Phillip Smallwood v. State

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-09-00102-CV PHILLIP SMALLWOOD, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, ET AL., Appellees From the 278th District Court Walker County, Texas Trial Court No. 23,005 MEMORANDUM OPINION Phillip Smallwood, a Texas inmate, sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for injuries sustained while working with a metal cutting machine. The trial court granted TDCJ’s plea to the jurisdiction. On appeal, Smallwood challenges the dismissal of his lawsuit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm. STANDARD OF REVIEW A plea to the jurisdiction challenges the trial…