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MORRIS v. TEXAS DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 12-88-00131-CV.

762 S.W.2d 667 (1988)

David Gene MORRIS, Appellant, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

November 18, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Gene Morris, Tennessee Colony, pro se.

James L. Hall, Texas Dept. of Corrections, Huntsville, for appellee.

COLLEY, Justice.

This is an appeal by David Gene Morris, plaintiff/appellant, from an order of the trial court dismissing his application for writ of garnishment against the State Department of Corrections (TDC). We conclude that this proceeding is a suit against the State which is barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity. Therefore, we will affirm the judgment of dismissal.

Morris, an inmate of TDC, in a single point of error contends that the trial court...

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