May 26, 2015 Richacd Goosby c/0 9601 SPUR 591 (NOT A DOMOCILE) Amacillo, Texas Republic [neac 79107-9606] .
To: Texas Couct of Cciminal Appeals P.O. Box 12308, CAPITOL STATION Austin, Texas 78711
Re: WRIT OF MANDAMUS
Deac CLeek;
Enclosed please find the above named Relator-'s Ociqinal Application foe Wcit of Mandamus to be filed in this couct as soon as possible. Thank you in advance foe youc time in this mattec and do have a pleasent day /
RECEIVED IN encl. .• COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAlS RG/AA / JUN 02 2015
Abel Acosta, Clerk .t
·•.... I'• •• ,'1'' Cause No. 1315052-3
[RICHI\RD GOOSBY] § In the 230th Judicial Distcic: TDCJ # f/TlJJJ Gz ], Co'..lct of Harri.3 Coun:y, Texas Relatot:'. §
v. §
HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK: § CHRIS DAN'IBL IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPI\CITY, § R~..;pondent § PL!HNTIFF' S ORIGLN.;L APPLICZ\TION FOR \"JRI'i' OF MZ\NDI\MUS '1'0 I'H~ ~-fOi\101\BLE JUDGE OF S~ID COURT: COMES NO~v, [RICtl\.=m GOOSBY], Rela~or, pro se in ti.1e -tr)OV:?-3tyled and n:.lm- bered cade of Ccitninal Pcocedur:-~, and would sho1v the Cour': th:: follo,·li.ng: r.· RELATOR 1.01 [ RICHA~D GOOSBY], TDCJ #L 111.1.:1. 3.c,]·l.. ·"-~ an offe.1der i.nc~rc:::rated in the Texas Dep'lri:ment of Cr:-i.mi~B.l Justice and i.3_a~pe-:lring J?CO d2,.who can be loc.'lted at . 9601 SPU~ 591, PotteR County, .Texa3 79107-9606. 1.02 .{ela::oc has ex;vmst~d his cetnedie..:; and ;.1as no other adequat.r:: cemedy a<: 1'-:i\v. 1.03 Toa -'iCt sough~ to be co,np::lbd is mini ::teri.al, no:: di~ccetionacy in nature. TCCrP :~.r:-t. 11.07 Section 3(c) cequir:-es Res9ondent ::o .Lt1f•V?diate1y ':can.;:;,,1it to ti1a Court of Cciminal Appeals a co::_>y of th~ 1\p-?lication foe writ of habea:;; cocpus, any an3wecs filed, and a certificat~ ceciting toe date U-?On which that findi119 was H1aClr::, i·f tha convic':ing court d~cid23
::hat thece ·Jt::'e no i.ss le:: ':o b.= C230lved. No CO-?Y of t!1e application foe writ of habe-:1.:> cor:pus, any an:;;>v'=C3 fi12d, and a cectifica::.:: r?citing t:y~
d:.·.:.e up01.1 which that finding wa.s mad2 have beet1 ::.can::;,Hit::r::d. to t;n co·1ct ' of Criminal Appei:-\ls. Had such docum~nts been ':cansrnittad to the Court of Cciminal Appe1L; by Res~ondent ~3 cequic2d by 3':a':ute, Re1a~oc would have rgceived noticr:: from ':ha Cour-t of Criinal 1\pp.::aL;. II. RESPONDE:NT 2.01 Re:;pondent, ca~rs D\NIEL, in his C'ip1city a.s District Clerk of Hacci.s County, Texas has a ministaci~l duty to rec2ive and fila all papers in a criminal
1 pc;oceeding, and perform all other dutie:3 i.nposad on th~ clerk by law pursuant to TCCcP Ac':.. 2.21, and is responsible under 11.07 sec 3(c) to imil1ediately tr·:msmit to l:he Couct of Cci.minr.tl i\pt=J~al3 a copy of the a9pHca':ion foe writ of habeas corpus, any an.sw-:rs fil:d, and :t certificate reciting the date upon which that finding was "lade· i f the convicting couct decide3. tn:tt l:hec~
