Chapa v. Spivey

Jose Ascension Chapa appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his pro se petition for property damages. In his sole point of error, Appellant contends the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing his complaint for lack of jurisdictional amount. We affirm the trial court’s order of dismissal.

Appellant is an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. After a search of his cell by prison officials, Appellant filed a grievance complaining that his fan and typewriter had been damaged. Pursuit of his administrative remedies brought him no relief from the…