Opinion
NO. 01-15-00347-CR
05-07-2015
IN RE CHARLES BROWN, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Charles Brown, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus, seeking to compel the Harris County District Clerk to respond to his requests for information about a motion for DNA testing Brown filed in July, 2014.
The underlying case is The State of Texas v. Charles Laneil Brown, No. 1179042 in the 339th District Court of Harris County, Texas.
We have no jurisdiction to compel the district clerk to act on Brown's motion. See, e.g., In re Potts, 357 S.W.3d 766 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011, no pet.) (court of appeals lacks jurisdiction to compel the district clerk to accept a mandamus petition for filing); TEX. GOV'T. CODE ANN. § 22.221 (West 2004) (limiting mandamus jurisdiction to (1) writs against a district court judge or county court judge in the court of appeals' district, and (2) all writs necessary to enforce the court of appeals' jurisdiction). Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Higley, and Huddle. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).