Legal Opinion
In Re Simmonds
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided November 26, 2008No. 10-08-00167-CVPublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILL VANCE, Justice.
Under chapter 14 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is an inmate required to pay the court costs in an action that has been dismissed as frivolous before he can file a new lawsuit if the dismissal order is not final? No.
Introduction
Chapter 14 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code governs suits brought by an inmate in which the inmate files an indigence affidavit. Tex. Civ. PRac. & Rem: Code Ann. § 14.002(a) (Vernon 2002). Relator Gordon Simmonds, a prison inmate, sued the Texas Department of Criminal *877Justice and five of its officials (the TDCJ). Because…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- In Re Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- Beaumont Bank, N.A. v. BullerTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- Hickson v. Moya, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1996
- Adepegba v. HammonsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- Carl Clifton Carnley v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2023
- Gordon R. Simmonds v. TDCJ, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2010
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