Sanchez v. Kennedy

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice HINOJOSA.

Appellant, Juan J. Sanchez, an indigent inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division (TDCJ-ID), appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his pro se petition for property damages. See Tex. Civ. PRAC. & Rem.Code Ann. § 14.002 (Vernon 2002). In two issues, appellant contends (1) the trial court erred by dismissing his claim for lack of jurisdiction, and (2) the trial court’s dismissal of his claim violates his constitutional rights. We affirm.

After exhausting his administrative remedies, appellant sued appellees, Warden E. Kennedy,…