holding that Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.9(b) “does not allow this Court to sua sponte identify an issue not raised by a party and request additional briefing or reformulate an appellant’s argument into one not originally asserted”
How later courts described this case
- holding that Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.9(b) “does not allow this Court to sua sponte identify an issue not raised by a party and request additional briefing or reformulate an appellant’s argument into one not originally asserted”
- discussing the authority of Rule 38.9(b) and the power of a court of appeals to request additional briefing to ensure a proper presentation of a case to facilitate a disposition on the merits
- noting one issue supreme court has clearly and unequivocally directed appellate courts to consider sua sponte is subject-matter jurisdiction
- reviewing challenge to order granting motion to dismiss and plea to jurisdiction
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
This record has no opinion text. It is a disposition such as a denial of certiorari, kept so the case can be found by name and citation.