Legal Opinion
Roccaforte v. Jefferson County
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided March 5, 2009No. 09-08-00420-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID GAULTNEY, Justice.
Larry Roccaforte sued Jefferson County, a Jefferson County constable, and two Jefferson County employees, under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 2003). Roccaforte also asked the trial court to declare that Jefferson County violated his rights under the Texas Constitution. Relying on section 89.0041 of the Texas Local Government Code, the County filed a plea to the jurisdiction and motion to dismiss. See Tex. Loo. Gov’t Code Ann. § 89.0041 (Vernon 2008). The trial court granted the plea and dismissed the suit against the County. 1 Because dismissal was appropriate,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- City of Rockwall v. HughesTexas Supreme Court · 2008
- Felder v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Burnett v. GrattanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Richardson v. McKnightSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by12 opinions
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