in Re Robert Caldwell ( 2021 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-21-00114-CV
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IN RE ROBERT CALDWELL
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Original Proceeding
Justice Court Precinct No. 1 of Polk County, Texas
Trial Cause No. SC1822
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Robert Caldwell, filed an original petition for a writ of mandamus in
which he requests this Court to compel the Honorable Darrell G. Longino, Justice of
the Peace for Precinct Number 1 of Polk County, Texas, to vacate his July 1, 2016
order denying Caldwell’s motion for new trial in what appears to be a civil suit
brought by Caldwell against the State of Texas.
Other than to enforce this Court’s jurisdiction, our mandamus jurisdiction
extends only to a judge of a district court, a statutory county court, a statutory probate
court, or a county court in this Court’s district. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §
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22.221(b). Relator’s petition seeks mandamus relief against a justice of the peace.
We do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a justice of the
peace. In re Johnson, No. 09-09-00147-CV, 2009 WL 972977, at *1 (Tex. App.—
Beaumont Apr. 6, 2009, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.). Relator neither argues nor
demonstrates that the relief he requests is necessary to enforce our appellate
jurisdiction. See Easton v. Franks, 842 S.W.2d 772, 773-74 (Tex. App.—Houston
[1st Dist.] 1992, orig. proceeding). Therefore, we dismiss the petition for writ of
mandamus for lack of jurisdiction.
PETITION DISMISSED.
PER CURIAM
Submitted on May 26, 2021
Opinion Delivered May 27, 2021
Before Golemon, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.
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