Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice—Institutional Division
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 14, 1999No. 2-98-380-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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WILLIAM BRIGHAM, Justice.
Appellant Dan Thomas appeals the trial court’s dismissal, for want of prosecution, of his pro se negligence suit against Appel-lees Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. In two points, he contends the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the suit and denying Appellant court-appointed counsel. We lack jurisdiction over this restricted appeal because Appellant did not timely file his notice of appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.
BACKGROUND
Appellant filed suit under the…
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