Round Rock Life Connection Church, Inc., Teddy J. Straub, Orlena Mehrabian, Hossain Mehrabian, Luciano Rivera, Tim Hubble, Judy Hubble, and Mary Jo Greenough (collectively, “the Landowners”) sought both a temporary injunction enjoining the City of Round Rock (“Round Rock”) from annexing their properties and a judgment declaring void ordinances adopted by Round Rock that annexed their prop... More...   $0 (02-18-2011 - tx)

In these consolidated interlocutory appeals, the City of North Richland Hills (the City) challenges the trial courts’ respective denials of the City’s partial pleas to the jurisdiction in the lawsuits filed against it by Appellees Hometown Urban Partners, Ltd. (Urban Partners), Arcadia Land Partners 25, Ltd., and Arcadia Holdings (collectively, Arcadia).[1] The City contends that governmental... More...   $0 (02-17-2011 - TX)

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of appellee the City of Mansfield in a suit by appellant Valerie Mantos challenging the City’s acquisition of 105 acres of real property, and subsequent sale of part of that property, on the ground that the City’s actions violated the Texas Open Meetings Act. Mantos brings fifteen issues challenging the grounds upon which the City sought summ... More...   $0 (02-10-2011 - TX)

Fundamentally, this action, commenced under our Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (RCW 7.24), challenges the constitutionality 1 of Laws of 1961, chapter 162, which authorizes local improvements districts for public libraries. 2

After trial, the court dismissed plaintiffs' complaint with prejudice but continued a temporary injunction in force against defendants, the King County Ru... More...   $0 (10-14-1965 - WA)

Appellant Dallas Morning News, Inc. (the "News") appeals a district court's order denying attorney's fees under the Texas Public Information Act (PIA). See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 552.001-.353 (West 2004 & Supp. 2010). The News argues that it substantially prevailed in its mandamus action against the City of Arlington (the "City") and that the trial court was therefore required to assess reasona... More...   $0 (01-21-2011 - TX)

In order to encourage the candor necessary to a successful mediation, the Legislature has broadly provided for the confidentiality of things spoken or written in connection with a mediation proceeding. With specified statutory exceptions, neither “evidence of anything said,” nor any “writing,” is discoverable or admissible “in any arbitration, administrative adjudication, civil action, o... More...   $0 (01-13-2011 - CA)

Plaintiff Kesner Liberal sued the City of Menlo Park (“City”) and seven of its police officers, individually and in their official capacities, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for violations of his civil rights arising from a traffic stop and subsequent events. He also brought several claims under California law against the City and its officers. Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, asserti... More...   $0 (01-19-2011 - CA)

This appeal takes us into the heart of local politics, and what appears to be a bitter dispute between Beth Perkins, the former elected treasurer of Clayton Charter Township in Michigan and the Township’s other officials. Perkins asserts that the Township, and specifically Rod Shumaker, the Township’s supervisor, retaliated against her for exercising her First Amendment rights. However, we hol... More...   $0 (01-04-2011 - MI)

This is an appeal from a no-answer default judgment rendered in favor of appellee, Rackspace US, Inc. Because we conclude appellant was not properly served with notice, we reverse the default judgment and remand to the trial court, and we deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Rackspace US, Inc., which is an internet hosting company located in San Antonio, is a s... More...   $0 (01-05-2011 - TX)

This appeal takes us into the heart of local politics, and what appears to be a bitter dispute between Beth Perkins, the former elected treasurer of Clayton Charter Township in Michigan and the Township’s other officials. Perkins asserts that the Township, and specifically Rod Shumaker, the Township’s supervisor, retaliated against her for exercising her First Amendment rights. However, we hol... More...   $0 (01-04-2011 - MI)

We must decide whether a district court may hear an alien’s challenge to the government’s denial of an application to adjust status when removal proceedings are simultaneously pending against the alien. We hold it may not. Because the alien plaintiffs here are currently in removal proceedings, we vacate the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the defendants and remand with in... More...   $0 (12-29-2010 - CA)

In this appeal from the trial court’s clarification and enforcement of a divorce decree, Appellant Jacqueline Rutledge Henderson contends in her sole issue that the trial court abused its discretion by ordering her to sign voting agreements which changed the substantive property division of the parties’ agreement incident to divorce (AID). Because we hold that the trial court abused its discr... More...   $0 (12-02-2010 - TX)

In this appeal from the trial court’s clarification and enforcement of a divorce decree, Appellant Jacqueline Rutledge Henderson contends in her sole issue that the trial court abused its discretion by ordering her to sign voting agreements which changed the substantive property division of the parties’ agreement incident to divorce (AID). Because we hold that the trial court abused its discr... More...   $0 (12-02-2010 - TX)

