Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued - Week of September 10, 2012

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City of Fort Worth v. Jacobs, No. 02-12-00143-CV   (Sept. 13, 2012)   (Walker, J., joined by Meier and Gabriel, JJ.).

Held: Because reinstatement is an equitable remedy, because the City is not immune from suits alleging violations of the state constitution that seek an equitable remedy, because the trial court possesses jurisdiction over Jacobs's claims for state constitutional violations that seek the equitable remedy of reinstatement, and because these are the sole grounds raised by the City in its appeal, we affirm the trial court's order denying the City's plea to the jurisdiction on Jacobs's claims for state constitutional violations that seek the equitable remedy of reinstatement..

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