Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 11.001
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 11.001, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 11.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Defendant" means a person or governmental entity against whom a plaintiff commences or maintains or seeks to commence or maintain a litigation.
(2) "Litigation" means a civil action commenced, maintained, or pending in any state or federal court.
(3) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224, Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.
(4) "Moving defendant" means a defendant who moves for an order under Section 11.051 determining that a plaintiff is a vexatious litigant and requesting security.
(5) "Plaintiff" means an individual who commences or maintains a litigation pro se.
(1) "Defendant" means a person or governmental entity against whom a plaintiff commences or maintains or seeks to commence or maintain a litigation.
(2) "Litigation" means a civil action commenced, maintained, or pending in any state or federal court.
(3) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224, Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.
(4) "Moving defendant" means a defendant who moves for an order under Section 11.051 determining that a plaintiff is a vexatious litigant and requesting security.
(5) "Plaintiff" means an individual who commences or maintains a litigation pro se.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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