in Re: Lakeith Amir-Sharif ( 2013 )

DISMISS; and Opinion Filed April 8, 2013.
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-13-00396-CV
IN RE LAKEITH AMIR-SHARIF, Relator
On Appeal from the 255th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-09-7655-S
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices O'Neill, Lang-Miers, and Evans
Opinion by Justice Lang-Miers
Relator contends that the trial judge improperly issued an order setting a trial date on
February 19, 2013, after his motion to recuse was filed, and that the Honorable Judge John
Ovard did not properly handle his recusal motion. The facts and issues are well known to the
parties, so we need not recount them herein. With respect to the trial judge, based on the record
before us, we conclude relator has not shown he is entitled to the relief requested. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 52.8(a); Simon v. Levario, 306 S.W.3d 318, 320-21 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009) (orig.
proceeding); State of Tex. ex rel. Hill v. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Dist., 34 S.W.3d 924, 927
(Tex. Crim. App. 2001) (orig. proceeding). Accordingly, we DENY relator’s petition for writ of
mandamus to the extent it seeks relief against the trial court.
With respect to the administrative judge, this Court does not have mandamus jurisdiction
over Judge Ovard for actions he takes as presiding judge of the administrative region. See TEX.
GOV’T CODE ANN. § 222.221 (West 2004); In re ES Energy Solutions, LP, No. 05-10-01158-CV,
2010 WL 3720219, at * 1 (Tex. App. – Dallas Sept. 24, 2010, orig. proceeding); In re Hill, No.
05-10-00463-CV, 2010 WL 1633716, at *1 (Tex.App.-Dallas Apr. 23, 2010, orig. proceeding).
Accordingly, we DISMISS relator’s petition for writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction to the
extent it seeks relief against Judge Ovard.
/Elizabeth Lang-Miers/
ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS
JUSTICE
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