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GIBSON v. TOLBERT

No. 02-0190.

102 S.W.3d 710 (2003)

Dr. Louis GIBSON, Petitioner, v. James TOLBERT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

March 27, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Rich Thompson, II, Atty. Gen., Austin, John Cornyn, Washington, DC, Howard G. Baldwin, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael T. McCaul, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Julie Caruthers Parsley, Office of the Solicitor Gen., Ralph C. Longmire, Office of the Atty. Gen., Austin, for Petitioner.

James Tolbert, pro se.

Justice ENOCH delivered the opinion of the Court.

James Tolbert is an indigent inmate who filed a pro se medical malpractice claim against Dr. Louis Gibson, a prison doctor who provided medical services to Tolbert. Tolbert asked the trial court to appoint counsel. The motion was never granted, and the trial court later dismissed the case. Tolbert appealed only the denial of appointed counsel. The court of appeals reversed the dismissal, holding that Tolbert's civil...

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