Supreme Court of Texas

In an employment dispute, dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of an appeal is reversed where subject matter jurisdiction existed to address an interlocutory appeal, and judgment is rendered dismissing plaintiff's claims relating to her reinstatement as a jailer since the trial court lacked jurisdiction to issue a declaratory judgment interpreting a commission's order due to a failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/11/2004
• Decided 04/21/2006
• Published 04/21/2006

Judges

• Justice WAINWRIGHT delivered the opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael A. Stafford, Harris County Attorney, Michael R. Hull, Harris County Attorney's Office, Houston, for Petitioner., Kristofer S. Monson, Asst. Solicitor General, Austin, for Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bruce A. Coane, Ajay Choudhary, Coane & Associates, Houston, for Respondent.