Opinion
WR-96,015-01
10-02-2024
IN RE DAVID LEE WATTS, Relator
Do not publish
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS CAUSE NO. 2021-0015 IN THE 217TH DISTRICT COURTFROM ANGELINA COUNTY
ORDER
Per curiam.
Relator has filed a motion for leave to file an application for a writ of mandamus under this Court's original jurisdiction. He contends that he filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus in Angelina County on June 17, 2024, and his application has not been properly forwarded to this Court. More than 50 days have elapsed since the alleged filing, and this Court has no record of a timely-filed order designating issues.
Respondent, the District Clerk of Angelina County, shall forward Relator's habeas application to this Court, respond that Relator has not filed a habeas application in Angelina County, or forward a copy of an order designating issues together with correspondence documenting the date the State received Relator's habeas application. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.07, § 3(c) and (d); Tex.R.App.P. 73.4(b)(5). This motion for leave to file will be held. Respondent shall comply with this order within thirty days from the date of this order.