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In re Resendez

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas
Aug 24, 2016
501 S.W.3d 680 (Tex. App. 2016)

Opinion

No. 04-16-00521-CV

08-24-2016

In re Eustorgio Guzman Resendez

Eustorgio Guzman Resendez, Beeville, TX, pro se. Ramon De La Cruz, Garciasville, TX, for Appellee.


Eustorgio Guzman Resendez, Beeville, TX, pro se.Ramon De La Cruz, Garciasville, TX, for Appellee.

Sitting: Marialyn Barnard, Justice, Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice, Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

On August 15, 2016, relator Eustorgio Resendez filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus, seeking a writ of mandamus ordering a justice of the peace to exhume four bodies and reopen an inquest. This court does not have jurisdiction to grant the requested relief. By statute, this court has the authority to issue a writ of mandamus against "a judge of a district or county court in the court of appeals district" and other writs as necessary to enforce our appellate jurisdiction. TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 22.221(a) -(b) (West 2004). We conclude the writ does not enforce our appellate jurisdiction in this instance. Accordingly, Relator's petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

In re Resendez

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas
Aug 24, 2016
501 S.W.3d 680 (Tex. App. 2016)
Case details for

In re Resendez

Case Details

Full title:IN RE Eustorgio Guzman RESENDEZ

Court:Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas

Date published: Aug 24, 2016

Citations

501 S.W.3d 680 (Tex. App. 2016)

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