Opinion ID: 6109717
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Judicial Proceedings

Text: AYW asserted several claims in its district-court petition, including the deprivation of a vested property right without due process, the unconstitutional impairment of contract based on the retroactive use of past financial ratings to revoke AYW's charter, and ultra vires claims. AYW sought a temporary injunction specifically to stop the SOAH hearing from proceeding and more generally to prevent the revocation from occurring. Honors's petition alleged similar claims and sought similar relief, although it did not seek to stop its SOAH hearing. The Commissioner responded with a general denial and plea to the jurisdiction. Hearings ensued after which the district court issued two orders temporarily enjoining the Commissioner from (1) taking any further action to revoke AYW's charter and (2) from taking any further action to impair Honors's educational operations or enforce any order revoking Honors's charter. The respective injunctions were slightly different because the administrative law judge decided Honors's SOAH appeal before the district court issued the temporary injunction. The Commissioner immediately appealed the temporary injunctions. The district court subsequently denied the Commissioner's plea to the jurisdiction, and the Commissioner appealed that interlocutory order as well. The Commissioner's two appeals were consolidated for decision in the appellate court. The court of appeals vacated the temporary injunctions and dismissed AYW's and Honors's underlying claims, concluding that all claims were barred by sovereign immunity. 496 S.W.3d at 270 . Petitions for review in this Court followed.