Legal Opinion

Dotson v. Grand Prairie Independent School District

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided April 27, 2005No. 05-04-00406-CVPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MORRIS.

This is an appeal from a dismissal for want of jurisdiction. In a single issue on appeal, Brian Dotson argues the trial court erred in ruling it did not have subject matter jurisdiction over his suit because he failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. Dotson contends the relief he sought could not have been granted by the administrative agency and, therefore, he was not required to exhaust his administrative remedies. We disagree with Dotson’s contention and affirm the trial court’s dismissal of the suit.

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Brian Dotson was employed as a teacher at a middle…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mitchison v. Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Houston Federation of Teachers, Local 2415 v. Houston Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Jones v. Clarksville Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001
  4. Jones v. Dallas Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  5. Harlandale Independent School District v. Rodriguez, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2003

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Clint Independent School District v. Sonia Herrera Marquez, Claudia Garcia, and Alicia Gomez, for and on the Behalf of Their Minor ChildrenTexas Supreme Court · 2016
  2. Nairn v. Killeen Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2012
  3. Hitchcock v. BOARD OF TRUS., CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS INDEPENDENT SCH. DIST., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
  4. Nelson v. City of Dallas, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2009
  5. O'Neal v. Ector County Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2006

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