Thompson v. Henderson

OPINION

HUTSON-DUNN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a dismissal with prejudice of appellant’s pro se in forma pau-peris action. The trial court dismissed appellant’s suit as frivolous under Tex. Civ. PRAC. & Rem.Code Ann. § 13.001(a)(2) (Vernon Supp.1996). We reverse.

Appellant, Lawrence Edward Thompson, a state prison inmate, brought suit against ap-pellee, S. Henderson, alleging deliberate indifference to his medical needs, retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Henderson is a licensed vocation nurse and was assigned to the Estelle Unit of the Texas Department of…