Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 51.002. Certiorari From Justice Court
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§ 51.002. CERTIORARI FROM JUSTICE COURT. (a) After final
judgment in a case tried in justice court in which the judgment or
amount in controversy exceeds $20, exclusive of costs, a person may
remove the case from the justice court to the county court by writ
of certiorari.
(b) In a county in which the civil jurisdiction of the
county court has been transferred from the county court to the
district court, a person may remove a case covered by this section
from the justice court to the district court by writ of certiorari.
(c) If a writ of certiorari to remove a case is served on a
justice of the peace, the justice shall immediately make a
certified copy of the entries made on his docket and of the bill of
costs, as provided in cases of appeals, and shall immediately send
them and the original papers in the case to the clerk of the county
or district court, as appropriate.
(d) This section does not apply to a case of forcible entry
and detainer.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Section: 41.013 42.001 42.002 42.003 42.004 42.005 51.001 51.002 51.011 51.012 51.013 51.014 51.015 52.001 52.005
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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