in Re Jerel Smith ( 2022 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-22-00667-CV
In re Jerel Smith
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM TRAVIS COUNTY
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator Jerel Smith, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, has
filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus directed to Velva L. Price, District Clerk, Travis
County, Texas. See Tex. Gov’t Code § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.1. 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 Smith 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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Chari Kelly, Justice
Before Justices Goodwin, Baker, and Kelly
Filed: October 28, 2022