Legal Opinion
Mireles v. Crosby County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1984No. 83-1438PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs Julie Mireles and Pedro Zavala filed separate 42 U.S.C. § 1983 actions against Crosby County, Texas, alleging that they were denied due process of law by the county’s failure to establish objective criteria for the provision of monetary aid under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 2351, § 11 (Vernon 1971). The district court dismissed each action without prejudice on the basis of the Pullman abstention doctrine and ordered the actions consolidated for appeal. We affirm.
Plaintiff Julie Mireles is an indigent resident of Crosby County, who, at the time she filed her complaint, was nine…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Julie Mireles v. Crosby County and County Judge Robert Work, in His Individual and Official Capacity, Pedro Zavala v. Crosby County and County Judge Robert Work, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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