Thomas-Melton v. Dallas County
| Decision Date | 25 October 1994 |
| Citation | 1994 WL 612546,39 F.3d 320 |
| Parties | Thomas-Melton v. Dallas County * NO. 94-10049 |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit |
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Residents Against Flooding v. Reinvestment Zone Number Seventeen
...engage in any litigation except in concert with the government itself."); in accord Thomas–Melton v. Dallas County Sheriff's Dept. , 39 F.3d 320 (Table), No. 94-10049, 1994 WL 612546, at *2 (5th Cir. 1994). The subdivision must have "a separate legal existence," i.e., it must be a "separate......
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Wilson v. Vikckery
...entities capable of being sued. Darby v. Pasadena Police Dep't, 939 F.2d 311, 313 (5th Cir.1991); see also Thomas-Melton v. Dallas County, 39 F.3d 320, 1994 WL 612546 (5th Cir.1994). It is only where the enabling entity—the county, in the case of the sheriffs department—confers such authori......
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Reynolds v. City of Poteet
...that the police department had no capacity to sue or be sued. 939 F.2d at 313; see also Thomas-Melton v. Dallas County Sheriff's Dep't, No. 94-10049, 39 F.3d 320 (5th Cir. Oct. 25, 1994) (sheriff's department was not proper party); Alcala v. Dallas County Sheriff, No. 92-1053, 988 F.2d1210 ......
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Baig v. Harris Cnty. Dist. Attorney's Office
...1996), quoting Darby v. Pasadena Police Dep't, 939 F.2d 311, 313-14 (5th Cir. 1991); see also Thomas-Melton v. Dallas County Sheriff's Dept., 39 F.3d 320, 1994 WL 612546, *2 (5th Cir. 1994) (not selected for publication), citing Darby. Therefore, the HCDAO is subject to dismissal because Ba......
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