Legal Opinion
Ex parte Springsteen
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 21, 2016No. 03-14-00739-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Bob Pemberton, Justice
The issues presented in this appeal concern whether a claimant can bring suit under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (UDJA)1 to establish a right to compensation under Texas’s wrongful-imprisonment statute.2 The district court concluded that such a suit was beyond its subject-matter jurisdiction to adjudicate. We agree and affirm.
BACKGROUND
Compensation for wrongful imprisonment in Texas
An initial overview of Texas law governing compensation for wrongful imprisonment aids understanding of the suit in question and, ultimately, the issues on appeal. It is well…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. MirandaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. IT-DavyTexas Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Craig v. Tejas Promotions, LLCCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
- McLane Co. v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
- Schmitz v. Denton Cnty. Cowboy ChurchCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
- City of New Braunfels v. Carowest Land, Ltd.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2017
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