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Odell Campbell, Shawnta Renea Coleman, Thomas Ray Robertson, Diana J. Najera, Scott Wiernik, Tairhonda McAfee and Marybeth Lynn Jewell v. Thomas A. Wilder, Tarrant County District Clerk

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 1, 2016No. 14-0379PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hecht

The trial court temporarily enjoined the District Clerk of Tarrant County from billing' court costs to parties who had filed unconte'sted affidavits of indigency. A divided court of appeals vacated the injunction and dismissed the case because the trial court had not rendered the judgments in the cases in which costs were billed. 1 We consider whether the trial court had jurisdiction over a challenge to the District Clerk’s exercise of his ministerial duties, and if so, whether injunctive relief is appropriate. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand the case to the trial…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Butnaru v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  2. LeCroy v. HanlonTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  3. San Antonio Bar Ass'n v. Guardian Abstract & Title Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Wood v. WoodTexas Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Texas State Employees Union v. Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental RetardationTexas Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  4. City of Brownsville, Texas, Tony Martinez, Rose Z. Gowen, Ricardo Longoria Jr., Joel Mungia, Ben Neece and Jessica Tetreau in Their Official Capacities Only v. Brownsville GMS, Ltd. and Michael Bennett, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2021
  5. Cory Ray Shelby v. Shakka Shaneak James, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2021

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