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In re Curry

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eleventh District
Apr 7, 2022
No. 11-22-00084-CR (Tex. App. Apr. 7, 2022)

Opinion

11-22-00084-CR

04-07-2022

IN RE DONNY-JOE CURRY


Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Original Mandamus Proceeding

Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J., Trotter, J., and Williams, J.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

Relator, Donny-Joe Curry, has filed a pro se petition for common-law writ of mandamus in this court. He requests that we require Lacey Hansen, the district clerk of the 259th District Court, to perform certain ministerial duties, such as filing his "twenty one (21) page equity filing" and making copies. Relator asserts that the district clerk has failed to perform these and other duties. We dismiss Relator's petition for want of jurisdiction.

A court of appeals has no jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a district clerk unless necessary to enforce the jurisdiction of the court of appeals. In re Washington, 7 S.W.3d 181, 182 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, orig. proceeding). Relator has not shown that a writ of mandamus directed to the district clerk is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. Therefore, we do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against the district clerk.

Relator's petition for common-law writ of mandamus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

In re Curry

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eleventh District
Apr 7, 2022
No. 11-22-00084-CR (Tex. App. Apr. 7, 2022)
Case details for

In re Curry

Case Details

Full title:IN RE DONNY-JOE CURRY

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Eleventh District

Date published: Apr 7, 2022

Citations

No. 11-22-00084-CR (Tex. App. Apr. 7, 2022)

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