City of Roman Forest v. Stockman

OPINION

STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of a plea to the jurisdiction. See Tex. Crv. PRac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(8) (Vernon Supp.2004). Gary Michael Stockman sued the City of Roman Forest for wrongful termination under the *808Whistleblower Act, for breach of contract, and for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The City says the trial court lacks jurisdiction because the City is immune from suit.

The case arises out of Stockman’s work for the City while he was a municipal court judge. A municipal court judge’s term of…