City of Arlington v. Randall

OPINION

SUE WALKER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is an interlocutory appeal by Appellants the City of Arlington, Texas and Alison Detective Turner from the trial court’s denial of Appellants’ plea to the jurisdiction and motion to dismiss. See Tex. Civ. Prae. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(5), (8) (Vernon 2008). We will affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand this case to the trial court.

II. Factual and Procedural Background

Aldington police obtained a warrant to arrest Appellee Mark Allen Randall for fraud in obtaining a controlled substance by forgery. The arrest warrant, issued by an…