Ellis, Joseph Robert, Jr.

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-32,290-04
IN RE JOSEPH ROBERT ELLIS, JR., Relator
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS
CAUSE NO. CV36715 IN THE 266TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM ERATH COUNTY
Per curiam.
ORDER
Relator has filed a motion for leave to file an application for a writ of mandamus under this
Court’s original jurisdiction. He contends that he has attempted to file an application for a writ of
habeas corpus in Erath County but the District Clerk refuses to accept it and file it.
The District Clerk has a ministerial duty to file Relator’s habeas application. See Art.11.07,
§ 3(b); Aranda v. Dist. Clerk, 207 S.W.3d 785, 787 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). However, if the Clerk
did not accept the documents Relator attempted to file, it is likely that the Clerk has no documents
to file at this time. Relator has no remedy apart from resending his habeas application. Therefore,
leave to file this application for mandamus is denied. Relator is free to resend his Article 11.07 writ
of habeas corpus to the Erath County District Clerk for filing. Should Relator resend his Article
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11.07 application for writ of habeas corpus or attempt to file an Article 11.07 application in the
future, the District Clerk shall accept and file it. See TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07, § 3(b) and
(c); TEX . R. APP . P. 73.4(a).
Filed: September 1, 2021
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