Williams v. Brown

OPINION

FRANK C. PRICE, Justice (Assigned).

In five points of error, Howard Van-Zandt Williams, the appellant, challenges the dismissal of this inmate case. We reform the judgment and affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The appellant, an inmate in the Darring-ton Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), filed a petition in district court naming Darrington correctional officers Dana Brown and James Gonzalez as respondents. The appellant alleged Brown and Gonzalez did not want the appellant working in the laundry area, had excluded him from working in that area, and had filed false…