In Re Smith

OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

Relator Rick D. Smith, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division (“TDCJ”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed the underlying negligence suit against the TDCJ for personal injuries he allegedly sustained while riding in a TDCJ van. On February 27, 2006, the trial court dismissed the suit. 1 Smith contends that, subsequent to the dismissal, he tendered to the Brazoria County District Clerk, Jerry Deere, a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law, a motion to reinstate, an amended petition, and a notice of…