Dotson v. Ricks

3 Citing cases

  1. Lang v. Tarrant Cnty. Dist. Court

    CIVIL 4:22-CV-206-P (N.D. Tex. Oct. 12, 2022)

    Because Lang has failed to show that the T arrant County District Court system is a separate legal entity with the capacity to be sued, all of his claims against that entity must be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. See Dotson v. Ricks, No. 4:16-CV-674-Y, 2018 WL 3046250, at *3 (N.D. Tex. Jun. 20, 2018) (dismissing plaintiff's claims against the Fort Worth Police Department where he failed to state facts showing the department had jural existence and expressly declined the Court's inquiry as to whether he sought to name any other government entity as a defendant

  2. Crawford v. Pitts

    Civil Action 4:20-cv-1119-O (N.D. Tex. Feb. 16, 2022)   Cited 5 times

    Because Crawford's excessive force claims are necessarily inconsistent with and inseparable from his related convictions, his excessive force claims are Heck-barred and should be dismissed. See DeLeon, 488 F.3d at 656-57; see also Daigre, 549 Fed.Appx. at 286-87; Martin, 2021 WL 1080933, at *11; and Dotson v. Ricks, 4:16-cv-674-Y, 2018 WL 3046250, at *5-6 (N.D. Tex. June 20, 2018) (finding Heck-barred plaintiff's excessive force claim where plaintiff maintained he acted without fault during the police encounter) (citations omitted).

  3. Webb v. Fort Worth Police Dep't

    Civil Action No. 4:21-CV-096-P (N.D. Tex. Jun. 1, 2021)

    Because Webb has failed to show that the Fort Worth Police Department is a separate legal entity with the capacity to be sued, all of his claims against the Fort Worth Police Department, the only defendant, must be dismissed. See Dotson v. Ricks, No. 4:16-CV-674-Y, 2018 WL 3046250, at *3 (N.D. Tex. Jun. 20, 2018) (dismissing plaintiffs claims against the Fort Worth Police Department where he failed to state facts showing the department had jural existence and expressly declined the Court's inquiry as to whether he sought to name any other government entity as a defendant); see generally Baker v. Navarro Cnty. Jail System, Civ. A. No. 3:09-CV-1004-L, 2009 WL 3295136 at *2 (N.D. Tex. Oct. 9, 2009) (granting Rule 12(b)(6) motion where plaintiff failed to allege that County granted the department jail system jural authority). CONCLUSION