Legal Opinion

Jonathan Donaldson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided June 30, 2011No. 12-10-00289-CVPublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JAMES T. WORTHEN, Chief Justice.

Jonathan Donaldson appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his suit under Chapter Fourteen of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. He raises four issues on appeal. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Donaldson, an inmate, claims that Patricia Chamberlain, a TDCJ employee, confiscated approximately twelve pictures of his girlfriend during a cell search on April 19, 2010. According to Donaldson, Chamberlain turned the photos in to the property room, and at some later time, Chamberlain allowed the photos “to become lost.” Donaldson filed suit, alleging that Cham…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hickson v. Moya, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1996
  2. Bell v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice—Institutional Division, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
  3. Johnson v. LynaughTexas Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Lentworth v. Trahan, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998
  5. Montana v. Patterson, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1994

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Bryan E. Green v. Rachelle Barlow, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2016
  2. Daniel Gruenfelder v. Kandi Torres, Doroteo Fonseca, and Rafael Menchaca, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2018
  3. Fred Hoffman v. Sgt. Javier Muro, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2019
  4. Freddie Lee Walker v. Kathryn Slowik, Hearing Officer, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Jesus Santos, Supervising Officer, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2020
  5. Fredrick Deone Gooden v. Brett C. Klumpp, Charles Horsley, Robert D. Stivers, and T.D.C.J.- CID, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2015

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