Marcus Everette Harper v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice ( 2015 )


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  •                                      In The
    Court of Appeals
    Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
    No. 07-14-00397-CV
    MARCUS EVERETTE HARPER, APPELLANT
    V.
    TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ET AL, APPELLEES
    On Appeal from the 251st District Court
    Potter County, Texas
    Trial Court No. 97,305-C, Honorable Ana Estevez, Presiding
    July 27, 2015
    ORDER
    Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL, HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.
    Texas Tech Health Sciences Center1 and individuals associated with the Health
    Sciences Center were parties to this case in the trial court. The four justices of this
    Court served as Adjunct Professors of Law in the Texas Tech University School of Law
    during the 2014-2015 academic year. That fact was disclosed to the parties to the
    appeal. In response to the Court’s disclosure, appellant Marcus Everette Harper timely
    1
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is an institution separate from Texas Tech
    University but under the management and control of the University’s Board of Regents. TEX. EDUC. CODE
    ANN. § 110.01 (West Supp. 2014).
    filed, on July 8, 2015, a motion asking that the members of the Court recuse from the
    appeal. None of the appellees have responded to the Court’s disclosure, or to
    appellant’s motion to recuse.
    Although each member of the Court is confident his association with the
    University’s School of Law would not influence his judgment in this appeal in any way,
    each justice has agreed to recuse himself voluntarily. See TEX. R. APP. P. 16.3(b).
    Accordingly, this appeal is referred to the Supreme Court of Texas for transfer to
    another court of appeals or assignment of three justices, as that Court deems
    appropriate.
    Per Curiam
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 07-14-00397-CV

Filed Date: 7/28/2015

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 7/29/2015