Opinion
Civil Action 15-1778
07-01-2015
JOED LEE BARRERA, Plaintiff, v. TEXAS DEPT. OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ET AL., Defendants.
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 of TDCJ-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 (1) 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 July 1, 2015, at Houston, Texas.
/s/_________
Lynn N. Hughes
United States District Judge