John M. Donohue v. Daniel R. Butts, Shane Merritt, and Robert Vela, Individually and in Their Official Capacities

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedNovember 5, 2015
Docket04-15-00696-CV
StatusPublished

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