Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 15.019 – Inmate Litigation
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(a) Except as provided by Section 15.014, an action that accrued while the plaintiff was housed in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall be brought in the county in which the facility is located.
(b) An action brought by two or more plaintiffs that accrued while the plaintiffs were housed in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall be brought in a county in which a facility that housed one of the plaintiffs is located.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 15.019
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(c) This section does not apply to an action brought under the Family Code.