are no i3sues to be resolved. CrlCis DaniGl, Di.strict Cl~rk, Hacris County may be 3ecved at his .place of bu3ine,::;s at P.O. Jox 4651, Hous:on,. Texa;;; 77210-4651. III. VIOLI\TION OF ARTICLE 11.07 OF THE .TEXI\S CODE QF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.01 The Respondent violated ll.rticle 11.07 Section 3(c) of th~ Texa..:; Code of Cciminal Procedm·e by failing to provide a copy of ':h-: 3.pplic~tion for wdt of h:'lbea:; co::pu3, any answerd filed, and 01 c2ctificat-~ reci::ing th1t ti1e date upon wh 'i.ci1 that findii1g W'iS made :o the Couct of Cciwindl '-\.ppeaL;; within th::! t i.me pre~ccibed by law and within a rea.:mnable time from the da':-~ on ,.,1-}ich the doc ~uent3 wece cequest~d to b= transmitted. 3.02 Reque.:>t.r.; foe the tcansmit:tal of th: application foe the writ of habeas cocpu.:;, any an.:>ivecs filed, and a certificate '='eciting the dat: upon which that finding W3'-;; ttHde by Relata:- to CHRIS DANL:!L,. Distdct Cle;:-k, Haec is Co'Jnty 1 by certified r.~ai.led lettec3 dated 11/24/2014; 04/16/2015; pursuant to Acticle 11.07 .seci:ion 3(c) of the CodP. of Cciminal Pcocedure. Tcue .:1nd Correct copie.:; of the above letter.3 ace attached he:eto ::~..3 ::::xhibi':.s "Z\" and "3" and are incorpor- 'i::ed by c~fet:'ence hacein for all ;:mcposes. 3.03 To da'::e, ~ela':oc has t'ec~..~ived no cespons~ ftom Re::3~)ondent regarding Relator 's req•.1est foe tcansmi tt01l of a copy of th~ application fo;:.· wei.': of hc:1o::'l3 corpu3, any answer.:; fil~d,, Cl.nd a cectificat.e r<::!ci::ing the date UtJon which thdt• finding was made to the Court of Criminal Appeals. 3.04 A:.:; i::; cle01r f :-om Reb tor's let':.ecs, Relator. ha.s t:'ei?e?.tedly put Respondent On • n ·"~~C"' ...1..,..'• .,.. t-h"-:- - ...... _ R·"l"l-O.- J.. ~~- --. 1.. '""'"":..:,. .'J·.--.l"io..' '"n·"' t-v-a·l·l·'\tll···t-=-l ..,.l _. ~ l . ._ -~..4 -L. or:-="' .!:t. ,~ooy -".._ · o·r- .L r·n,.·:=-pp·l;~,.,., -1 .._.A. ...;o··l L\,.o.;;r.-'- '
fo;:- wcit of i1::1beas cocpus, any .ans·.vecs filed, and a cet:'tificat.~ reciting th~ d-i:e upon which that finding was made to the C:::ourt of Criminal Appeals and that such records are required by the Court of Criminal Appeals to act on Rel:lto~·'::; writ of Habeas Corpus. Relator ha·::l gone, well beyond any require- m~n': or obl iga=.ions impo3ed upon hiin by the Texas Code of Criminal ProC·'?- ~ . d'Jre. In contest to Relatot:''s effot'ts,. R~s.;:>ondent h1.,; wholly failed to comply with the Texas Code ofCri.minal Procedure, 1\cticle 11.07 Section. 3(c), i.3 ac:ing in b~d faith, :'3.nd has alao faiL~d to afford r-elator the
2 professional and common courtesy of any written responses to his cor-res- pondence and ~equest. 3.05 Article 11.07 Section 3{c) clearly states that "[i]f the convicting court decides that ·there ~re no such issues, the clerk shall immediately trans- mit [ emphasi.3 added] to the Court of Criminal Appeals a copy of the appli- cation, any answ8rs filed, and a certific~te reciting th= ddte upon whi.cl1 that finding was miide. Failure ·Of the court to ac': within the allowed 20 days shall cotl3dtutt-: such a finding." Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 1.\rticle 11.07Sec. 3{c). Resi?ondent is in violation of tnis procedure, ministerial duties; and thus the laws of this stai::. IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE,.PREMIS'!:S CONSIDERt:D, Relator, [RICHARD GOOSBY], pro p2r, resp:ctfully request a finding that tn: Respondent did not transmit doc;lltH:mts I. .
