in Re: Mark Lynn Milligan ( 2015 )

Dismiss and Opinion Filed March 18, 2015
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-00332-CV
IN RE MARK LYNN MILLIGAN, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 363rd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F11-27465-W
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Bridges, Stoddart, and Whitehill
Opinion by Justice Bridges
Relator filed this petition for writ of mandamus requesting that the Court order the district
clerk to provide him a free copy of the record for use in preparation of his petition for
discretionary review in the Texas Court of Criminal Appels. The Court’s power to issue a writ
of mandamus is limited. The extent of the Court’s writ power is set out in TEX. GOV'T CODE §
22.221:
(a) Each court of appeals or a justice of a court of appeals may issue a writ of
mandamus and all other writs necessary to enforce the jurisdiction of the court.
(b) Each court of appeals for a court of appeals district may issue all writs of
mandamus, agreeable to the principles of law regulating those writs, against a:
(1) judge of a district or county court in the court of appeals district; or
(2) judge of a district court who is acting as a magistrate at a court of
inquiry under Chapter 52, Code of Criminal Procedure, in the court of
appeals district.
Because a district clerk is not a judge, “in order for a district clerk to fall within our jurisdictional
reach, it must be shown that the issuance of the writ of mandamus is necessary to enforce our
jurisdiction.” In re Coronado, 980 S.W.2d 691, 692 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998, orig.
proceeding); see also In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d 181, 182 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.]
1999, orig. proceeding); In re Revels, 420 S.W.3d 42, 43 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2011, orig.
proceeding); Click v. Tyra, 867 S.W.2d 406, 407 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1993, orig.
proceeding); Summit Savings Ass'n v. Garcia, 727 S.W.2d 106, 107 (Tex. App.—San Antonio
1987, orig. proceeding). The relief relator seeks does not affect this Court’s jurisdiction; it
affects the jurisdiction of the court of criminal appeals. Thus, this Court lacks jurisdiction to
compel the act the relator requests. We DISMISS the petition for writ of mandamus.
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/David L. Bridges/
DAVID L. BRIDGES
JUSTICE
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