Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. James Charles Pike

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-19-00098-CV TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Appellant v. JAMES CHARLES PIKE, Appellee From the 278th District Court Walker County, Texas Trial Court No. 1929073 MEMORANDUM OPINION The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appeals from the trial court’s denial of TDCJ’s plea to the jurisdiction filed in a suit against it by James Charles Pike, a prison inmate. Because the trial court erred in denying TDCJ’s plea, the trial court's order is reversed and this case is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. BACKGROUND According to Pike’s…