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Opinion issued May 7, 2015 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-15-00347-CR ——————————— IN RE CHARLES BROWN, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Charles Brown, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus, seeking to compel the Harris County District Clerk to respond to his requests for information about a motion for DNA testing Brown filed in July, 2014.1 We have no jurisdiction to compel the district clerk to act on Brown’s motion. See, e.g., In re Potts,
357 S.W.3d 766(Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1 The underlying case is The State of Texas v. Charles Laneil Brown, No. 1179042 in the 339th District Court of Harris County, Texas. 2011, no pet.) (court of appeals lacks jurisdiction to compel the district clerk to accept a mandamus petition for filing); TEX. GOV’T. CODE ANN. § 22.221 (West 2004) (limiting mandamus jurisdiction to (1) writs against a district court judge or county court judge in the court of appeals’ district, and (2) all writs necessary to enforce the court of appeals’ jurisdiction). Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Higley, and Huddle. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). 2
Document Info
Docket Number: 01-15-00347-CR
Filed Date: 5/7/2015
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 10/16/2015