in Re Paul Young ( 2022 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-22-00627-CV
In re Paul Young
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM COMAL COUNTY
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator Paul Young, an inmate in the Comal County Jail, filed a pro se petition
for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App.
P. 52.1. In his petition, Young asks this Court to direct the “Comal County Clerk” to file a
Motion for Bond Reduction and other unspecified motions he alleges were mailed to the clerk.
By statute, an appellate court has no authority to issue a writ of mandamus against a county or
district clerk except as necessary to enforce the court’s jurisdiction. See Tex. Gov’t Code
§ 22.221(a). Because Young does not seek a writ of mandamus to enforce our jurisdiction, we
dismiss his petition for writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).
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Darlene Byrne, Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Smith
Filed: October 7, 2022