Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Alcala v. Dallas County Sheriff
Alcala v. Dall. County Sheriff, 988 F.2d 1210 (5th Cir. 1993)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1993-03-12
- Topic
- litigation
How later courts describe this case
- finding that the plaintiff failed to establish that Dallas County granted its sheriff’s department the power to sue or be sued
- finding that plaintiff failed to show that Dallas County granted its sheriff’s department the capacity to engage in separate litigation
- affirming summary judgment because “Alcala has pointed [the Fifth Circuit] to no case in which a Texas sheriff's department has been deemed a legal entity for purposes of defending in an action such as the instant one [under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964]”
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