TEXAS DEPT. HEALTH HUMAN SERVICES v. OKOLI

No. 07-0642.

295 S.W.3d 667 (2009)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner, v. Oliver OKOLI, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan D. Clinton, Hankinson Levinger, Dallas, TX, Greg W. Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Kent C. Sullivan, David S. Morales, Office of Attorney General, Rafael Edward Cruz, Office of Attorney General, Russ Wayne Harris, Bill Davis, Office of Solicitor General, Austin, TX, for Petitioner.

Okon J. Usoro, Okon J. Usoro, P.C., Houston, TX, Oliver Okoli, Alief, TX, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Oliver Okoli sued the Texas Department of Health and Human Services (TDHS) under the Texas Whistleblower Act, alleging that he was terminated for reporting to a program manager that his immediate supervisor "engaged the unit in falsifying dates and documents to avoid delinquencies in the handling of clients' cases." TDHS filed a plea to the jurisdiction based on immunity from suit, claiming that the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction because...

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