Onnette v. Reed

OPINION

WILSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of appellant’s pro se in forma pauperis action as frivolous. We reverse and remand.

Appellant is a prisoner at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Institutional Division. He brought suit 1 against the TDCJ 2 and five of its employees for injuries he incurred in a fall from a scaffold. Appellant was painting on the scaffold at the instruction of some of the appellees when he fell 25 to 30 feet to the ground. Appellant further claims that these appellees ordered him onto the scaffold knowing it was unsafe.

Appellant’s action…