to ~ne Court of Cciminal Ap?e·'lls within a reasonable .time after the date they wee? requested and that Relator his litigation in good faith and h~s substan- tially pr:!vailed. Rel:=ttor ~1ray.s fo~ an order directing Res9ondent. to transmit a co;;>y of t.he-:it)plica::.ion for writ of habeas corpu0, any answers filed, and a I certificate reciting the date upon which that finding was made to th: Court of Criminal AppeaL; a3 directed in Article 11.07 Section 3(c) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and as cequested in Relato~'s letters (Exhibits "A", & "B")·. AFFIDAVIT THE ST~T8 OF TEXT.\S § § / COU~TY OF POTTER § I swear under oath th3.t the facts and all~gationsin th.? above APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF Mi\NDAMUS are true and correct.
S[GN8D UNDER OATH '3~FO~E ME, on this the day of I 2015.
Notary Public in and foe the STATE OF T~X\S UNSWORN DECL!-\RATION
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May 26, 2015 Richacd Goosby c/0 9601 SPUR 591 (NOT A DOMOCILE) Amacillo, Texas Republic [neac 79107-9606] .
To: Texas Couct of Cciminal Appeals P.O. Box 12308, CAPITOL STATION Austin, Texas 78711
Re: WRIT OF MANDAMUS
Deac CLeek;
Enclosed please find the above named Relator-'s Ociqinal Application foe Wcit of Mandamus to be filed in this couct as soon as possible. Thank you in advance foe youc time in this mattec and do have a pleasent day /
RECEIVED IN encl. .• COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAlS RG/AA / JUN 02 2015
Abel Acosta, Clerk .t
·•.... I'• •• ,'1'' Cause No. 1315052-3
[RICHI\RD GOOSBY] § In the 230th Judicial Distcic: TDCJ # f/TlJJJ Gz ], Co'..lct of Harri.3 Coun:y, Texas Relatot:'. §
v. §
HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK: § CHRIS DAN'IBL IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPI\CITY, § R~..;pondent § PL!HNTIFF' S ORIGLN.;L APPLICZ\TION FOR \"JRI'i' OF MZ\NDI\MUS '1'0 I'H~ ~-fOi\101\BLE JUDGE OF S~ID COURT: COMES NO~v, [RICtl\.=m GOOSBY], Rela~or, pro se in ti.1e -tr)OV:?-3tyled and n:.lm- bered cade of Ccitninal Pcocedur:-~, and would sho1v the Cour': th:: follo,·li.ng: r.· RELATOR 1.01 [ RICHA~D GOOSBY], TDCJ #L 111.1.:1. 3.c,]·l.. ·"-~ an offe.1der i.nc~rc:::rated in the Texas Dep'lri:ment of Cr:-i.mi~B.l Justice and i.3_a~pe-:lring J?CO d2,.who can be loc.'lted at . 9601 SPU~ 591, PotteR County, .Texa3 79107-9606. 1.02 .{ela::oc has ex;vmst~d his cetnedie..:; and ;.1as no other adequat.r:: cemedy a<: 1'-:i\v. 1.03 Toa -'iCt sough~ to be co,np::lbd is mini ::teri.al, no:: di~ccetionacy in nature. TCCrP :~.r:-t. 11.07 Section 3(c) cequir:-es Res9ondent ::o .Lt1f•V?diate1y ':can.;:;,,1it to ti1a Court of Cciminal Appeals a co::_>y of th~ 1\p-?lication foe writ of habea:;; cocpus, any an3wecs filed, and a certificat~ ceciting toe date U-?On which that findi119 was H1aClr::, i·f tha convic':ing court d~cid23
::hat thece ·Jt::'e no i.ss le:: ':o b.= C230lved. No CO-?Y of t!1e application foe writ of habe-:1.:> cor:pus, any an:;;>v'=C3 fi12d, and a cectifica::.:: r?citing t:y~
