Green, Kenneth Ray ( 2016 )

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-80,941-02
IN RE KENNETH RAY GREEN, Relator
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS
CAUSE NO. 1069293 IN THE 209TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM HARRIS COUNTY
Per curiam.
ORDER
Relator has filed a motion for leave to file a writ of mandamus pursuant to the original
jurisdiction of this Court. In it, he contends that he wrote to the Harris County District Clerk
requesting free copies of his trial transcripts and exhibits, or alternatively, an estimate of costs for
obtaining those trial transcripts and exhibits, but that he was told that the District Clerk had no duty
to respond to a request for information from an incarcerated individual by authority of the
Government Code. TEX . GOV ’T . CODE § 552.028.
In these circumstances, additional facts are needed. Respondent, the District Clerk of Harris
County, is ordered to file a response stating whether the he received a request from the Relator for
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a statement of costs for his trial records. If the District Clerk received such a request, the clerk shall
state the nature of his response and, if available, provide a copy of the response. If the District Clerk
received such a request and did not respond, he shall provide his rationale for not responding. This
application for leave to file a writ of mandamus shall be held in abeyance until Respondent has
submitted the appropriate response. Such response shall be submitted within 30 days of the date of
this order.
Filed: August 24, 2016
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