Legal Opinion

Christopher Jenkins v. City of Cedar Park, Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided July 24, 2014No. 03-13-00215-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-13-00215-CV Christopher Jenkins, Appellant v. City of Cedar Park, Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 167TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-GN-12-002849, HONORABLE GISELA D. TRIANA, JUDGE PRESIDING DISSENTING OPINION The hearing examiner in this case exceeded his jurisdiction by upholding Jenkins’s suspension on a basis not supported by statute. As a result, the trial court had jurisdiction over Jenkins’s appeal. Because the Court holds otherwise, I respectfully dissent. As explained in the majority’s opinion, the City…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. City of Pasadena v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Bichsel v. CarverTexas Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Officer Robin Talley v. the City of Killeen, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2013

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