Legal Opinion
Fashing v. Moore
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided January 23, 1980No. EP-78-CA-126PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HUDSPETH, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this action under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202, seeking to challenge the constitutionality of Article III, Section 19, and Article XVI, Section 65 of the Constitution of Texas. Some of the Plaintiffs are public officials, to wit: Fashing is a Judge of the County Court-at-Law; Baca and McGhee are Justices of the Peace; and Ybarra is a Constable. The remaining Plaintiffs are identified as citizens and registered voters of El Paso County and of other…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Clements v. FashingSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Lewis v. Drake, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1982
- Coles v. RyanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Clements v. FashingSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Joyner v. MoffordDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1982
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