DEPT OF FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SVS v. MITCHELL

NO. 01-16-00101-CV.

510 S.W.3d 199 (2016)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, Appellant v. Markida Renee MITCHELL, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Opinion issued December 8, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken Paxton , Attorney General of Texas, S. Ronald Keister , Assistant Attorney General, Tort Litigation Division, Austin, TX, for Appellant.

Joshual A. Verde , The Verde Law Firm, PLLC, Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices Bland, Massengale, and Lloyd.


OPINION

Markida Renee Mitchell filed suit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, alleging that it fired her in unlawful retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim. The Department filed a consolidated plea to the jurisdiction and motion to dismiss based on the doctrine of sovereign...

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