Legal Opinion
in Re: Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided October 14, 2016No. 08-16-00163-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has filed a mandamus petition against the Honorable Bonnie Rangel, Judge of the 171st District Court of El Paso County, Texas, challenging an order denying TxDOT’s motion to stay the underlying case pending interlocutory ap peal. 1 The petition for writ of mandamus is denied.
Factual and Procedural Summary
TxDOT terminated Flores’ employment on July 31, 2018, and Flores filed an age discrimination suit. In its answer, TxDOT raised the defense of sovereign immunity from suit and liability. On November 5, 2014,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Walker v. PackerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- In Re Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- Bland Independent School District v. BlueTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Mission Consolidated Independent School District v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 2012
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Texas Department of Transportation v. Genaro Flores, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2019
- Thomas J. Gesswein v. Sharon L. Gesswein, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2018
- University of North Texas Health Science Center v. Jessica Jimenez, Jennifer Galo, Catherine Frank, in Their Individual Capacities, and William Tyler II, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Pamela J. Knight, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2017