Opinion
No. 14-08-01175-CR
Opinion filed January 8, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH C TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(B).
Original Proceeding. Writ of Mandamus
Panel consists of Justices YATES, GUZMAN, and SULLIVAN.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On December 31, 2008, relator, Michael Joseph Johnson, 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. 52.1. In the petition, relator states that, on August 18, 2008, he filed a motion for post-conviction DNA testing in the 182nd District Court of Harris County. Relator complains that the respondent, the Harris County District Clerk, has not responded to his filing. Relator requests that this court "conduct a full scale investigation" as to his complaint. A court of appeals has the authority to issue writs of mandamus against a judge of a district or county court in the court of appeals' district and all writs necessary to enforce its jurisdiction. Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221(b). For a district clerk to come within our jurisdictional reach, it must be established that the issuance of the writ of mandamus is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. In re Coronado, 980 S.W.2d 691, 692-93 (Tex.App.CSan Antonio 1998, orig. proceeding). Relator has not shown that the exercise of our mandamus authority against the Harris County District Clerk is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. Therefore, we have no authority to issue a writ of mandamus against the Harris County District Clerk. Because we do not have jurisdiction, the petition for writ of mandamus is ordered dismissed.