Supreme Court of Texas
DALLAS COUNTY v. HALSEY, 01-0784
Because court reporters do not engage in a discretionary function or exercise judgment comparable to that of a judge while preparing a reporter's record, they are not entitled to derived judicial immunity for that function.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/24/2002
- Published 10/24/2002
Judges
- Justice HANKINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.
Court
- Supreme Court of Texas
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Moira A. Parro, Asst. Dist. Atty., William T. Hill, Dallas County Criminal Dist. Atty's Office, John Clark Long, IV, Office of Dallas County Dist. Atty., and Grant Hugh Brenna, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for Dallas County, Texas., Cynthia McCrann Wheless, Plano, for Sandra Halsey.