Charles Ray Phillips v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS CHARLES RAY PHILLIPS, § No. 08-11-00240-CV Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 112th District Court TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL § JUSTICE, et al. of Pecos County, Texas § Appellee. (TC# P-11311-112-CV) § OPINION Proceeding pro se, Charles Ray Phillips (“Phillips”) appeals the trial court’s order granting the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s (“TDCJ”) plea to the jurisdiction and dismissing with prejudice Phillips’ causes of action against TDCJ. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This lawsuit arises from an incident that…