d:.·.:.e up01.1 which that finding wa.s mad2 have beet1 ::.can::;,Hit::r::d. to t;n co·1ct ' of Criminal Appei:-\ls. Had such docum~nts been ':cansrnittad to the Court of Cciminal Appe1L; by Res~ondent ~3 cequic2d by 3':a':ute, Re1a~oc would have rgceived noticr:: from ':ha Cour-t of Criinal 1\pp.::aL;. II. RESPONDE:NT 2.01 Re:;pondent, ca~rs D\NIEL, in his C'ip1city a.s District Clerk of Hacci.s County, Texas has a ministaci~l duty to rec2ive and fila all papers in a criminal
1 pc;oceeding, and perform all other dutie:3 i.nposad on th~ clerk by law pursuant to TCCcP Ac':.. 2.21, and is responsible under 11.07 sec 3(c) to imil1ediately tr·:msmit to l:he Couct of Cci.minr.tl i\pt=J~al3 a copy of the a9pHca':ion foe writ of habeas corpus, any an.sw-:rs fil:d, and :t certificate reciting the date upon which that finding was "lade· i f the convicting couct decide3. tn:tt l:hec~
are no i3sues to be resolved. CrlCis DaniGl, Di.strict Cl~rk, Hacris County may be 3ecved at his .place of bu3ine,::;s at P.O. Jox 4651, Hous:on,. Texa;;; 77210-4651. III. VIOLI\TION OF ARTICLE 11.07 OF THE .TEXI\S CODE QF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.01 The Respondent violated ll.rticle 11.07 Section 3(c) of th~ Texa..:; Code of Cciminal Procedm·e by failing to provide a copy of ':h-: 3.pplic~tion for wdt of h:'lbea:; co::pu3, any answerd filed, and 01 c2ctificat-~ reci::ing th1t ti1e date upon wh 'i.ci1 that findii1g W'iS made :o the Couct of Cciwindl '-\.ppeaL;; within th::! t i.me pre~ccibed by law and within a rea.:mnable time from the da':-~ on ,.,1-}ich the doc ~uent3 wece cequest~d to b= transmitted. 3.02 Reque.:>t.r.; foe the tcansmit:tal of th: application foe the writ of habeas cocpu.:;, any an.:>ivecs filed, and a certificate '='eciting the dat: upon which that finding W3'-;; ttHde by Relata:- to CHRIS DANL:!L,. Distdct Cle;:-k, Haec is Co'Jnty 1 by certified r.~ai.led lettec3 dated 11/24/2014; 04/16/2015; pursuant to Acticle 11.07 .seci:ion 3(c) of the CodP. of Cciminal Pcocedure. Tcue .:1nd Correct copie.:; of the above letter.3 ace attached he:eto ::~..3 ::::xhibi':.s "Z\" and "3" and are incorpor- 'i::ed by c~fet:'ence hacein for all ;:mcposes. 3.03 To da'::e, ~ela':oc has t'ec~..~ived no cespons~ ftom Re::3~)ondent regarding Relator 's req•.1est foe tcansmi tt01l of a copy of th~ application fo;:.· wei.': of hc:1o::'l3 corpu3, any answer.:; fil~d,, Cl.nd a cectificat.e r<::!ci::ing the date UtJon which thdt• finding was made to the Court of Criminal Appeals. 3.04 A:.:; i::; cle01r f :-om Reb tor's let':.ecs, Relator. ha.s t:'ei?e?.tedly put Respondent On • n ·"~~C"' ...1..,..'• .,.. t-h"-:- - ...... _ R·"l"l-O.- J.. ~~- --. 1.. '""'"":..:,. .'J·.--.l"io..' '"n·"' t-v-a·l·l·'\tll···t-=-l ..,.l _. ~ l . ._ -~..4 -L. or:-="' .!:t. ,~ooy -".._ · o·r- .L r·n,.·:=-pp·l;~,.,., -1 .._.A. ...;o··l L\,.o.;;r.-'- '
fo;:- wcit of i1::1beas cocpus, any .ans·.vecs filed, and a cet:'tificat.~ reciting th~ d-i:e upon which that finding was made to the C:::ourt of Criminal Appeals and that such records are required by the Court of Criminal Appeals to act on Rel:lto~·'::; writ of Habeas Corpus. Relator ha·::l gone, well beyond any require- m~n': or obl iga=.ions impo3ed upon hiin by the Texas Code of Criminal ProC·'?- ~ . d'Jre. In contest to Relatot:''s effot'ts,. R~s.;:>ondent h1.,; wholly failed to comply with the Texas Code ofCri.minal Procedure, 1\cticle 11.07 Section. 3(c), i.3 ac:ing in b~d faith, :'3.nd has alao faiL~d to afford r-elator the
