Legal Opinion
Mahuron v. TDCJ
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 15, 2015No. 10-14-00116-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REX D. DAVIS, Justice
On August 1, 2013, Isaac Mahuron, an inmate at the Ellis Unit, filed this suit pro se against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the Department) as an indigent, thus triggering Chapter 14 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code.1 See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. ch. 14 (West 2002 & Supp.2014). His suit alleges that he suffered a partially amputated finger on a broken window in a dayroom and alleges a premises-fiability claim under the *379Texas Tort Claims Act against the Department.
In compliance with Chapter 14, Mata-ron filed with his petition his…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Woodford v. NgoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Brewer v. Simental, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
- Garrett v. BordenTexas Supreme Court · 2009
- Wallace v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
- Francis v. TDCJ-CIDCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Paul Minix v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice State Classification Chairman, Ms. Joni White, UTMB Mental Health Director, and Joseph Penn, M.D., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2020
- Tilhajasae Haynes v. CO. Carter Heston, CO. Himinez, Sgt. Cambrena, TDCJ-ID and Holiday Unit, Captain R. Garza, Warden K. Metz, CO. Marano, CO. Salinas and Sgt. O'Bryant, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2025