Legal Opinion

Joseph Johnson v. J. Ragan and TDCJ

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided March 5, 2008No. 10-07-00009-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-07-00009-CV

Joseph Johnson,

Appellant

v.

J. Ragan AND TDCJ,

Appellees

From the 278th District Court

Walker County, Texas

Trial Court No. 23561

MEMORANDUM Opinion

Joseph Johnson, a Texas inmate, filed an in forma pauperis lawsuit against correctional officer Jennifer Ragan and the executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Brad Livingston, alleging that Ragan confiscated one of Johnson’s books entitled “Our Sexuality.” The trial court ordered the Attorney General to file an amicus curiae advisory addressing whether Johnson satisfied “statutory…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Butnaru v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Retzlaff v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  3. Hickman v. Adams, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  4. Jim Rutherford Investment Inc. v. Terramar Beach Community Ass'n, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
  5. Spurlock v. Johnson, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002

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