in Re Charles M. Griffith

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 31, 2006
• Docket: 02-06-00361-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

                                      COURT OF APPEALS

                                       SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                                   FORT WORTH

                                        NO.  2-06-361-CV

IN RE                                                                                    RELATOR

CHARLES M. GRIFFITH

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                                    ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

                                MEMORANDUM OPINION^[1]

Relator Charles M. Griffith seeks a writ of mandamus compelling a municipal court judge to set his traffic citation for trial.  We dismiss for want of jurisdiction.

This court has jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus against district and county court judges, to issue writs of mandamus against a district judge acting as magistrate in a court of inquiry, and to issue all other writs necessary to enforce its own jurisdiction.  See Tex. Gov=t Code Ann. ' 22.221 (Vernon 2004).  We do not have mandamus jurisdiction over a municipal court judge.  See, e.g., In re Chang, 176 S.W.3d 451, 452 (Tex. App.CHouston [1st Dist.] 2004, orig. proceeding) (dismissing for want of jurisdiction petition to mandamus municipal court judge); In re Allen, No. 05‑04‑01734‑CV, 2004 WL 2821893, at *1 (Tex. App.CDallas December 9, 2004, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (same); In re Collard, No. 05‑06‑00533‑CV, 2006 WL 1075029, at *1 (Tex. App.CDallas April 25, 2006, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (same).

Therefore, we dismiss Relator=s amended petition for want of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

PANEL B:   GARDNER, DAUPHINOT, and MCCOY, JJ.

DELIVERED:  October 31, 2006

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^[1]See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.