in Re Don A. Wade ( 2015 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-15-00452-CV
In re Don A. Wade
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM CALDWELL COUNTY
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator Don A. Wade, acting pro se, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus asking
this Court to issue a writ of mandamus directed to the Caldwell County Clerk. By statute, this Court
has the authority to issue a writ of mandamus against “a judge of a district or county court in the court
of appeals district” and other writs as necessary to enforce our appellate jurisdiction. See Tex. Gov’t
Code § 22.221. The Caldwell County Clerk is not a party against whom we may issue a writ of
mandamus. Nor has Wade demonstrated that the exercise of our writ power is necessary to enforce
our jurisdiction. We have no jurisdiction to grant Wade any relief. Accordingly, the petition for writ
of mandamus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
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Melissa Goodwin, Justice
Before Justices Puryear, Goodwin, and Bourland
Filed: July 28, 2015