Simmons v. Williams

OPINION

JOE L. DRAUGHN, Justice (Assigned).

Alton Simmons, an inmate at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division (“TDCJ”), appeals the trial court’s dismissal order in his pro se in forma pau-peris medical malpractice action against Dr. Drew Williams, a contract physician for the TDCJ. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction.

Background

On June 4,1994, Rumaldo Mesa, an inmate at the TDCJ, injured his toe while walking through a doorway of the prison. Prison physicians had previously prescribed a walking cane for Mesa’s use due to severe arthritis in his knees. Prior to his…