Legal Opinion
Morris v. Collins
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided August 17, 1995No. 01-94-00950-CVPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILSON, Justice.
David Gene Morris, a Texas Department of Corrections inmate, filed suit pro se in forma pauperis against the appellee, James Collins, the executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). Morris challenges the constitutionality of *528TDCJ’s grooming standards under the equal rights amendment to the Texas Constitution, article 1, section 3a, and Tex. Gov’t Code § 501.001.1 The trial court, without a hearing, dismissed the case with prejudice as frivolous under Tex.Civ.PRAC. & Rem.Code § 13.001. We affirm.
In his sole point of error, Morris contends the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- O'Lone v. Estate of ShabazzSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Johnson v. LynaughTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Louis Scott, Louis Scott, Donald Smith and Elias Calhoun v. Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Leon Springs Gas Co. v. Restaurant Equipment Leasing Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
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