Legal Opinion

Jay Cohen v. Midtown Management District, Greater Southeast Management District, Harris County, the Harris County Department of Education, the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, the Harris County Flood Control District, and the Harris County Hospital District

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 8, 2016No. 01-14-00914-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Jane Bland, Justice

In this tax delinquency suit, Jay Cohen challenges the enforceability of two judgments nunc pro tunc that the trial court entered after it lost its plenary power. Cohen asks for reinstatement of the original final judgment, claiming that the revisions were judicial and not clerical and, as a result, are void. We vacate the May 21, 2014 judgment nunc pro tunc, reinstate the July 25, 2014 judgment nunc pro tunc, and as reinstated, affirm.

Background

Cohen is the record owner of several parcels of real property within Harris County. Beginning in 2004, Cohen became…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Molina v. MolinaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  2. Vermillion FC, LP v. 1776 Energy Partners, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2022

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