Wright v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division

OPINION

SAM NUCHIA, Justice.

Appellant, Lenn Earl Wright, brought suit under the Texas Tort Claims Act against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division (TDCJ-ID) for injuries to his hand. He appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his suit for want of prosecution and its denial of his motion to vacate judgment. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Appellant, an inmate incarcerated in TDCJ-ID, alleges that, on February 8, 1994, he was ordered to deliver a food cart to the death-row cell blocks. While en route to the cell blocks, appellant had to travel through double doors. While appellant…