Legal Opinion

in Re Steven Griffith in His Official Capacity, Douglas Brinkley in His Official Capacity, Scott Schultz in His Official Capacity, and Mark Grothaus in His Official Capacity

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 1, 2015No. 14-14-00897-CV, NO. 14-14-00900-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

John Donovan, Justice

Appellees/real parties in interest, Collision Clinic, L.L.C. and Hanna “John” Elias, sued appellants/relators Steve Griffith, Douglas Brinkley, Scott Schultz, and Mark Grothaus (collectively “the officials”), in their official capacities as employees of the City of Sugar Land (“the City”). Appel-lees seek to void and enjoin performance of certain municipal contracts governing the use of wrecker services. In this consolidated appeal and, original proceeding, the officials (1) appeal the trial court’s order denying their plea to the jurisdiction, and (2) seek a writ…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. MirandaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  2. The City of El Paso v. Lilli M. HeinrichTexas Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Texas a & M University System v. KoseogluTexas Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Rusk State Hospital v. BlackTexas Supreme Court · 2012
  5. City of Galveston v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. City of Houston v. Houston Firefighters' Relief & Retirement FundCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
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  3. City of Houston, Texas v. 4 Families of Hobby, LLC, 4 Families of Houston, LLC and Pappas Restaurants, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2024
  4. Garcia v. City of McAllen, TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2020
  5. Marc Williams, in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Texas Department of Transportation; And Kyle Madsen, in His Official Capacity as the Director of the Right of Way Division of the Texas Department of Transportation v. MMP Properties LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District2025

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