Legal Opinion
Doyal v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 12, 2008No. 10-07-00103-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILL VANCE, Justice.
Appellant Mark Doyal, a prison inmate at all relevant times, filed a pro se suit against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division (TDCJ) and a number of TDCJ officials and employees (collectively the “Defendants”) for personal injuries he sustained when a cell door was closed on his left hand and crushed his thumb.1 The Defendants filed a plea to the jurisdiction on sovereign immunity and a no-evidence motion for summary judgment based on the applicability of Government Code section 497.096. The trial court sustained the plea to the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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