2 professional and common courtesy of any written responses to his cor-res- pondence and ~equest. 3.05 Article 11.07 Section 3{c) clearly states that "[i]f the convicting court decides that ·there ~re no such issues, the clerk shall immediately trans- mit [ emphasi.3 added] to the Court of Criminal Appeals a copy of the appli- cation, any answ8rs filed, and a certific~te reciting th= ddte upon whi.cl1 that finding was miide. Failure ·Of the court to ac': within the allowed 20 days shall cotl3dtutt-: such a finding." Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 1.\rticle 11.07Sec. 3{c). Resi?ondent is in violation of tnis procedure, ministerial duties; and thus the laws of this stai::. IV. PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE,.PREMIS'!:S CONSIDERt:D, Relator, [RICHARD GOOSBY], pro p2r, resp:ctfully request a finding that tn: Respondent did not transmit doc;lltH:mts I. .
to ~ne Court of Cciminal Ap?e·'lls within a reasonable .time after the date they wee? requested and that Relator his litigation in good faith and h~s substan- tially pr:!vailed. Rel:=ttor ~1ray.s fo~ an order directing Res9ondent. to transmit a co;;>y of t.he-:it)plica::.ion for writ of habeas corpu0, any answers filed, and a I certificate reciting the date upon which that finding was made to th: Court of Criminal AppeaL; a3 directed in Article 11.07 Section 3(c) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and as cequested in Relato~'s letters (Exhibits "A", & "B")·. AFFIDAVIT THE ST~T8 OF TEXT.\S § § / COU~TY OF POTTER § I swear under oath th3.t the facts and all~gationsin th.? above APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF Mi\NDAMUS are true and correct.
S[GN8D UNDER OATH '3~FO~E ME, on this the day of I 2015.
Notary Public in and foe the STATE OF T~X\S UNSWORN DECL!-\RATION
CERTIFIC~TE OF SERVICE I certify ':.hc:tt a true copy of th~ above APPLICATION FQq ~IT OF h~c-?::,y M~DAMUS was Jerved on May 26, 2015 by pl.':lcing a copy in toe u.s. Mail addres3ed. t:::>: COU~'I' OF CRIMIN~L WPEi\LS P.O. Box 12308, CAPITOL STATIO.N, ~ustin, Te;~ on thi3 the 26th day of.May, 2015. · . . )<~~ 78(}) n/JA/ 3 Cause No. 1315052-B [RICHARD GOOSBY] § IN THE 230th JUDICIAL TDCJ-ID [ ]I DISTRICT COURT OF Relator::- $ HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
Barr::-~ County Distcict Cleek § CHRIS D'\NIEL IN HIS OFF [CIZ\L CAPACITY 1 § Respondent ORDER On this day, came on to be heard th~ foregoing Relator's Application for Writ of Mandamus and i i: a>?IJe-3rs to the Court tha ': the SA.
Gql\~TGD. ---- IT IS THEREFOR~ OROSR.SD THAT The Distric:t Clerks shall immediately trans1ni': to the Cou :-t of Criminal Appeal3 a copy of the application for wei t of i1.ac)eas co:~u,::;, any answers filed and a certifica.te rec:iting the date upon.which that transmit:t-31 wa:'> made.
SIGNED on thia the day.of 1 2015. ----~--
Presiding-Judge