in Re Robert Lee Martin

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-16-00349-CV
In re Robert Lee Martin
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM TRAVIS COUNTY
M E M O R AN D U M O P I N I O N
Relator Robert Lee Martin filed a petition for writ of mandamus1 raising
various complaints against Travis County District Clerk Velva Price. However, as an intermediate
appellate court, we may issue writs of mandamus only against a district judge or county judge sitting
in our district, or to enforce our jurisdiction, none of which are implicated here. See Tex. Gov’t
Code § 22.221(b); In re Simpson, 997 S.W.2d 939 (Tex. App.—Waco 1999, orig. proceeding);
In re Strickhausen, 994 S.W.2d 936 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, orig. proceeding).
The petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R.
App. P. 52.8(a).
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Jeff Rose, Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Pemberton and Bourland
Filed: June 15, 2016
1
Martin captioned this filing as an appeal but no trial court order or judgment is challenged
here, only complaints against the district clerk. Thus, we consider his filing as a mandamus petition.