Emir Bautista was terminated as a sworn peace officer by the Los Angeles County Sheriff‟s Department (Department) for engaging in a personal relationship with a known prostitute and heroin addict in violation of the Department‟s prohibited-association policy. On appeal Bautista challenges the trial court‟s denial of his petition for writ of mandate seeking to reverse the decision of the Los ... More...   $0 (12-07-2010 - CA)

Education Code section 51210 states: “The adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, shall include instruction . . . in the following areas of study: [¶] . . . [¶] (g) Physical education, with emphasis upon the physical activities for the pupils that may be conducive to health and vigor of body and mind, for a total period of time of not less than 200 minutes each 10 schooldays, exc... More...   $0 (11-30-2010 - CA)

Defendant-appellant General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Inc. (“General Dynamics”), seeks to appeal from the district court’s denial of its summary judgment motion in an action arising from the premature explosion of a mortar cartridge manufactured by General Dynamics during an army training exercise in Hawaii.1 The explosion killed Oscar Rodriguez and injured Samuel Oyola-Perez... More...   $0 (11-30-2010 - HI)

Karen Scruggs Simmons, individually and as representative of the Estate of Brandon Scruggs, appeals the trial court's order dismissing her suit, with prejudice, against Texoma Medical Center ("TMC"). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The following facts are taken from Simmons' original and amended petitions. Having overdosed on the antipsychotic drug, Loxapine, Simmons' son, Brandon Scruggs, was... More...   $0 (11-30-2010 - TX)

David D. Smith appeals from the district court’s decision to deny his request for costs and attorney fees he incurred while compelling Washington County to issue him a residential building permit.

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In the fall of 2006, David D. Smith, the appellant, bought an eighty-acre parcel near Midvale, Idaho. Sometime in early 2007, Smith sought a permit f... More...   $0 (10-06-2010 - ID)

This case arises from two condemnation actions brought by Plaintiff-Appellee County of Hawai‘i (Appellee or the County). In both actions Appellee sought to condemn property belonging to Defendant-Appellant C&J Coupe Family Limited Partnership (Appellant) (1) for use as a public highway (Bypass). (2) 1250 Oceanside Partners (Oceanside), a development company that was to build the Bypass through a... More...   $0 (11-10-2010 - HI)

Plaintiffs Daniel McCarthy and Colleen Carroll appeal the judgment of the district court dismissing their action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs allege that the City of Cleveland’s decision to enforce its traffic camera ordinance against drivers who lease their cars constituted an unconstitutional taking of private property without just compensation because the ordinance origi... More...   $0 (11-16-2010 - OH)

Scott Louis Keck brings an appeal and a petition for writ of mandamus from the trial court’s entry of a protective order prohibiting him from seeing his minor child. The application for the protective order was filed by the child’s mother, Shannon Michelle Loftin. In his appeal and petition, Keck makes several allegations of error by the trial court, including that the court (1) erred in con... More...   $0 (11-09-2010 - TX)

This appeal concerns the sufficiency of a petition for writ of mandate filed by what have come to be known as “Birthers,” people who claim President Barak Obama is not a natural born citizen of the United States of America and, hence, is ineligible to be the President.

Plaintiffs Alan Keyes, Wiley S. Drake, Sr., and Markham Robinson appeal from the judgment of dismissal entered after th... More...   $0 (10-29-2010 - CA)

Larry Nail appeals the dismissal of his lawsuit against Eagle’s Nest Christian Fellowship Church, Inc., n/k/a Summit Christian Center (“ENCF”) and its senior pastor Rick Godwin. The dismissal order at issue, however, was entered in compliance with this court’s own order in In re Godwin, 293 S.W.3d 742 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2009, orig. proceeding). In that original proceeding, we consi... More...   $0 (10-20-2010 - TX)

Cevia Fleming sued Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Indemnity Company, and Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Company (collectively, "Allstate") for anticipatory breach of contract for Allstate's alleged failure to comply with the terms of a Rule 11 Agreement it entered into with Fleming and a putative class of similarly situated individuals. See Tex. R. Civ. P. 11. The district court gra... More...   $0 (10-24-2010 - )

This consolidated appellate proceeding, consisting of an appeal and a petition for writ of mandamus, arises out of the trial court’s granting of a motion for judgment nunc pro tunc in which the trial court changed dates in the Agreed Final Decree of Divorce. We modify the trial court’s “Order on Motion for Judgment Nunc Pro Tunc” by deleting certain portions of the order and, as modified,... More...   $0 (10-07-2010 - TX)