BROWN v. TAYLOR

No. 16-11644.

911 F.3d 235 (2018)

Clarence D. BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Allison TAYLOR, in Her Official and Individual Capacity as Executive Director, Office of Violent Sex Offender Management; Diana Lemon, in Her Official and Individual Capacity as Program Specialist/Case Manager Office of Violent Sex Offender Management; Brian Costello, in His Official and Individual Capacity as President, Avalon Correctional Services, Incorporated; Greg Basham, in His Official and Individual Capacity as Facility Administrator, Avalon Correctional Services, Incorporated; Carlos Morales, in His Official and Individual Capacity as Facility Administrator, Avalon Correctional Services, Incorporated; Tarrant County; Montgomery County; David Crook, in Official and Individual Capacity as Agents of the Texas Department of Public Safety; Manuel Sanchez, in Official and Individual Capacity as Agents of the Texas Department of Public Safety; Josh Burson, in Official and Individual Capacity as Agents of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED December 12, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martine E. Cicconi , Ze-wen Julius Chen , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Wesley Lunkley , Office of the Attorney, General Financial Litigation & Charitable Trusts Division, Richard Huntpalmer , Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Office of Attorney General.

Before JOLLY, ELROD, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.


Clarence Brown filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages for his mistreatment at various civil commitment facilities and a county jail. In 2016, we vacated the district court's sua sponte dismissal of Brown's complaint and remanded. Brown now appeals yet another sua sponte dismissal, as well...

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