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CITY OF GARLAND v. RIVERA

No. 05-04-00516-CV.

146 S.W.3d 334 (2004)

CITY OF GARLAND, Texas, Appellant, v. Yeimi Beatriz RIVERA, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

October 11, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brad Neighbor, First Asst. City Atty, William F. Glazer, Garland, for appellant.

Paul D. Rich, Paul D. & Rich & Associates, L.L.C., Dallas, for appellee.

Before Justices WRIGHT, RICHTER and MAZZANT.

OPINION

Opinion By Justice RICHTER.

This case involves a governmental unit's plea to the jurisdiction. The City of Garland was sued by appellee Rivera for the death of her father stemming from his resistance to an arrest by city police officers. The city filed a plea to the jurisdiction based upon sovereign immunity and lack of standing, which the trial court denied.

In this interlocutory appeal, the city seeks reversal based upon three issues. First...

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