Legal Opinion
Caleb v. Carranza
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 30, 2017No. 01-15-00285-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Michael Massengale, Justice
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a lawsuit against the former superintendent of the Houston Independent School District. The appellants, who are former employees of the school district, sought in-junctive and declaratory relief stemming from an investigation that culminated in a recommendation to terminate their employment.
The pleadings do not allege a facially valid challenge to any constitutional right, and they are barred by governmental immunity. As such, the trial court properly granted the plea to the jurisdiction. We affirm.
Background
We take the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Riley v. National Federation of Blind of North Carolina, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- University of Texas Medical School at Houston v. ThanTexas Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Billy Fratus v. the City of Beaumont, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2019
- Lamar University v. Steve Jenkins, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2018
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