Legal Opinion

Dallas County ex rel. Commissioners Court v. Mays

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 22, 1988No. 05-87-01182-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEVANY, Justice.

Relators, Dallas County, by and through its Commissioners Court, and its individual Commissioners seek a writ of mandamus against six district courts, respondents.

ACTION PRAYED FOR BY COMMISSIONERS

First, relators request this Court to direct all respondents to set aside certain October 21, 1987 show cause orders that respondents issued directing three of the Commissioners to show cause why they should not be held in contempt for failing to follow earlier orders issued in May and June, 1987 by respondents setting the salaries of respondents’ court reporters. Second, relators…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Fourth Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Cleveland v. WardTexas Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Ex Parte GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Ex Parte SlavinTexas Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Deramus v. ThorntonTexas Supreme Court · 1960

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. DALLAS COUNTY BY COM'RS COURT v. Mays, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
  2. Collins v. KegansCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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