Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided January 15, 1999No. 01-96-01019-CVPublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAFT, Justice.
Appellant, Thomas C. Sawyer, Jr., a prison inmate, appeals pro se and in forma pauperis from the dismissal of his claims against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). We address whether use of a computer or information contained in a computer printout constitutes use of tangible personal property under the Texas Tort Claims Act. 1 We affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
On July 7, 1995, while incarcerated in the TDCJ, appellant received a computer printout showing December 2024 as his parole review date. This printout contradicted earlier printouts indicating…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- University of Texas Medical Branch v. YorkTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Kassen v. HatleyTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Matter of HumphreysTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Salcedo v. El Paso Hospital DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1983
- Dear v. City of Irving, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
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3Cited by82 opinions
- Retzlaff v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
- Smith v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000
- Scott v. Gallagher, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
- Brewer v. Simental, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
- Moreland v. Johnson, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
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