Sawyer, Thomas C. Jr. v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Opinion issued August 1, 2002

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-98-00990-CV

THOMAS C. SAWYER, JR., Appellant

V

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE - INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION, RICHARD PUSTKA, JUNE GROOM, JOHN STACE, AND

Z. RAMIREZ, Appellees

On Appeal from the 12th District Court

Walker County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 19,443-C

O P I N I O N

Appellant, Thomas C. Sawyer, Jr., appeals the trial court's dismissal of his suit for want of prosecution. In four points of error, appellant contends the trial court erred in (1) dismissing his case for want of subject matter jurisdiction…