Legal Opinion
Spellmon v. Sweeney
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided October 30, 1991No. 10-91-165-CVPublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VANCE, Justice.
In this appeal we determine the propriety of a dismissal, under section 13.001 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, of a suit filed in forma pauperis. See Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 13.001 (Vernon Supp.1991).
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Terrence R. Spellmon, a prison inmate, brought a pro se action in forma pauperis against Janie Sweeney and Herbert F. Newman, employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Although Spellmon, a self-styled “writ writer” and “political activist,” describes his petition as “lacking” and “inartful,” he attempts…
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