Dallas’ downtown civil courthouse was understandably closed for business on July 8, 2016, as police investigated a nearby sniper shooting that killed five of its officers. But that tragedy didn’t excuse one Dallas civil judge from failing to holding a hearing in a case, according a recent appellate court decision.

That background to the case, according to the Dallas Fifth Court of Appeals decision in Ramirez v. Andresen, is as follows:

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