Monroe v. Dallas County, 2009 WL 2569449

In Monroe v. Dallas County, 2009 WL 2569449 (Tex.App. - Dallas August 21, 2009) a group of bail agents sued Dallas County over the procedures the County used to forfeit bail bonds and collect the proceeds.  The plaintiffs alleged that the County did not comply with applicable statutes and violated the plaintiffs’ due process rights.  The County characterized the claims as ones for unconstitutional takings of the plaintiff’s property and moved for summary judgment.  The trail court granted summary judgment, and the plaintiffs appealed.  The plaintiffs did not challenge the trial court’s holding as to an unconstitutional taking and the Court of Appeals affirmed it, but the Court reversed as to the plaintiffs’ due process claims, which the County had not addressed in its motion.  The Court declined to address other issues on which the trial court had not ruled and remanded the case.