Wooten v. Roach et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:18-cv-00380

Court:

Texas Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Amos L. Mazzant, III

Firms

  1. January 05, 2022

    Texas County Settles Ex-Judge's Due Process Suit

    A Texas county has settled due process and Fourth Amendment violation claims launched by a former state court judge who accused officials of filing politically motivated bribery and money laundering charges against her, according to a report filed Wednesday in Texas federal court.

  2. April 28, 2021

    Texas County Must Face Ex-Judge's Due Process Suit

    A Texas county is not immune to allegations by an ex-state judge that it should be liable for due process and Fourth Amendment violations she allegedly suffered after politically motivated charges were filed against her, a Texas federal judge has determined.

  3. April 25, 2019

    Texas Attys Blame State DA For Judge's Bribery Prosecution

    Two former county prosecutors have urged a Texas federal court to toss an ex-state judge's lawsuit claiming they pursued politically motivated charges against her, arguing it was state prosecutors who made the decisions that led to her conviction on bribery charges that were later vacated.

  4. March 27, 2019

    Texas Gov., Prosecutors Can't Duck Judge's Prosecution Suit

    A Texas federal court on Wednesday denied a bid by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and local prosecutors to completely toss a case in which a former state court judge alleges they filed politically motivated charges against her, saying that the governor and others are largely immune for their actions during the underlying case's prosecution but not for its investigation.

  5. May 24, 2018

    Ex-Judge Accuses Texas Gov. Of Malicious Prosecution

    A former Texas state court judge who was exonerated of bribery and money laundering convictions on Wednesday sued former state Attorney General — now Governor — Greg Abbott and local prosecutors, accusing them of bringing politically motivated charges in retaliation for her election win.

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