Legal Opinion
Montana v. Patterson
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided December 28, 1994No. 12-92-00349-CVPublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLCOMB, Justice.
Appellant appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his causes of action against the Appel-lees as frivolous. Appellant’s brief assigns no points of error and only states allegations, citations, quotes, demands, and conclusions; however, we have liberally construed the arguments he makes within his brief because he is an inmate without benefit of counsel. Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 97 S.Ct. 285, 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976). We will affirm.
In August of 1989, Appellant, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division (“TDC”), filed suit against various…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by146 opinions
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- Williams v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2005
- Jonathan Donaldson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2011
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