HOUSTON – The First Court Appeals affirmed today a lower court ruling opting not to reinstate an age discrimination suit against the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
Court records show Kim Coogan sued Ken Paxton and his office. Around three months later, she filed a notice of nonsuit before serving the defendants. She then later moved to reinstate the case.
In response, the OAG filed a plea to the jurisdiction based on the lack of service of process and lack of jurisdiction. A trial court held a hearing on the matter and denied Coogan’s motion to reinstate.
On appeal, Coogan argued that the trial court abused its discretion.
“Because Coogan’s age-discrimination claims are barred by the statute of limitations, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Coogan’s motion to reinstate,” the First Court’s memorandum opinion states.
Coogan is represented by Houston attorney Ellen Sprovach.
Case No. 01-20-00082