Texas Court of Appeals postpones Jerry Jones paternity case

DALLAS. A Texas Court of Appeals has adjourned the paternity case of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, overturning a previous denial of the Dallas County District Court due to the delay.

Jones’ lawyer, Royce West, filed a lawsuit because the genetic testing hearing, which was scheduled to take place on January 24, was supposed to take place in the midst of the Texas legislative session. The Democrat has long been a state senator representing District 23 at the state level, which covers part of Dallas County.

West originally filed this motion with the 302nd Circuit Court, where a hearing is due, but the motion was denied. In response, West filed a lawsuit in the Texas Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, effectively suing 302nd Circuit Court Judge Sandra Jackson to overturn her rebuttal.

The Court of Appeal granted the motion the day before the scheduled hearing.

Earlier, 25-year-old Alexandra Davis had filed a lawsuit against Jones, who claimed that her father was the owner of the Cowboys. This initial lawsuit was filed in March but was later dismissed, but was filed again shortly thereafter.

Davis’ attorney, Andrew Bergman, said Davis is filing a new lawsuit to establish paternity that would “force Mr. Jones to undergo a DNA test to prove Mr. Jones is her father.”

Lawyers for Jones called for the case to be dismissed, arguing that the 192nd Judicial District did not have jurisdiction over paternity issues.

Davis filed her original lawsuit against Jones on March 3, alleging that Jones is her biological father and that, according to court records, she and her mother were paid at least hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover up the secret.

Currently, the pending movement has not yet been rescheduled for another date.