Legal Opinion

Thompson v. West

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 24, 1991No. B14-90-0212-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

This is an appeal from the dismissal as frivolous of appellant’s pro se in forma pauperis action. We affirm.

Appellant filed several inmate grievances with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division in which he alleged that several items of his personal property, including a thermal underwear shirt, one pair of nail clippers, one extension cord and one bottle of Vitamin E tablets, were lost or wrongfully confiscated by appellees. Because he received no relief from his complaints, he filed this law suit under the Texas Tort Claims Act. See…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Isiah Carl Green v. Dan v. McKaskle Acting Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  3. Johnson v. LynaughTexas Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Wallace S. Pugh v. Parish of St. TammanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  5. Johnson v. Lynaugh, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1989

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hector v. Thaler, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
  2. McDonald v. Houston Dairy, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1991
  3. Nell Nations Forist v. Vanguard Underwriters Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2004
  4. Birdo v. Williams, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
  5. Thomas v. Collins, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1993

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