Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 11.001. Definitions
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§ 11.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Defendant" means a person or governmental entity
against whom a plaintiff commences or maintains or seeks to
commence or maintain a litigation.
(2) "Litigation" means a civil action commenced,
maintained, or pending in any state or federal court.
(3) "Local administrative judge" means a local
administrative district judge or a local administrative statutory
county court judge.
(4) "Moving defendant" means a defendant who moves for
an order under Section 11.051 determining that a plaintiff is a
vexatious litigant and requesting security.
(5) "Plaintiff" means an individual who commences or
maintains a litigation.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 806, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Section: 9.014 10.001 10.002 10.003 10.004 10.005 10.006 11.001 11.051 11.052 11.053 11.054 11.055 11.056 11.057
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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