WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY v. REFAEY

NO. 14-0048.

459 S.W.3d 590 (2015)

WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY and Gary Spears, Petitioners, v. Rasheed REFAEY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: April 24, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Drumheller , Lara Hudgins Hollingsworth , Rusty Hardin , Rusty Hardin & Associates, LLP, Houston, for Petitioner William Marsh Rice University.

Derrick Michael Saulsberry , Attorney at Law, Houston, for Respondent Rasheed Refaey.

George Haratsis , McDonald Sanders PC, Fort Worth, for Amicus Curiae Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, Inc.


The primary issue in this case is whether a private university peace officer is an "officer or employee of the state" that may invoke a court of appeals' interlocutory jurisdiction under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 51.014(a)(5). In addition, we are asked to consider whether a private university may pursue an interlocutory...

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