Clarence Brown v. Allison Taylor

*239 Clarence Brown filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , seeking damages for his mistreatment at various civil commitment facilities and a county jail. In 2016, we vacated the district court's sua sponte dismissal of Brown's complaint and remanded. Brown now appeals yet another sua sponte dismissal, as well as the denial of leave to further amend his complaint. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM in part, VACATE in part, and REMAND.

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Because this case concerns Brown's civil commitment under the Texas Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) between 2011 and 2012, we begin by briefly…