Legal Opinion

Christy Carty v. Texas Dept of Public Safety

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 15, 2013No. 12-40750PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:

This case involves important and determinative questions of Texas law as to which there is no controlling Texas precedent. Accordingly, we certify those unresolved questions to the Supreme Court of Texas.

CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS, PURSUANT TO ART. 5, § 3-C OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION AND RULE 58 OF THE TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS AND THE HONORABLE JUSTICES THEREOF:

I. Style of the Case

The style of the case is Christy Carty, Individually and as Next…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Texas Department of Transportation v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Wichita Falls State Hospital v. TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Reata Construction Corp. v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Clark v. BarnardSupreme Court of the United States · 1883

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State Office of Risk Management v. CartyTexas Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Carty Ex Rel. Carty v. State Office of Risk ManagementCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
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  4. Dawn Buckingham, MD, Commissioner v. Pearl Resources LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2025
  5. Fort Bend County v. Melissa Ann Norsworthy, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019

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