COMBS v. TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT

No. 03-11-00538-CV.

410 S.W.3d 529 (2013)

Susan COMBS, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, Appellants v. The TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT and Sarah Canright, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

August 29, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Herring, Jr. , Herring & Irwin LLP, James C. Harrington , Texas Civil Rights Project, Austin, TX, Jessie A. Amos , Brett D. Solberg , DLA Piper LLP (US), Houston, TX, for Appellees.

Joseph D. Hughes , Assistant Solicitor General, General Litigation, Austin, TX, for Appellants.

Before Chief Justices JONES, Justices GOODWIN and FIELD.


OPINION

SCOTT K. FIELD, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order granting the Texas Civil Rights Project and Sarah Canright's (collectively, the Plaintiffs) petition to take pre-suit depositions and denying the appellants Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts's (collectively, the State Defendants) plea to the jurisdiction. See Tex.R. Civ. P. 202 (providing that person may petition...

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