Opinion
No. 07-05-0256-CV
July 18, 2005.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
Panel A Before REAVIS, CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.
By this original proceeding, relator Bobby W. Willard, acting pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the judge of the 364th District Court of Lubbock County, to rule on motions for "recusal, to compel disclosure of prior DNA autoradiograph results or sanction." We deny the petition.
A pro se litigant is held to the same standards as licensed attorneys and must comply with applicable laws and rules of procedure. Holt v. F.F. Enterprises, 990 S.W.2d 756, 759 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 1998, no pet.).
Rule 52.3 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure prescribes the mandatory contents for a petition for mandamus. Specifically, relator has failed to comply with subparagraphs (b), (c), (e), (f), (i) and (j) of Rule 52.3. Rule 52.7 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure prescribes the record to be filed with the petition for mandamus. Specifically, relator has failed to comply with subparagraph (a)(1) of Rule 52.7. Thus, because relator has not complied with the requirements of Rule 52 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, we deny the petition.