Lizzie J. Lovall, Individually; Keith L. Shaw, Individually; Kenneth L. Young, Individually; Kim L. Shaw, Individually v. Harris County, Texas, Individually, Officially and Vicariously; May Walker, Constable, Precinct 7, Individually; Ruth McDugle, Individually; Darla Turner, Individually; John K. George, Officially, Individually; Gow-Ming Chao, Individually; et al.

Summary

The Fourteenth Court of Appeals granted the appellees’ motion to reconsider and withdrew its October 29, 2013 order finding the appellants indigent. The court construed an October 7, 2013 filing as an affidavit of indigence and set December 6, 2013, as the deadline for contesting that affidavit.

Holdings

1. Appellees' motion to reconsider was granted, and the appellate court's October 29, 2013 order finding appellants indigent was withdrawn.
2. The court liberally construed appellants' October 7, 2013 document as an affidavit of indigence filed in the appellate court pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1(d)(2).

Questions Presented

1. Whether appellees' motion to reconsider the appellate court's prior indigency determination should be granted.
2. Whether appellants' October 7, 2013 filing should be liberally construed as an affidavit of indigence under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1(d)(2).

Disposition

other