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In re Broadnax

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston
Aug 16, 2011
No. 14-11-00654-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 16, 2011)

Opinion

No. 14-11-00654-CR

Opinion filed August 16, 2011. DO NOT PUBLISH — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

On Appeal from the 179th District Court, Harris County, Trial Court Cause No. 962584-A. Original Proceeding Writ Of Mandamus.

Panel consists of Justices ANDERSON, BROWN, and CHRISTOPHER.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


On July 29, 2011, Relator, Patrick Broadnax, 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. Relator requests we compel the District Clerk of Harris County, Texas, to forward records to him. This Court's mandamus jurisdiction is governed by section 22.221 of the Texas Government Code. Section 22.221 expressly limits the mandamus jurisdiction of the courts of appeals to: (1) writs against a district court judge or county court judge in the court of appeals' district, and (2) all writs necessary to enforce the court of appeals' jurisdiction. Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221 (Vernon 2004). Because the petition for writ of mandamus is directed toward a district clerk and is not necessary to enforce this court's jurisdiction, we have no jurisdiction. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221(b)(1). Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is ordered dismissed.


Summaries of

In re Broadnax

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston
Aug 16, 2011
No. 14-11-00654-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 16, 2011)
Case details for

In re Broadnax

Case Details

Full title:IN RE PATRICK BROADNAX, Relator

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

Date published: Aug 16, 2011

Citations

No. 14-11-00654-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 16, 2011)