THOMAS v. CRIM. JUSTICEā€”INSTITUTIONAL DIV.

No. 2-98-380-CV.

3 S.W.3d 665 (1999)

Dan THOMAS, Appellant, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEā€”INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Overruled November 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Thomas, Livingston, for Appellant.

John Cornyn, Atty. Gen. of Texas, Andy Taylor, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Shane Phelps, Dep. Atty. Gen., Louis V. Carrillo, Chief, Law Enforcement Defense Div., Kevin Lashus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for Appellees.

Panel B: LIVINGSTON, BRIGHAM, and HOLMAN, JJ.


OPINION

WILLIAM BRIGHAM, Justice.

Appellant Dan Thomas appeals the trial court's dismissal, for want of prosecution, of his pro se negligence suit against Appellees Texas Department of Criminal Justice—Institutional Division and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. In two points, he contends the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the suit and denying Appellant court-appointed counsel...

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