Bonds v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Danny Bonds, an inmate, filed suit pro se and in forma pauperis against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The trial court dismissed the suit as frivolous, as authorized by section 13.001 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Bonds filed a motion containing information about his trust account, but he did not file the certified statement required by section 14.006(f) of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The trial court did not request the information but simply ordered Bonds to pay the total court fees and costs. The court of appeals affirmed. — S.W.2d-.

Section 14.006(a) states…