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HIGGINS v. RANDALL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

No. 05-0095.

193 S.W.3d 898 (2006)

Lawrence HIGGINS, Petitioner, v. RANDALL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

May 26, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Higgins, Huntsville, pro se.

James Farren, Randall County Criminal District Attorney, Canyon, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Lawrence Higgins, a pro se inmate, filed an appeal without paying a filing fee or filing an affidavit of indigence. When the court of appeals ordered him to pay the fee within ten days, Higgins filed an affidavit of indigence before the deadline. Because the court of appeals dismissed the appeal anyway, we reverse.

Higgins sued the Randall County Sheriff's Office after a fellow inmate assaulted him. The trial court dismissed his claim for...

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