Legal Opinion
Mercado v. Dallas County
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided January 17, 2017No. Civil Action No. 3:15-CV-3481-D (Consolidated with Civil Action No. 3:15-CV-4008-D)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SIDNEY A. FITZWATER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiffs in these consolidated actions bring claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendant Dallas County, Texas (“Dallas County”), alleging that it violated their Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by refusing to grant them immediate release on bond and by detaining them based on immigration holds after they were otherwise eligible for release. Dallas County moves in a first amended motion1 to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1), (6), and (7) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, failure to state a…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
56 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Hernandez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2019
- Abriq v. HallDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2018
- City of El Cenizo, Texas v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- Lopez-Lopez v. Cnty. of AlleganDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2018
- Booth v. Galveston Cnty.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2019
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.