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In re Johnson

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston
Sep 15, 2005
No. 14-05-00919-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 15, 2005)

Opinion

No. 14-05-00919-CV

Memorandum Opinion filed September 15, 2005.

Original Proceeding Writ of Mandamus.

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied.

Panel consists of Justices FOWLER, EDELMAN, and GUZMAN.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


On September 2, 2005, relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See TEX. GOV'T. CODE ANN. § 22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also TEX. R. APP. P. 52. Relator seeks a writ of mandamus against the county clerk for her alleged failure to file relator's motion in opposition to a proposed order for declaratory judgment.

Relator has not established that he is entitled to mandamus relief. We have no jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a clerk unless it is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d 181, 182 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, orig. proceeding). In this instance, we do not have jurisdiction over relator's complaint.

Further, relator's petition fails to meet the requisites of Rule 52 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. Accordingly, we deny relator's petition for writ of mandamus.


Summaries of

In re Johnson

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston
Sep 15, 2005
No. 14-05-00919-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 15, 2005)
Case details for

In re Johnson

Case Details

Full title:IN RE ARTHUR JOHNSON, Relator

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston

Date published: Sep 15, 2005

Citations

No. 14-05-00919-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 15, 2005)