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Robert E. Wier, United States District Judge On December 19, 2017, Plaintiff Jack Estep filed this action in Harlan Circuit Court against Steve Combs, a Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFW) officer, alleging various state law claims and a slate of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 violations. DE 1-1 (State Cour

OPINION Opinion By Justice MORRIS. This is the second appeal from a lawsuit brought by attorney Jo Ann E. Combs seeking payment from Kaufman County of certain fees and expenses she was awarded for court-appointed duties in a guardianship proceeding. On remand from the first appeal, both parties filed motions for summary judgment. The trial court granted a final summary judgment in Combs’s

On September 20, 2005, the defendant was sentenced to the following: Count I: Thirty (30) years in the Montana State Prison, for the offense of Aggravated Burglary, a felony; and Count II: Twenty (20) years in the Montana State Prison, for the offense of Assault with a Weapon, a felony. Counts I and II shall run consecutively. On February 12,2009, the defendant’s application for review of that sentence was heard by the Sentence Review

OPINION SCOTT K. FIELD, Justice. This case concerns the constitutionality of subchapter B of chapter 102 of the Business and Commerce Code, which requires certain sexually oriented businesses to pay the State an amount equal to $5 for each customer who is admitted into each business. See Tex. Bus. & Com.Code §§ 102.052-.056; see also Combs v. Texas Entm’t Ass’n, Inc., 287

274 S.W.3d 922 (2008) Jo Ann E. COMBS, Appellant, v. KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas, Wayne Gent, Jim Deller, Gerald Rowden, Kenneth Schoen, Ken Leonard and Hal D. Jones[1], Appellees. No. 05-07-01152-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas. December 30, 2008. Rehearing Overruled January 29, 2009. *923 Richard B.

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION THOMPSON, Judge: Petitioners, Purdue Pharma L.P., Individually, Purdue Pharma L.P., as succes*339sor in interest to the Purdue Pharma Company, Purdue Pharma Inc., The Purdue Fredrick Company, Inc., d/b/a The Purdue Frederick Company, Purdue Pharmaceuticals, L.P., and The P.F. Lab

CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge: Plaintiff-Appellant Deadra Combs brought a Title VII sexual harassment suit against the City of Huntington (the “City”), asserting hostile work environment, quid pro quo, and retaliation claims. Combs succeeded only on her hostile work environment claim and was awarded a fraction of the damages she sought. Combs then moved for attorney’s fees. After c

MELISSA GOODWIN, Justice, concurring. Subject matter jurisdiction cannot be waived or conferred by agreement. Texas Dep’t of Parks & Wildlife v. Miranda, 133 S.W.3d 217, 224-25 (Tex.2004); Good Shepherd Med. Ctr., Inc. v. State of Texas, 306 S.W.3d 825, 837 (Tex.App.-Austin 2010, no pet.). Indeed, appellate courts have “a duty to consider a question of subject matter jurisdiction sua sp

TYSON, Judge concurring in part and concurring in the result in part. I concur in that portion of the majority’s opinion which affirms the entry of default and vacates the entry of default judgment due to insufficient evidence of personal jurisdiction as required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-75.11. I agree with the majority’s opinion that proof of service of summons

OPINION J. WOODFIN JONES, Chief Justice. We withdraw our opinion and judgment dated August 31, 2009, and substitute the following opinion in place of the earlier one. Appellant 7-Eleven, Inc. brought suit against Susan Combs, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Greg Abbott, Attorney General of the State of Texas (collectively, the “State”) seeking a part

Respectfully, I must dissent. There is substantial evidence to support the employee-review panel's decision. It is not arbitrary or capricious. Moreover, I cannot conclude from the record before us that the employee-review panel failed to apply the reduction-in-force policy found within the BSCC's personnel handbook. That reduction-in-force policy states, among other things, that, when there is "a state of financial exigency which requires a significant reduction in the operating budg

292 S.W.3d 712 (2009) Susan COMBS, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, Appellant v. ENTERTAINMENT PUBLICATIONS, INC., Appellee. No. 03-08-00474-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin. June 12, 2009. Rehearing Overruled August 27, 2009. *714 William E. Storie, Assistant Attorney General, Austin, T

318 S.W.3d 523 (2010) DELTA AIR LINES, INC., Appellant, v. Susan COMBS, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas; and Greg Abbott, Attorney General of the State of Texas, Appellees. No. 03-09-00312-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin. August 3, 2010. *524 John K. Hicks, Ray Langenberg, Mark W. Eidman, Scott, Douglas

317 S.W.3d 735 (2010) LAREDO COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. and Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., Appellants, v. Susan COMBS, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas; and Greg Abbott, Attorney General of the State of Texas, Appellees. No. 03-09-00157-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin. April 15, 2010. Rehearing Overruled July 9, 2010.

OPINION G. ALAN WALDROP, Justice. This is a suit for a tax refund. Appellants Laredo Coca-Cola Bottling Company and Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. purchased soda fountain equipment and then provided the equipment to businesses that used it to sell Coca-Cola drinks to customers. Appellants sued appellees Susan Combs, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Greg Abbott, Attorney Ge

CONCURRING OPINION J. WOODFIN JONES, Chief Justice. Although I agree that strict scrutiny is the appropriate standard to apply in this case and concur in the decision to affirm the trial court’s judgment, I write separately to address the issue raised by the parties concerning the use and relevance of post-enactment evidence in determining the statute’s predominant purpose.

OPINION NICKELL, JUDGE: William Paul Jones appeals from a Judgment and Sentence on Plea of Guilty of the Fulton Circuit Court with respect to the imposition of court costs. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse. At a hearing on May 26, 2016, Jones entered a plea of guilty to assault in the third degree1 in exchange for the Commonwealth’s recommendation

287 S.W.3d 852 (2009) Susan COMBS, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Greg Abbott, Attorney General of the State of Texas, Appellants v. TEXAS ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. and Karpod, Inc., Appellees. No. 03-08-00213-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin. June 5, 2009. *856 James C. Ho (argued), Danica L

468 F.Supp.2d 738 (2006) Mr. Darrell COMBS, and Mrs. Kathleen Combs,. Plaintiffs, v. HOMER CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, and Joseph F. Marcoline, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Homer-City School District, Defendants. Dr. Thomas Prevish and Timari Prevish, Plaintiff, v. Norwin School District, and Richard Watson, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Norwin School District, Defendants. Dr. Mark Newborn, and Mrs. Ma

299 S.W.3d 463 (2009) Susan B. COMBS, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Appellant, v. B.A.R.D. INDUSTRIES INC., Appellee. No. 03-08-00580-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin. October 22, 2009. *466 Adrian Henderson, Assistant Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Appellant. Ryan R.C. Hicks, Ryan R.C. Hicks, PC, Houston,