Cain, Maurice v.

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedFebruary 10, 2015
DocketWR-82,716-02
StatusPublished

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Opinion

RE: MATTERS OF HABEAS APPLICATION DATE: 02/06/2015 CAUSE NO. 241-0010-13-A

EX PARTE MAURICE CAIN IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS, IN AUSTIN.

CAUSE NO. WR - 82, 716 - 02

~ECEIVED ~[\ij OOURTOFCRIMINAlAPPEALS ORIGINAL PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

FEB 1o 2015 TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE(S) OF SAID COURT:

Abet Acosta, crerk COMES NOW, MAURICE CAIN, RELATOR herein, and files this "ORIGINAL PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS" complaining of "THE ABUSE OF DISCRETION THROUGH A CONSPIRACY TO CONCEAL MATERIAL FACTS, " in the 24lst JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, SMITH COUNTY, TYLER, TEXAS, · · JtJDGE-JACKSKEENJR. presiding, with CONSPIRATORY PARTICIPANT'S: SMITH:COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK, LOIS ROGERS; SMITH COUNTY CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY D. MATT BINGHAM; and, ATTORNEY OF RECORD STEN MARTI LANGSJOEN; RESPONDENT(S) herein, with RELATOR showing as follows: I

PROCEDURAL FACTS RELATOR submitted an 11.07 APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS to the SMITH COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE that was FILED SEPTEMBER 03, 2014 (CLERK'S SUMMARY SHEET [ CSS'i HEREIN])(SEE CSS at pages 1- 19), SMITH COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK, LOIS ROGERS through DEPUTY LINDA RHYMES gives CONEIRMATiOW OE E1l11N(;. (CSS at page 34). RELATOR submitted "PETITIONER'S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL" on SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 (CSS at pages 20, 22, 24, and 26), that was FILED SEPTEMBER 03, 2014 (CSS at pg. 20), NO COMFIRMATION OF FILING. RELATOR submitted "MOTION FOR ORDER DIRECTING DEFENSE COUNSEL TO RELEASE DEFENDANT'S RECORD" on SEPTEMBER 08, 2014 (CSS at pg.:37) NO CONFIRMATION OF FILING. /- RELATOR RECEIVED-CONFIRMATION OF "STATE:1:S ANSWER TO APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HAABEAS CORPUS AND DESIGNATION OF ISSUES" ( CSS at pgs'. 38 - 41) FILED SEPTEMBER 12, 2014, -- however, "MEMORANDUM ORDER" FILED ?EPTEMBER 19, 2014_(CSS at pg. 41) was BLANK.WITH NO COMFIRMATION OF FILING (SEE ATTACHMENT A; ATTACHED HERETO). RELATOR RECEIVED from ATTC1RNEY OF RECORD, STEN MARTI LANDSJOEN, A CONFIRMATION LETTER FOR RECEIPT OF RELATOR'S "MOTION FOR ORDER DIRECTING DEFENSE COUNSEL TO RELEASE DEFENDANT'S RECORDS," DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, advising relator of his right to copies, AND,VIDEO,RECORDING . -' . '_\. . ':.: _.:-"\. l. ·._);""'. ~ OF ARREST, AND WAS TO CHECK WITH TDCJ UNIT STAFF HOW TO SUBMIT TO -/ 1 .-. I

PROCEDURAL FACTS

ALL ITEMS, HOWEVER TO THIS DATE ATTORNEY HAS FAILED TO SUBMIT SAID ITEMS'. (SEE ATTACHMENT B, attached hereto), AS OF THIS DATE FILED TO COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS. RELATOR submitted "NOTICE CHANGE OF ADDRESS:::LETTER TO SMITH COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY D~·~MATT BINGHAM explaining BRADY MATERIAL SOUGHT WAS THE THREE INDIVIDUAL VIDEO RECORDINGS OF THE TWO POLICE OFFICER'S AND THE PARAMEDIC VIDEO 'NOT THE EDITTED I CONSOLIDATED VERSION PRODUCED BY THIS DISTRICT ATTORNEY BUT THE ORIGINALS (CSS at pg. 42):referenced in the REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTRONICALLY STORED PHOTOGRAPHIC I SOUND RECORDINGS, CERTAIN ASSOCIATED POLICIES, AND INFORMATION (CSS at pgs. 42, 44-46); and, ~LETTER TO CLERK'S OF THE::24lst DISTRICT COURT AND COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, REVEAE.ING NEW ADDRESS, FILING OF AFOREMENTIONED REQUEST, AND COMPLAINING OF--cMEMORANDUM BLANK ORDER RECEIVED FROM DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE WITH NO DATE FOR ATTORNEY LANGSJOEN AFFIDAVIT TO BE FILED (ATTACHMENT A, compare CSS at pg. 41);" submitted OCTOBER 15, 2014 (CSS at pgs. 42, 43, 46), FILED OCTOBER 17, 2014 with NO CONFIRMATION (CSS at pg. 42). RELATOR received ATTORNEY STEN MARTI LANGSJOEN'S AFFIDAVIT, mailed. NOVEMBER 14, 2014, certified NO. 7009ll410IOOOOI7437I7374, FILE STAMPED - 2014 -- NOV-14 - PM -- 3:19 - (CSS at pg. 47). DOCUMENTATION RELATOR received consisted of CSS PGS. 47- 63, NOTICE, AGAIN, CSS pg~ 51 NOT SIGNED NOR NOTORIZED, FURTHER NOTICE CSS pgs. 47 - 51 "DO NOT have a date.".and TIME IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.AS DO CSS:':PGS 52 - 63." NOR DOES AMENDED NOTICE ·-- -- OF FILING (CSS at 64 - 65) FILE STAMP DATED 2014 NOV 18 PM 1:03 (CSS at pg 64) with NOTaRIZED AFFIRMATION TO AFFIDAVIT,SUBMITTED AND FILED 4 DAYS PRIOR ( COMPARE, CSS at pgs. 47 & 51; 64 & 65). RELATOR submitted NOVEMBER 2g, 2014, an 'AFFIDAYIT...:./:_ADDENDIJM?TO~'lL:07_.APPLIE:ATIQN.

