SCOTT v. MENCHACA

No. 13-05-591-CV.

185 S.W.3d 543 (2006)

Michael SCOTT, Appellant, v. Officer MENCHACA, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg.

Rehearing Overruled March 16, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Scott, Beeville, for appellant.

Kimberly Fuchs, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellee.

Before Justices HINOJOSA, YAÑEZ and CASTILLO.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice CASTILLO.

Appellant, Michael Scott, an indigent inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division (TDCJ), appeals the dismissal of his pro se case under chapter 14 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 14.003 (Vernon 2002). He sued appellees,1 seeking compensatory damages for "excessive use of force while escorting...

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