Barrera v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutional Division et al, No. 4:2015cv01778 - Document 5 (S.D. Tex. 2015)
Court Description: OPINION on Dismissal. Denying 2 APPLICATION to Proceed as a Pauper.(Signed by Judge Lynn N. Hughes) Parties notified.(olindor, 4)
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Barrera v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutional Division et al UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JOED LEE BARRERA, Plaintiff, versus TEXAS DEPT. OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ET AL., Defendants. Doc. 5 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS § § § § § § § § § Civil Action 15-1778 Opinion on Dismissal Joed Barrera filed this lawsuit under the Civil Rights Act 42 U.S.C. section 1983. He sues Jack Douglas, Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Stephen Williams, Director ofTDCJ-ID; Frank Hoke, Director of Offender Access to Courts; Rissie Owens, Director of Board of Pardons and Parole; Brad Livingston, Executive Director; and Shawn Blair, Director of Texas Correctional Industries. Barrera raises his claims as a taxpayer and a citizen. He requests this court (l) reopen the Ruiz civil-rights lawsuit on Texas prison reform, (2) restore all good-time credits awarded by the Texas legislature that were forfeited, (3) impose damages relief against each defendant, and (4) appoint a special master. Barrera does not raise claims or seek relief based on deprivations he suffered. He raises claims concerning system-wide prison conditions and the Ruiz case. Barrera has not raised a valid basis for granting the relief he seeks. Barrera's request to reopen the Ruiz case is DENIED. Barrera's motion to proceed as a pauper (2) is DENIED as moot. Signed on~, 2015, at Houston, Texas. ~~-&., ~---~ Lynn N. Hughes United States District Judge Dockets.Justia.com
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