Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Stinnett
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided July 14, 1994No. 08-93-00288-CVPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
Ira Jackson, Jr., an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division [TDCJ-ID], Ellis I Unit, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his pro se, in forma pauperis lawsuit. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
On December 5,1990, Jackson was treated by John Stinnett, a dentist employed by the TDCJ-ID. Stinnett extracted two of Jackson’s teeth and a root remnant remaining in his gum from an earlier extraction. Jackson’s mouth became infected after the treatment and he sued Stinnett pro se for dental malpractice under the Medical Liability and Insurance…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Johnson v. LynaughTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Bagg v. University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Wheeler v. Yettie Kersting Memorial Hospital, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
- Perry v. TEXAS a & I UNIVERSITY, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1987
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Nueces County v. Ferguson, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
- In Re the Expunction of Wilson, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
- Holland Ex Rel. Holland v. City of HoustonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1999
- Jolly v. KleinDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1996
- Cloud v. McKinney, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
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