State v. BP America Production Co.

How courts have described this case

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• noting that the APA does not “provide relief with respect to the underlying statutes or other law”
• holding timely (holding timely filing filing in proper district court court is is aa jurisdictional jurisdictional requirement requirement for suing a political subdivision pursuant to the Act
• stating that an otherwise proper declaratory-judgment claim is nonetheless barred by governmental immunity if the declaration sought would have the effect of establishing a right to relief against the governmental entity for which governmental immunity has not been waived
• noting that the remedy afforded by the APA “is limited to declarations concerning the rule . . . and does not in itself provide relief with respect to the underlying statutes or other law”
• stating that an otherwise proper declaratory-judgment claim is nonetheless barred by governmental immunity if the declaration sought would have the effect of establishing a right to relief against the governmental entity for which governmental immunity has not been waived
• trespass to try title claim could proceed against state official, but would be barred by sovereign immunity if asserted against the State

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).