Legal Opinion

Melvin Erskin v. Director, TDCJ-CID

District Court, N.D. Texas

Decided April 14, 2026No. 2:25-cv-00243Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AMARILLO DIVISION MELVIN ERSKIN, § TDCJ-CID No. 02285810, § § Petitioner, § § v. § 2:25-CV-243-Z-BR § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID, § § Respondent. § FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION TO DENY PETITION Petitioner Melvin Erskin (“Erskin”) filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging a prison disciplinary case he received while housed in the Clements Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (ECF 3). For the reasons stated below, the petition should be DISMISSED with prejudice. I.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. Paul W. Douglass v. United Services Automobile AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  4. Benito RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  5. Madison v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997

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