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Facts

• The case involves the Plaintiff, Dan W. Snow, seeking restitution from the Defendant, Kevin Taylor. The Plaintiff argued that the initial judgment was criminal in nature and thus a civil remedy for restitution should not apply. He further contended that a "liberal public policy" should allow him to collect restitution, especially since the Defendant was absent from Texas during the relevant time period.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued that the judgment was criminal and thus civil remedies for restitution should not apply. Advocated for a liberal public policy to permit the collection of restitution, emphasizing the Defendant's absence from Texas during the relevant period. Cited general legal propositions regarding restitution in Texas, the definition of a victim, terms for restitution in Texas criminal rules, the application of liberal public policy to restitution statutes, and the tolling of the statute of limitations when a defendant is absent from the state (para 2).
• Defendant: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the initial judgment being criminal in nature precludes the application of a civil remedy for restitution.
• Whether a liberal public policy should be applied to allow the Plaintiff to collect restitution due to the Defendant's absence from Texas during the relevant time period.

Disposition

• The district court’s order dismissing the Plaintiff’s claims with prejudice was affirmed (para 3).

Reasons

• The Court, led by Judge Jonathan B. Sutin and concurred by Judges James J. Wechsler and Linda M. Vanzi, found the Plaintiff's arguments and cited authorities insufficient to challenge the proposed disposition. The Plaintiff did not raise new arguments or cite relevant law that could refute the Court's analysis or the law stated in the notice of proposed disposition. The Court emphasized that the burden is on the party opposing the proposed disposition to clearly point out errors in fact or law, referencing Hennessy v. Duryea. Consequently, the Court remained unpersuaded by the Plaintiff's reasoning and affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the Plaintiff’s claims with prejudice (paras 1-3).