Opinion
NO. 14-16-00251-CR
04-05-2016
IN RE EDWARD ROY NEWSOME, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS
179th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 441673
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On March 29, 2016, relator Edward Roy Newsome filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221 (West 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator names two attorneys as respondents.
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 a 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. The attorneys are not district court or county court judges in this court's district, and relator has not shown that the issuance of a writ compelling the requested relief is necessary to enforce this court's appellate jurisdiction. Therefore, we do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ against the respondents.
Accordingly, we dismiss relator's petition for writ of mandamus for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Christopher, McCally, and Busby.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).