Legal Opinion
Pedraza v. Crossroads Security Systems
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided December 18, 1997No. 13-96-233-CVPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DORSEY, Justice.
Appellant, Leopold Pedraza, while serving time in prison, filed a pro se, in forma pau-peris lawsuit against Crossroads Security Systems and two of its employees, appellees, alleging negligence, false arrest, and false imprisonment. After appellant filed several motions for appointment of counsel and for the issuance of a bench warrant, the 377th District Court of Victoria County dismissed appellant’s case for want of prosecution. Appellant contends the trial court erred in dismissing for want of prosecution, in failing to issue a bench warrant, in refusing to appoint…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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