Michael DeMarco, Jr. v. Lorie Davis, Director, et

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Michael DeMarco, Jr., an inmate at the James V. Allred Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice ("TDCJ"), brought suit under 28 U.S.C. § 1983 against Jeremy Bynum, an officer at the Allred Unit; Joseph Boyle, a disciplinary captain; and William Stephens, the former director of the TDCJ. The district court dismissed the complaint with prejudice under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. We affirm in part and reverse in part and remand.

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Bynum allegedly confiscated certain personal property from DeMarco's…