CITY OF DALLAS v. DAL. BLACK FIRE FIGHTERS

No. 05-11-00165-CV.

353 S.W.3d 547 (2011)

CITY OF DALLAS, David O. Brown, In his Official Capacity as Dallas Police Chief, and Eddie Burns, In his Official Capacity as Dallas Fire-Rescue Chief, Appellants, v. DALLAS BLACK FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, Black Police Association of Greater Dallas, National Latino Peace Officers Association Greater Dallas Chapter, Dallas Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 588, Dallas Police Association, Dallas Hispanic Firefighters Association, and Dallas Fire Fighters Association, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

October 20, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara E. Rosenberg , City of Dallas Atty's Office, Christopher J. Caso , Jason Daniel McClain , Office of the City Atty's, Dallas, for Appellants.

Haakon T. Donnelly , Bellinger & DeWolf, LLP, Christopher David Livingston , Lyon, Gorsky, Haring & Gilbert, LLP, Dallas, for Appellees.

Before Justices MOSELEY, LANG, and MYERS.


OPINION

Opinion By Justice LANG.

In this interlocutory appeal, appellants City of Dallas; David O. Brown, in his official capacity as Dallas police chief; and Eddie Burns, in his official capacity as Dallas fire-rescue chief (collectively, the "City") challenge the trial court's denial of their plea to the jurisdiction respecting a "Rule 202 Petition to Investigate Claim" (the "Petition") filed by appellees, a group of police and firefighter associations...

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