Opinion ID: 623834
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Heading: White’s Complaint and Allegations

Text: White alleged that Major Ronald C. Fox endangered his life by telling Lewis Barnes, a prisoner at the Michael Unit of the TDCJ - ID in Tennessee Colony (a Dallas suburb), Texas, that White was an informant. He further contended that Major Fox deliberately disregarded his safety by placing him in the general population, where he was subject to vicious assaults because he was labeled a “snitch.” In March 2003, Major Fox allegedly told Barnes that White had given incriminating statements about Barnes. In April 2003, TDCJ - ID transferred White to the Darrington Unit of the TDCJ - ID in Rosharon (a Houston suburb), Texas. In August 2004, Robin Earl Frazier, a Darrington Unit prisoner, overheard, according to his own sworn affidavit, another prisoner state that he had learned that White was an informant, i.e., a snitch. In September 2004, White was allegedly assaulted at the Darrington Unit. Through October 2004, White was treated for facial lacerations and bone fractures. In addition, White alleged that disciplinary proceedings, which Captain Robert E. Taylor conducted, regarding a December 2002 attempted extortion charge, resulted in the loss of good time credits and violated his due process rights. He contended that he did not receive adequate notice of the hearing or of the evidence to be used against him. White further alleged that he was not allowed to call witnesses or present rebuttal evidence. He also claimed that prison officials failed to provide a complete written record of the disciplinary hearing, then later falsified the record. White asserted that he was forced to rely upon the incomplete record when he appealed the conviction, then prison personnel “altered” the record to “cover up” the constitutional violation. White further requested that the disciplinary case be stricken from his files. 2 Case: 10-40843 Document: 00511770597 Page: 3 Date Filed: 02/28/2012 In sum, White alleges that: 1) he was denied due process; 2) the disciplinary charge was false; and 3) the actions of prison officials resulted in hardship, including physical harm and permanent disfigurement.