Opinion
No. 06-03-00070-CV.
Submitted May 28, 2003.
Decided May 29, 2003.
Original Mandamus Proceeding.
Before MORRISS, C.J., ROSS and CARTER, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Randy E. Williams has filed a petition pro se asking this Court to issue a writ of mandamus against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division. He asks this Court to enter a number of orders, most of which have to do with his work activities at the prison and the application of good time credits because of that work. He also complains generically that requiring him to do manual labor subjects him to a "condition of peonage, involuntary servitude, and slavery."
This Court has jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against "a judge of a district or county court in the court of appeals district." Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221(b) (Vernon Supp. 2003). We do not have the authority to issue a writ of mandamus against a state agency in this context. Accordingly, as we do not have mandamus jurisdiction over the real party in interest, we cannot consider this petition on its merits.
The petition is denied.