Jackson v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division

Appellant, Acey Jackson, a state prison inmate, filed a pro se declaratory judgment action in the 12th District Court of Walker County against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division, its employee Joe M. Barnes, and the State of Texas. Appellant filed an unsworn declaration of his inability to pay costs. After a hearing held by video teleconference, the trial court found that appellants claims were frivolous, granted the defendants motion to dismiss the complaint with prejudice, and assessed all costs against appellant. Appellant timely filed a notice of appeal on March 26, 1999. In two issues, appellant contends the trial court erred in dismissing his claims as frivolous. We affirm.