Accordingly, we DENY the petition for writ of mandamus without prejudice to relator filing a petition that complies with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and that shows relator requested a ruling on the application from Judge Balido and that Judge Balido failed or refused to rule on the application within a reasonable time. See In re Cepeda, No. 14-17-00448-CR, 2017 WL 2701761, at *1-2 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] June 22, 2017, orig. proceeding) (mem op., not designated for publication)) (per curiam); see also In re Megatel Homes, LLC, No. 05-24-01161-CV, 2024 WL 4844219, at *2 (Tex. App.-Dallas Nov. 18, 2024, orig. proceeding) (mem op.)
That Judge Fletcher has yet to rule on those applications does not demonstrate that Emerson has been prejudiced by the County Clerk's failure to file his applications, as a trial court has a reasonable time in which to rule on an application for writ of habeas corpus. See In re Cepeda, No. 14-17-00448-CR, 2017 WL 2701761, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] June 22, 2017, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (per curiam); see also In re Villarreal, 96 S.W.3d 708, 711 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2003, no pet.). Ordering the County Clerk to file the applications when those same applications have been filed and are pending in a court with jurisdiction would have no practical effect under the circumstances of this case.