Legal Opinion
Vincent Lilly v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 4, 2015No. 14-14-00343-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
William J. Boyce, Justice
Appellant Vincent Lilly appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of appellees the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and Bill Pierce based on limitations. We affirm.
Background
According to his petition, Lilly is a member of the House of Yahweh, a religion that prohibits its members from eating pork and using cooking or eating utensils that have been used to prepare and serve pork. The TDCJ imprisoned Lilly from February 2011 until June 2013 at its Stringfellow Unit, where it operates a kosher kitchen in full compliance…
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