CAUSE NO.

98718-86

THE STATE OF TEXAS $ IN THE DISTRICT COURT

ex rel. KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS s
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s 86th JUDICIAL DISTRICT
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THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS s KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS

ORDER GRANTINC RELATOR'S REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING

ORDER AND INJUNCTION

After considering Relator, the State of Texas, by and through Criminal District Attomey Erleigh

Norville Wiley's Information in the Nature of Quo Wananto and Request for Temporary Restraining

Order and Injunction, the Court ORDERS/DBNIES that a TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

AND TEMPORARY INJLTNCTION be issued, restraining and enjoining Respondent, Respondent's

agents, servants, employees, attomeys, and any other person in active concert or participation with

Respondent from engaging in the following acts or practices:

a. Taking any action in furtherance of annexation proceedings until a ruling by the

Court as to whether Respondent's actions regarding its proposed annexation of property

in Kaufman County, Texas are lawful and in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings

Act and the Local Govemment Code.

Relator has applied and requests that, if necessary, bond for a temporary restraining order and temporary

injunction in this cause be set a nominal amount.

You are further ORDERED to appear before this Court on trlntmw ao 2011, ar

O"rn +* , Texas, to show cause why a temporary injunction, effective until final judgment in this cause,

should not be granted AS for.

SIGNED on ?r 2017, at '3Ou.^ ,o

PRESIDING JUDGE
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Plaintiff, S
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$ OF KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS
CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, s
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Defendant. s
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ORDER DENYING D F:,FENDANT CITY OF M ESOUITE'S

PLEA TO THE JURISDIC TION

On November O , 2017, the Court considered Delendant City of Mesquite' plea to the
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jurisdiction (.,Plea to the Jurisdiction"), as set forth in Defendant city of Mesquite's verified

Response Opposing Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Plea to the Jurisdiction, and

Motion to Stay TRO Proceedings Pending Determination of City's Plea to the Jurisdiction, which

Plea to the Jurisdiction seeks the dismissal of all claims asserted by Plaintiffs without prejudice. The

Court, having considered the Plea to the Jurisdiction, all supporting briefs, responses, objections, replies

and any other filings related to this matter, as well as the arguments of counsel and the evidence

presented, finds that the Plea to the Jurisdiction should be DENIED in its entirety. It is, therefore,

ORDERED that the Plea to the Jurisdiction is DENED in its entirety.

DATED: /,/a , : L..- /C A.o t.t

JUDGE PRESIDING

ORDER DEN YING DEFENDANT CITY OF MESOUITE 'S PLEA TO TH E JUR ISDICTION - Page I