SAWYER v. TEXAS DEPT. OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

No. 01-96-01019-CV.

983 S.W.2d 310 (1998)

Thomas C. SAWYER, Jr., Appellant, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled January 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Sawyer, Huntsville, for Appellants.

Raymond Jeff Lopez, Austin, for Appellees.

Before COHEN, HEDGES, and TAFT, JJ.


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.

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