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JOHNSON v. TEXAS DEPT. OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

No. 08-01-00247-CV.

71 S.W.3d 492 (2002)

Andy JOHNSON, Appellant, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Wayne Scott, Texas Executive Director, and Paul Morales, Warden, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

February 14, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Johnson, Ft. Stockton, TX, Pro Se.

John Cornyn, Attorney General, Deven Desai, Assistant Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Appellees.

Before Panel No. 4: BARAJAS, C.J., LARSEN, and McCLURE, JJ.

OPINION

SUSAN LARSEN, Justice.

Andy Johnson, an inmate in the Lynaugh Unit of T.D.C.J., filed suit under the Texas Tort Claims Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 based upon the loss of two pair of sunglasses. The trial court dismissed his civil suit against T.D.C.J. as frivolous. Johnson appeals. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.

Facts

In his pro se petition, Johnson alleged that after his transfer to the Lynaugh Unit of T.D...

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