Legal Opinion
Robert Morris v. Brad Livingston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2014No. 12-50848PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Robert Charles Morris brings this suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging the constitutionality of the Texas statute providing that inmates must pay a $100 annual health care services fee when they receive medical treatment in the prison system. The district court granted Defendant-Appellee Brad Livingston’s motion to dismiss. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff-Appellant Robert Charles Morris is an inmate in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”), confined in TDCJ’s…
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