Moore v. Zeller

OPINION

Charles Moore, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, filed a civil rights suit against Correctional Institutions Division employees James R. Zeller, Lloyd Massey, Timothy Hindsman, Michael Hinote, Beverly Brown, Johnny Thompson, Sophia Miller, Gail Shelton, and Brenda Farr. Seven of the nine defendant’s filed a joint answer; only Zeller and Hinote did not answer. Said answer alleged, inter alia, that Moore failed to prove he exhausted all administrative remedies within the penal grievance system before initiating the lawsuit. See…