILL MEIER, Justice.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether Appellant Emmett Rogers — a registered accessibility specialist — is a state “officer” for purposes of bringing an interlocutory appeal of an order denying a motion for summary judgment based on an assertion of immunity. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(5) (West Supp.2012). We hold that Rogers is not a state officer entitled to pursue a section 51.014(a)(5) appeal. We will therefore dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. 1
Rogers is certified as a registered accessibility specialist by the Texas…
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