IN RESPONSE_'TO~:_AFFIDA:VIT_:_OF:_STEN MARTJ Ll:l.NGSJOEN;:.FILED 2014 DEC -2 AM 11:08 (CSS at pgs. 66 - 70) , NOTICE DISTRICT CLERK'S LETTER ( CSS at pg. 70) :· • . "in this HABEAS PROCEEDING to be filed as an ADDENDUM I RESPONSE in said proceeding." NO COMFIRMATION. RELATOR submitted DECEMBER 14, 2014, a MOTION ORDERING ACCESS TO RECORDS (CSS at pgs 71- 73), FILED 2014 DEC 16 AM 10:54 (CSS at pg. 71). NO CONFIRMATION. RELATOR received JANUARY 07, 2015 the STATE'S SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER IN OPPOSITION TO APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (CSS at pqs. 74 - 80, with attached documentation ~gs. 81- 104), FILED 2015 JAN -2 PM 2:15 (CSS at pg. 74). NOTICE ATTACHMENT I - AFFIDAVIT OF MR. STEN LANGSJOEN (CSS at pgs. 81- 99) NOTARY PAGE BLANK (CSS at pg. 87); ATTACHMENT II - LETTER OF JULY 10, 2014 (CSS at pgs. ·100 - 101) REQUEST DOCUMENTATION FAVORABLE TO DEFENSE (CSS at pg 101) NO CONFIRMATION, FILED 2014 JUL 15 == --:23; and, FILED 20J.!5'i'JAN 1 2 PM 3:32 (CSS at pg 102) WRIT ,OE HABEAS CORPUS FINDINGS OF FACT AND 1

2 I ' PROCEDURAL FACTS

CONCLUSION OF LAW. (CSS at pgs. 102- 104), SIGNED AND DATED BY JUDGE JACK SKEEN, JR. (COMPARE, ATTACHMENT C, at pgs. 1- 3), however, ATTACHMENT~ was an attachment to STATE'S SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER IN OPPOSITION TO APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS,. FILED 2015 JAN -2 PM 2:15, NOW SAME DOCUMENT FILED 2015 JAN 12 PM 3:32, and SIGNED BY JUDGE JACK SKEEN, JR., AND DATED'l2 JANUARY 2015. RELATOR I 'UPON ''RECEIPT JANUARY' 07, 2015 of the STATE'S SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER IN OPPOSITION TO APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (CSS at pgs. 74 - 104, as explained above), DID SUBMIT "APPLICANT'S SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER I REQUEST IN OPPOSITION TO STATE'S SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER," the morning of JANUARY 12,. 2015 in compliance with "THE MAILBOX RULE" ( See TEX. R. APP. PROC.[TRAP] RULE 49.1; also, RAMOS v RICHARDSON, 228 SW 3d 671, 673 (TEX. 2007); SPOTSVILLE v CAIN, 149 F 3d 374, 377 (5th CIR. 1998); FED. R. APP. PROC. RULE 25 (a)(2)(C)) and was to be CONSIDERED TIMELY FILED THAT VERY DAY OF JANUARY 12, ----- 2015 (SEE ATTACHMENT ~: APPLICANT'S SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER I REQUEST IN OPPOSITION TO STATE'S SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER, at pgs. 1 - 5, omitting CLERK'S LETTER and UNSWORN DECLARATION), WITH NO CONFIRMATION OF FILING OR SUBMISSION TO COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AS OF PRESENT !'DATE •. RELATOR' received: JANUARY 15, 2015, CLERK'S SUMMARY SHEET (CSS) PAGES 1 - 110, also. INCLUDED, LETTER OF PROCEEDING HELD, LETTER OF COMPLIANCE TRAP RULE 34.5 (~) & (.e.), signed by LINDA RHYMES and DATED JANUARY 13, 2015. (THE SAME DAY MAILED OUT TO RELATOR, WITH ONLY NOTIFICATION OF "FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSION OF LAW ORDER SIGNED BY JUDGE JACK SKEEN, JR."[CSS at pgs. 102.- 104]), and TABLE OF CONTENTS (COMPLETE CSS 1-110).

II

THE ABUSE OF DISCRETION THROUGH A CONSPIRACY TO CONCEAL MATERIAL FACTS

'RELATOR as a.PRO-SE LITIGANT;coilfined-in the.'TDCJ-ID, acquires an already insurmountable, nearly impossible, task to demonstrate RELATOR'S BURDEN OF PROOF, then to add the diminishing factor that THE SMITH COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK, LOIS ROGERS; THE RELATOR'S ATTORNEY OF RECORD, STEN MARTI LANGSJOEN; THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY, D.

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